Coming of Age

Mabel

By Ben Glidden | April 2026

Co-writer/director Nicholas Ma’s narrative feature debut, Mabel, opens on a shot of the titular character basking outside in the sunlight. No, not…

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Co-writer/director Nicholas Ma’s narrative feature debut, Mabel, opens on a shot of the titular character basking outside in the sunlight. No, not Callie...

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Stargazers is the feature-length debut of writer/director Jonathan Brooks. The science fiction adventure follows a 12-year-old boy named Jack (Leo...

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In many ways, writer-director Chandler Levack's Mile End Kicks is a spiritual sequel to her 2022 debut feature, I Like Movies. Both films are...

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It’s always a bold choice to tell the audience how a film ends in the first scene. But Departures does just that, opening on a contentious breakup...

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Writer, director, and star Owen Squire Smith's Late Bloomer is a five-episode web series about a man who has spent his whole life invisible to the world,...

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Two Tears, written and directed by Josefina Pieres, follows best friends Ginny (Sofia Bela) and Deana (Sydney Goldstein), who are passionate about their...

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Set against the backdrop of 1979, Ali Marsh's short film Pittsburgh is a coming-of-age story about a little girl who discovers that the adults in her life...

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Writer/director Marcellus Cox delivers Jamarcus Rose & Da 5 Bullet Holes as a deeply personal tribute — a story based on true events about a young...

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In Ben Richardson’s short film, The Session, Ashton (Matta White) steps into her first counseling appointment, fearful that she’s going to screw it up....

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Get your tissues ready, you're going to need them for Libby Ewing's brilliant directorial debut Charliebird, written by Samantha Smart. The drama follows a...

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