Growing Up Movies

Living in a trailer by the ocean, Carmen does everything to give her half-sister May a better childhood than the one she had.

Inspired by the aesthetics of live-staged performances, "Waiting Room" offers a unique artistic portrayal of handling one's childhood and growing up.

Reclaiming what was once stolen from him, a man journeys back to the place of his childhood nearly 80 years after his world came crashing down.

Children of the Arctic is a portrait of five Native Alaskan teenagers growing up in Barrow - the northernmost community in the United States. As...

Shows how an 11-year old boy and his brothers share each other's interests and activities. Shows projects such as building a tree house, baking...

Inseparable best friends spend their last summer holiday of childhood amusing themselves around the house. As summer progresses their bodies start to...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

During the day of her eighteen's birthday, Alice decides to have a walk where she used to play when she was a kid. Upon reaching adulthood, she will...

A short film depicting adolescence.