Coming of Age Tag Archive

Awards, Live Action

A Spirited Young Girl Discovers the True Cost of Womanhood in Myriam Raja’s NFTS Grad Short ‘Azaar’

Myriam Raja discusses her time at the NFTS, doubling rural Spain for 1800s India & utilising the power of silence in her coming of age grad short 'Azaar'.

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Live Action, Premiere

The Fraternal Bond of Two Young Orphans Is Threatened in Amartei Armar’s Ghanaian Coming of Age Short ‘Vagabonds’

Writer/Director Amartei Armar tells DN why he wants to reframe audience responses to African narratives with his Ghanaian coming of age drama 'Vagabonds'.

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Live Action

The Events of a Party Derail an Intimate Mother-Daughter Bond in Renée Marie Petropoulos’ ‘Tangles and Knots’

Learn why director Renée Marie Petropoulos wants to spark "provocative internal dialogue" in audiences with her challenging short 'Tangles and Knots'.

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Documentary

Andree Ljutica Introduces Us to ‘Jane Love’ a Motorcycle Obsessed Young Woman Who Left Convention in the Dust

Andree Ljutica reveals how the unbridled spirit of NY motorcyclist Jane Love inspired and shaped his poetically fluid doc short about female power.

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Film Festival, Live Action

Join Three Teenagers on an Evening They’ll Never Forget in Amelia Hashemi’s Short Drama ‘Night Out’

DN speaks with Amelia Hashemi at BFI Flare about the shooting logistics of a nightclub, difficulties with the casting process, and clever camera tricks.

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Live Action

Mylissa Fitzsimmons Taps Into the Social & Sexual Awkwardness of Adolescence in ‘That Party That One Night’

Mylissa Fitzsimmons tells DN how she raced against the clock to complete 'That Party That One Night' her evocative love letter to the awkwardness of youth.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Feral Girl Finds Kinship in the Forest in Billy Nawrocki’s Cannibal Tale ‘Are You Wild Like Me?’

New York Director/Editor Billy Nawrocki shares how a potent song lyric inspired his cannibal coming of age horror short 'Are You Wild Like Me?'

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Asides, Live Action

Proxy

When an isolated sick girl and a curious boy strike up a secret friendship at a roadside motel, heartbreak isn’t far behind in Eric Schuman’s 'Proxy'.

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Live Action

A Teenager Stands at the Crossroads of Friendship & His Future in Michael Milardo’s Coming of Age Short ‘Roam’

Vancouver Director Michael Milardo shares how technology and the decisions which go on to shape our lives informed his 90s coming-of-age short 'Roam'.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Boy Fights the Stigma of Cowardice After Refusing an Invitation to Manhood in Phil Giordano’s ‘SUPOT’

DN speaks to director Phil Giordano about drawing on Filipino tradition and besting inaccessible locations for his coming of age short 'SUPOT'.

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Music Video

The Innocence of Childhood is Rudely Awakened Into the Adult World in Astor Schiantarelli’s ‘La Invasión’

Astor Schiantarelli takes DN through the ever evolving developmental process behind his coerced coming of age narrative music video for Luzparís.

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Art & Fashion, Premiere

A Girl Embarks on a Journey of Self-Discovery in Coming of Age Fashion Film ‘Not(e) For a Dreamer’

Enrico Poli’s has created a tender, intimate and nostalgic look at the journey from childhood to adulthood his new fashion film 'Not(e) For a Dreamer'.

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