Growing Up Movies

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

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

Benin has left Adelaide for a new life in Sydney, but he will soon realize that there is only so much charm to a fresh start. The struggles of...

A poetic journey of memory and fantasy told through the eyes of four versions of an artist as she creates her own self-identity.

An inventor tries to parent her wall-powered robot son. When he tries to discover a world beyond the boundaries she designed for him, she has to...

All the stories told, all the memories, dreams and lost moments were left in a tank from other generations.

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...

A young filmmaker accidentally claps her idol’s mystical clapperboard, throwing the two on a frantic journey through film genres and beyond.

Hiraeth is a short film about youth long gone, about growing up, about looking at old photos and not recognizing the person within. It’s about...

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,...

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

Julia always said that her upbringing as a biological child in a foster family was a happy time. But something is wrong. In The Foster Family, we...

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

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....

Mila and María are two teenagers who get to know each other through video correspondences they send to each other. One day, they arrange to...

Two ordinary teenagers in the countryside, Tien and Tin, aim to earn a scholarship, hoping to pursue the life they want in the big city, but soon...

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