Growing Up Movies

When did you last talk with your father? Will you ever ask him about those things that hurt you? In FATHER the reality of life is turned upside down...

The weekend before their high school graduation, longtime best friends Hally and Joe visit their old hometown haunts to reminisce about the past. Each...

Monolinguist Josh Kornbluth's meditation on growing up as the child of Communist parents.

This short film tells the story of a childhood, of a friendship and of growing up. A young man returns to the village where he grew up and discovers t...

A found footage assignment turned autobiography - piano, girl kissers, skating, you know how it goes.

Four young people searching for their place in life and in society. Over ten years, the director observes how the protagonists, between success and fa...

Ella is about to commence the next chapter of her life. Within three months her world will change, whether she can persevere and deal with whatever is...

In this semi-fictional film, a group of friends goes on a trip to Malino, a well-known region in South Sulawesi. The fictional plot focuses on nostalg...

During the day of her eighteen's birthday, Alice decides to have a walk where she used to play when she was a kid. Upon reaching adulthood, she will r...

This movie is about the simplicity of life and more specifically the simplicity of growing up.

Living in a trailer by the ocean, Carmen does everything to give her half-sister May a better childhood than the one she had.

A foreboding glimpse into the life of a girl under pressure from her parents concerning her eating behavior and childish tastes. Ignoring the family f...

Life drums the playfulness out of a boy as he grows up.

Delphyne (meaning ‘womb’) discusses the stigma around menstruation. Addressing shame and acceptance, taboos around menstrual blood are told through a...

Between the hustle and bustle of music, drinks and questionable bathrooms, three girls with different lives have more in common than what they might t...

A free-flowing, poetic short film filled with expressionist imagery, old photos and abstract moments, led by a voice-over in which the director tells...

Faced with unemployment, a young paperboy must choose between his trade and his friends.

Based on the award-nominated graphic novel by Benjamin Rivers. Dana is a woman who doesn’t deal well with confrontation. She likes her job, her friend...

Four high school graduates go on one last camping trip before separating for college.

A short film depicting adolescence.