Growing Up Movies

Follow Andre as he experiences an existential crisis right before his 20th birthday...

Made with a message of hope, Rites of Passage is a raw, uncensored and honest film inspired by the life experiences of the young people involved in...

Tomas, a young actor, tries to balance the young adult lifestyle: relationships, parties and a career. At a party he randomly reconnects with his...

The two 15-year-old girls Zoe and Asal are best friends. They are spending their last summer holidays together before the earnestness of life begins....

Based on personal memories and experiences of childhood, set in and around a Glasgow housing scheme. A triptych of moments of reflection and loss in...

The film follows three boys as they play and interact, revealing a familiar dynamic: teasing, bullying, and testing each other’s limits. We see...

Nick is a caterpillar boy who, having overcome the taboo of the swamp, becomes a butterfly and, regardless of difficulties, strives for his dream -...

In this quiet, naturalistic dramatic short, six-year old Sarah grapples with understanding mortality after the sudden death of her older brother,...

​Luna is a vibrant young Chinese-American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on...

The film RYTMUS Housing Estate Dream took 8 years to create and closely documents the life of one of the most famous personalities of the...

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

A short film following Anthony, a young child from the small, rural town of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. We see him in different moments of...

Director Carolin Genreith takes a warmly ironic look at her mother and her female friends but also addresses her own fears and vanities. A vibrant...

A story about 6 kids who grew up together and stayed together, once strangers, then friends, now family. Both a video diary and a travelogue, this...

Anthea is 25, single, hates her job – and all her friends are leaving Brisbane. Should she follow the herd to Sydney or London? Is there...

A boy in early teens finds himself in danger of being demoted from his solo part in a choir due to his changing voice. He tries to fight against it,...

A high school student faces uncertainty when presented with the thought of growing up. As he delves into his memories, he uncovers the blissful...

Waking up from a dream he can’t seem to forget, Faizan struggles to maintain the newly structured life he’s built for himself, dazed and...

At fourteen years of age, Tomás is entering adolescence, that time in your life in which not only do you have to face physical and emotional...