Growing Up Movies

A Charles Bukowski poem is put to animation. Four kids who are friends are drawn to a strange house that their parents tell them to avoid. One day...

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...

The film RYTMUS Housing Estate Dream took 8 years to create and closely documents the life of one of the most famous personalities of the...

Once you're old enough to make decisions for yourself, how exactly do you go about doing it? How can you really know which choice is best for you?

Bryan Wilmoth is the oldest of eight children who grew up in a very strict household. Eventually, all the siblings became estranged from their...

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

5 years old Yang spends an afternoon with his mother on a shopping trip. When he throws a tantrum after feeling neglected, she decides to punish him...

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...

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...

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...

Between the hustle and bustle of music, drinks and questionable bathrooms, three girls with different lives have more in common than what they might...

A high school student faces uncertainty when presented with the thought of growing up. As he delves into his memories, he uncovers the blissful...

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

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...

Whales are the largest mammals in the oceans. Giants like Moby Dick inhabit the world’s oceans. But Flipper, the dolphin, also belongs to their...

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

A wee look into my teenage years.

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

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...