Growing Up Movies

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

Carl, an old mushroom person, was heading home when he saw a newly born mushroom named Belle. Although Carl didn't want anything to do with her, he...

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

Shot over two hot, humid days in late-June 2023 in a fly-on-the-wall, one-man-band style, Loose Ends is a lo-fi, verité hangout film about...

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.

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

When Arjun, a 8-year-old-boy, expresses his desire to switch from daily car rides with his grandfather, Mr. Chaturvedi, to taking the school bus with...

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

Matilda has been stuck in a memory loop, replaying the same moments over and over again. But this blissful act of remembering quickly turns into a...

On a night that promised to be filled with games and bonding, Eva and Bianca, two 15 year old friends, decide to escape their routine to test the...

End of Restriction enters into the claustrophobic world of a teenage boy growing up in an English village. The film follows the boy’s cycle...

A happy young boy is enjoying his 16th birthday when he begins having fears about reaching adulthood, but his caring parents notice this and try to...

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...

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

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

The New Gaither Growing Series presents the premiere of Lil' Gaither. This feature is filled with lots of fun and fantastic visuals including the...