Coming of Age

In Need of Seawater

By Alan Ng | January 2026

Director Richard Yeagley’s documentary short, In Need of Seawater, is an autobiographical piece about the contemporary poet Mark Anthony Thomas. The premise…

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Director Richard Yeagley's documentary short, In Need of Seawater, is an autobiographical piece about the contemporary poet Mark Anthony Thomas. The...

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There is going to be a long line at the mashed potato table because it's that kind of party in the intoxicated teen Christmas film The Party, directed by...

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Writer-director Kris McMenamin's feature film Misfits is a Christmas coming-of-age story of sorts, following six friends dating back to 2007. Ryan...

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Co-directors/co-writers Linden Feng and Hannah Palumbo's short film A Bear Remembers is a hauntingly beautiful picture that could easily be mistaken for a...

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A film which propels itself forward with a recitation of the three Newtonian Laws of Physics, Inertia is the tale of children and parents. Specifically, it...

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Casey Makes A Mixtape, written and directed by Blake Calhoun, is set in 1981 and begins with Casey (Presley Richardson) being ferried from her California...

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