Growing Up Movies

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

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...

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

Bryan Wilmoth is the oldest of eight children who grew up in a very strict household. Eventually, all the siblings became estranged from their...

Whales are the largest mammals in the oceans. Giants like Moby Dick inhabit the world’s oceans. But Flipper, the dolphin, also belongs to their...

When a young boy who enjoys biking gets their driver's licence, he realises how driving shares many similarities with biking, so he explores those...

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...

The film offers several variants of growing up at the Mediterranean coast.

Isa and Zoe are eleven years old, they are best friends. Through their video diaries, they tell their perspectives on the transition from childhood...

A father who is confused about explaining the definition of sex to his daughter who is still in first grade, because she feels that it is not the...

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...

Bunny Head don't want to grow old. The beginning of Cabeça de Coelho's story before the short film "Cereja do Bolo"

A filmmaker celebrates his inspiration for movies by recreating what it was like for his 9-year old self in 1972 when he journeyed downtown to spend...

After the death of their mother, two sisters are forced to question and redefine their love for each other.

Once you're old enough to make decisions for yourself, how exactly do you go about doing it? How can you really know which choice is best for you?

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...

Elena has ordered dinner at home, but when she opens the door, she discovers that the delivery man is Manu, the one who was her great love and whom...

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

A short film depicting adolescence.

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...