Growing Up Movies

Inspired by true experiences of grief, girlhood, and growing up, Jessie Barr’s SOPHIE JONES provides a stirring portrait of a sixteen-year-old....

​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...

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...

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....

Clara and Luana are leaving a party, with short clothes, a chill in their stomachs and both slightly intoxicated

Fran is a passionate kid that loves skateboarding, but seems to have a small concern about reaching a certain age: 'For me, thirteen is when the...

The film follows different stages in the life of Sofía, a young girl born in Argentina of Chinese descent. From her childhood to her...

A coming of age story of members of a Nahal group, volunteering in a kibbutz named "Kissufim" ("Yearnings" in Hebrew), on the outskirts of the Gaza...

Growing up, I heard many tales of my grandmother's life, before she was known as Mimo, and each narrative she told stuck with me and still impact my...

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

In their final year at Muncie's Southside High School, a group of seniors hurtles toward maturity with a combination of joy, despair, and an...

We follow how four ordinary little girls learn about life, love and all that sort of things.

A short film about adolescence, growing up and nostalgia.

On their seventeenth birthday, a young teen stands at the threshold of time, grappling with the bittersweet realization that their childhood and the...

Nevena arrives to her family home in the countryside, where she is welcomed by her mother and grandmother. The time spent there brings unexpected...

Sofia grew up taking refuge in the river of the village where her grandmother, Salomé, lives. The lightness of summers spent swimming comes to...

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 14-year-old tries to express himself by wearing a purple cape to school for a day.