Growing Up Movies

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

Jagoda and Zuzia giggle in the opening scenes in the way that only 11-year-old girls can. Together they are the center of their own changing world. On...

Ella is about to commence the next chapter of her life. Within three months her world will change, whether she can persevere and deal with whatever is...

A short film depicting adolescence.

Molly anxiously awaits her first sign of menstruation, which means that she'll be able to date and go dancing. The school nurse explains exactly what...

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

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

A found footage assignment turned autobiography - piano, girl kissers, skating, you know how it goes.

A free-flowing, poetic short film filled with expressionist imagery, old photos and abstract moments, led by a voice-over in which the director tells...

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 diffi...

Monolinguist Josh Kornbluth's meditation on growing up as the child of Communist parents.

You didn't waste it.

This movie is about the simplicity of life and more specifically the simplicity of growing up.

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

A film about a boy's turbulent time in high school.

A young girl grows up in the company of her imaginary friend, a silent and friendly monster. As she matures and experiences all the joy and tragedy th...

Four high school graduates go on one last camping trip before separating for college.

Maya is a teenage girl with teenage problems, suffering with her self-esteem and dealing with her bully Pedro, that she's deeply in love with. Luckily...

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

Delphyne (meaning ‘womb’) discusses the stigma around menstruation. Addressing shame and acceptance, taboos around menstrual blood are told through a...