Growing Up Movies

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

Inspired by the tale of Telemachus in Homer’s Odyssey, young Adam’s mother is persecuted by the state police because his father fought in...

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

2007. Fred, a 17-year-old girl who just moved from Sweden to Northeast Italy, enrolls for her high school senior year—finding herself the only...

Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.

The story is about Katy, now grown up as a lovely butterfly, and her children, young twin caterpillars names Kiki and Koko, facing off against aliens...

Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants...

Bori (17) refuses to be harassed by the boys. Her artistic, but unstable mother does not give her the support she needs. Her caring grandfather...

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

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.

A lonely boy finds his passion in football and pursues the sport to endure the difficulties of growing up.

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...

Friendly Pumpkin is trying to make friends with the forest dwellers. A story about stereotypes and the importance of friendliness.

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

One summer evening in a small town in France, two teenage boys, Clarinet and Piano, say goodbye. For twelve years, they rejoin each other at...

Baby Bagnell is fourteen years old. She has two dead parents and one adult boyfriend. A 1980s coming-of-age story about death, dysfunction, and...

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

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...

By day Emma is a good Amish girl, but by night she sneaks out with her Amish friend, Rebecca, and together they lead a double life, going to clubs,...

Can 3 young girls grow closely through the bittersweet journey of womanhood?