Coming of Age

Khmerican

By Ricky Archuleta | September 2026

Early in the morning while preparing his uncle’s donut shop to open, Sokha (David Chhom) and his friend Bountha (Kevin Vann) receive…

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Early in the morning while preparing his uncle’s donut shop to open, Sokha (David Chhom) and his friend Bountha (Kevin Vann) receive unwelcome visitors...

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TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! Writer and director Ang Geck Geck Priscilla’s debut feature beautifully channels the insignificant...

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What happens when a girl is followed by a dog looking for a home? In Danny LeGare's Not My Dog, we soon find out whether Nudge's final destination is a bed...

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Isabel Hagen is a ridiculously talented person. She’s a Julliard-trained violist who has toured internationally, played in the pit of Broadway musicals...

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Miles Marti's short film, Tears of Knowing, takes us back to the moment a child realizes adults aren't perfect. This morning, little Ava (Soleila Shea)...

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Transitioning genders is hard. Transitioning genders in a small town obsessed with Bigfoot? That’s the plot of Bigfoot Woods, the first feature-length...

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Alice Maio Mackay’s Our Effed Up World is a fresh twist on coming-of-age adventures, in the vein of Tom Holland’s Fright Night and Joel Schumacher’s...

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David M Morizot's Dark Legacy is a coming-of-age, Star Wars-inspired story about a young woman who has no idea how much history is riding on her...

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Joscha Bongard’s Babystar takes the idea of the exploited child star and updates it for an age in which the studio, stage and audience can all exist...

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HOLLYSHORTS 2026 REVIEW! Recess at this typical middle school is about one thing: winners take all the dessert. It's the athletic All-Stars versus the...

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