Coming of Age

Astrakan

By Sumner Forbes | September 2023

Troubled children in need of parental love and a stable home have been a staple of French cinema as far back as…

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Troubled children in need of parental love and a stable home have been a staple of French cinema as far back as Jean Vigo's films from the 1930s, as well...

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NOW ON VIMEO! In Big Break, writer-director Julian Berger taps into that moment of our biggest heartbreak and then walks us through when we can put it...

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In writer-director Charles Norton's short film, The Lost Weekend, he attempts to define the term "Manhood" for a young man on a beach trip with friends...

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Directed and written by Jacob Vaus, Scuba is a coming-of-age drama centered on the blossoming romance between two lonely teenagers. There's Don...

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Leonardo Nussenzveig makes his feature-length debut as a writer and director with the slice-of-life The Doldrums. Cole (Matthew Hadley), Matt (Matthew...

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NOW ON VOD! Penned by Australian writing duo Tom Danger and Logan Webster (aka the Wonder Twins of Bendy Spoon) and directed by Danger, Sweethurt is a...

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Film is a form of art, and through art, the artist conveys a message. Sometimes the message hits home; other times, it may be lost in translation....

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SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Few films have hit me as hard or struck me as so perfectly written and executed as I Like Movies....

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SXSW FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! The coming-of-age drama Sister & Sister (Las Hingas) is the very personal story of Kattia G. Zúñiga. The writer and...

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Writer/director Christian Rozier and co-writer John Tandy make the leap to features with the coming-of-age drama Apache Leap. The film follows Keane...

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