Favorite Coming of Age Short Films
Coming of Age short films I absolutely adore.
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- DirectorRob WeiermairStarsRichard MeehanShaw JonesRoyana BlackA shy and sensitive 14-year-old kid is pushed to the limits... with unexpected results.
- DirectorLars Kristian MikkelsenStarsJens AlbinusChristian Heldbo WienbergSarah Juel WernerA coach takes a special and controversial interest in one of his ballplayers, Niels.
- DirectorJamie MayerStarsTristan Lake LeabuSerinda SwanEmily RobinsonNate, a young man who wants his first time to be special, may have found what he's looking for when the beautiful, smart, older woman, for whom he does odd chores, hints that she is attracted to him.
- DirectorSean BlochStarsSean WhiteSamantha JacoberJames BlanshardSeemingly alone in his father's sleek Manhattan apartment, motherless Oliver is woken by the sounds of sex, and quickly finds that his father, Mark has brought home a young woman, Melody. Oliver then embarks on a mission to seduce her into becoming his mother. After a successful ambush, Oliver convinces the nameless woman to sit with him while he draws her portrait; he soon discovers that she too grew up in the absence of a parent. The two make a connection that triggers a sexual awakening in Oliver, blurring the lines between sexual desire and maternal longing. Their union is tested when Oliver's father discovers their association.
- DirectorRemy SchepersStarsRuud CoumansMieke VollenhovenRoger BurcksenA boy has only has only one wish in the world; to meet his late mother one more time.
- DirectorLisa Violetta GaßStarsMoritz MichelsFerdinand LehmannDagny DewathAs a tender friendship blossoms between 14 year old Elischa and Gisberta, the boys orphanage's attractive new kitchen help, the sexual fantasies of the other adolescents suddenly take a turn to brutal reality.
- DirectorCraig William MacneillStarsClay McLeod ChapmanSam BorenzweigLauren BondLoosely based on the dark tales of HP Lovecraft, "Late Bloomer" is a compelling and humorous journey through a young boy's first sexual education class.
- DirectorJens ChoongStarsFanny KetterToft HervénNorin LindgrenIt is the last day before Victor has to move to another city with his parents. So he and his best friend Robert do all the things they liked to do together so much: skateboarding, spraying, hanging out. But something is different this time.
- DirectorBjørn Erik Pihlmann SørensenStarsFredrik M. FrafjordSilje Hagrim DahlAnneke von der LippeAn uncompromising and controversial short set in Norwegian suburbia on the hottest day of the summer. A sister reluctantly babysits her little brother. Two young boys catch her attention, and she makes a crucial decision.
- DirectorPapu CurottoStarsRodrigo Coutinho Da SilvaGabriel RostRegina Lara Do SantosMatías and Jerónimo have known each other a long time. Their friendship is a mix of fun and desire, but everything changes the night they go to the carnival and they see how a group of hooligans beat a gay dancer.
- DirectorPaul NeyrinckStarsZachary FinemanZehra BerkmanJeffery DavisWilly, twelve years old, loves his quiet basement bedroom and secret playboy magazine. But when Mom's new boyfriend starts spending the night in her bedroom directly upstairs, Willy's wonderful bedroom becomes a place he needs to navigate until he understands his mother as a person...
- DirectorBenjamin ParentStarsMalivaï YakouFinnegan OldfieldLeïla ChoukriBetween classes, two groups of French teenagers talk about the movie they watched on television last night: Brokeback Mountain.
- DirectorDaniel BorgmanStarsJacob OttenstenStephan PollnerGorm Villads JørholtA naive and innocent boy accidentally witnesses his widowed father in a desperate act.
- DirectorAl MackayStarsBradley BadderMillen GeeAshley VereA misunderstanding between three young boys and a group of teenagers sparks a frightening chain of events in the British countryside.
- DirectorBevan WalshStarsLuke Ward-WilkinsonEl KrajewskiTom BrookeA coming-of-age comedy about a teenage boy whose life is thrown into chaos when he discovers adult magazines, girls and the embarrassment that goes with both.
- DirectorAnton SushkevichStarsAleksey AndrianovDmitriy BlokhinMonika GossmannA story about a thirteen-year-old boy named Kostik, an extra-budgetary pizza delivery on his bike. Once he steals a march of a criminal group and a deadly gang warfare starts.
- DirectorJoost van GinkelStarsKoen DobbelaerMargien van DoesenThijs RömerBruno finds it very interesting that his father, Daan (35), shaves his beard and head before he leaves on a military mission. When Daan offers his son to shave him, Bruno finds it an offer he cannot refuse. Along with this intimate way of saying goodbye, we see what happens to Daan on his mission in Afghanistan through Bruno playing with his toy soldiers.
- DirectorHanro SmitsmanStarsDajo HogewegMonic HendrickxReinout BussemakerTo show the many lovers of his mother how he feels about them, a young boy buries the gifts he gets from them in the woods. But then one of them gives him a dog, called Dajo.
- DirectorAnthony SellittiStarsCardin BenjaminJoe PeaseOn a hot summer day, a boy learns the terrifying secret behind an abandoned swimming pool.
- DirectorSam FrenchStarsFawad MohammadiJawanmard PaizWali TalashSet against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi - a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat - Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on location in Kabul city by an alliance of Afghan and international film makers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.
- DirectorJuan ChappaMartín DeusOmar ZambranoStarsDeivi DuarteFernando PachanoJuan PachecoGroup of boy scouts capture scout from another troop and take him as a prisoner while the camping does not stop, then they take him back to the camp, where they meet the other boy scouts.
- DirectorErik L. BarnesStarsTimothée ChalametIfy NwadiweKristin SlaysmanIn a small desert town, decimated by the economic recession, two teenagers (Jace and Derek) try to get by working as Sign Spinners. Harassment by local bullies leads Jace to make some unfortunate decisions. A single mom living out of her car steps in to help.
- DirectorDavid ScalaStarsBen GetzAdam JepsenLian AmadoA 20-year-old boy returns to his hometown after a year of big changes away at school.
- DirectorJérôme RoumagneStarsVictor MeuteletMarthe VillalongaPierre BuntzBREATHE is a short film. It's talking about the meeting between Antoine, a young man who suffers from cystic fibrosis and Juliette a cantankerous old lady.
- DirectorTeddy NyghStarsPercelle AscottKane Campbell-MontePierre DeansDeep It is a powerful drama that explores the real impact of carrying a knife on young people and their communities. The message is loud and clear, there is no such thing as a victimless crime. Everyone gets hurt in the process.
- DirectorFrancesco CalabreseStarsTommaso Maria NeriAndrea RomanoMatheus AndradeItaly, summer of 1987. The infamous "Killer" gang is initiating two new members, and it's going to be messy.
- DirectorTeddy NyghStarsShaquille Ali-YebuahEttle FineganJanet HughesThey say life starts at 18 and this is certainly a birthday they'll never forget. Journey through a powerful story of friendship, love and regret.
- DirectorBenjamin CharlesStarsDavid RochedieuSybel LeroyGuillaume TeixeiraDad gets killed in a car accident and, later, as the family visits his grave site, the little daughter begins imagining it is her older brother, Theo, as the one being visited.
- DirectorMorten GieseStarsLuke McQuillanMads MikkelsenMalene SchwartzA young boy is struggling with a alcoholic dad, but enjoys himself by scuba diving.
- DirectorMatt KazmanStarsHale LytleMichael BarbieriTodd HenryWhen Dusty masturbates for the first time, something bad happens...