Growing Up Movies

It's the day before Grace Fitzgerald's 18th Birthday - aka the last day of her childhood. Desperate to have one last 'golden' day, Grace and her best...

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

An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.

In 1970s Belfast two young boys discover the facts of life, aided by the help of their pet chickens.

Sophie, only 11, turns a day of mourning into a journey of discovery and connection. At her mother’s funeral, Sophie’s imaginative spirit...

Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed...

A narrative poem brought to life and an ode to a grandfather's passing, NAMOO—which translates to “tree” in Korean—follows...

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations...

An inventor tries to parent her wall-powered robot son. When he tries to discover a world beyond the boundaries she designed for him, she has to...

Seven-year-old Anna does not understand the adult world, which, from her perspective, consists solely of frustration and prohibitions. Above all, she...

Josh is a young boy who feels neglected and misunderstood at home. Preparing to run away, he chances across an old diary once kept by his...

When your knife turns blunt, do you sharpen it or let it become a glorified butter knife at dad's company brunches? Something only you can answer.

The world is full of miracles, especially during the shimmering heat of a seaside summer. While vacationing on the Baltic Sea coast, an unusually...

Two ordinary teenagers in the countryside, Tien and Tin, aim to earn a scholarship, hoping to pursue the life they want in the big city, but soon...

Daphne is a young woman negotiating the tricky business of modern life. Caught in the daily rush of her restaurant job and a nightlife kaleidoscope...

A young adult recounts childhood memories involving his 6th grade teacher and the lessons she taught, particularly her unconventional assignment: to...

Indy and Finn are best friends who escape into the forest to create a fantasy film filled with heroes, monsters, and wooden swords. As they immerse...

This short movie takes us through beautiful landscapes and oppressive spaces. A dream sequence that leads to liberation, on the border between...

In the remote village of El Echo that exists outside of time, the children care for the sheep and their elders. While the frost and drought punish...