Coming of Age

The Umesh Chronicles

By Kent Hill | February 2025

Pooja Kaul’s The Umesh Chronicles unfolds like a sumptuous feast. The writer-director shows the journey from the flair of youth to the…

Read More

The Umesh Chronicles image — The Umesh Chronicles
Read More

Pooja Kaul’s The Umesh Chronicles unfolds like a sumptuous feast. The writer-director shows the journey from the flair of youth to the flowering of...

The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa’s Sleigh image — The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa’s Sleigh
Read More

Co-directors Kari Juusonen and Jørgen Lerdam's The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa's Sleigh (also known as Niko: Beyond The Northern Lights) is the third...

Picture Day image — Picture Day
Read More

Picture Day, a coming-of-age short film from writer/director Kelly Pike, features Oona Yaffe as Casey, a 12-year-old thrust into a new school the day...

Growing Pains image — Growing Pains
Read More

Growing Pains is the feature-length debut of writer-director Catherine Argyrople. The coming-of-age drama is also the debut feature for co-writer Mariana...

Dirty Laundry image — Dirty Laundry
Read More

Dirty Laundry is a coming-of-age movie about two young adult men trying to find their path in life written and directed by Rocky Walls. Kyle Miller...

Remy & Arletta image — Remy & Arletta
Read More

Micaela Wittman writes and stars in Remy & Arletta, with Arthur De Larroche directing. The indie drama follows the titular best friends as they...

Tiger Stripes image — Tiger Stripes
Read More

No matter the culture, the coming-of-age story has a special resonance. We're inundated with them here in the West, but seeing new perspectives helps us...

Música image — Música
Read More

In life, we must constantly be growing, evolving, and maturing. Rudy Mancuso dons multiple hats in the story of a young man struggling to take his talent...

The Exploding Boy image — The Exploding Boy
Read More

Despite its title, The Exploding Boy is not a sci-fi or superhero flick. Instead, it's a compelling coming-of-age drama, co-directed by Ian Southworth...

The Fragile King image — The Fragile King
Read More

Writer and director Tristan Holmes's dramatic feature The Fragile King uses the South African desert as its backdrop. The film is about Michael (Alex de...

1 2 3 … 10 Next »