Growing Up Movies

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

A summer day. In the middle of a rollerblading ride, you stop by a building long out of use. You don’t come there to swim - there’s no...

A boy in early teens finds himself in danger of being demoted from his solo part in a choir due to his changing voice. He tries to fight against it,...

Kati, a nine-year-old girl whose mother is suffering from an incurable illness. She must go through steps of happiness and sorrow, bonding and...

When the double wedding takes two daughters away from the old man at once, the youngest, now the only one left, in outraged spirit promises never to...

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...

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...

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

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

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

Nick is a caterpillar boy who, having overcome the taboo of the swamp, becomes a butterfly and, regardless of difficulties, strives for his dream -...

At a new years eve party, high school grad Maya discovers her new year won't unfold as she planned, when her scholarship results and her...

After getting suspended from school and fighting with her mom, 14-year-old 'Bucket' finds herself confronted with the harsh reality of trying to grow...

The industrial noise of a factory in the Isle of Grain provides a percussive backbeat as a group of local children rap about their lives and play in...

In a non-linear portrait of youth, the lives of several teenagers dealing with heartbreak, loneliness, and identity gradually intertwine, revealing...

As summer ends, Ren's bandmates and childhood friends are leaving for college. He struggles to write the lyrics of their final song.

A group of friends goes on a trip to Malino, a well-known region in South Sulawesi. Through fragmented scenes that blur between fiction and reality,...

A story about 6 kids who grew up together and stayed together, once strangers, then friends, now family. Both a video diary and a travelogue, this...