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Coming-of-age Short Films

Short films that portray the challenges and transformative experiences of transitioning from youth to adulthood, often exploring identity, growth, and self-discovery.

Coming-of-age Short Films

Short films that portray the challenges and transformative experiences of transitioning from youth to adulthood, often exploring identity, growth, and self-discovery.

REVIEW
5/5

Stained

An eerie paranormal thriller drenched in nostalgia.
  • Drama, Thriller
  • Canada
  • 2023
  • 16 min
PUBLISHED ON October 23, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Full Moon

A gripping coming-of-age horror that promises and delivers thrill.
  • Horror, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2019
  • 15 min
PUBLISHED ON October 23, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

The Art of Clamming

A drama that underlines the value of heritage and the power of tradition.
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 6 min
PUBLISHED ON September 28, 2023
REVIEW
3/5

Note To Self

A docu-short that juxtaposes childhood aspirations and current professions.
  • Documentary, Experimental
  • United States
  • 2021
  • 4 min
PUBLISHED ON September 24, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

What Fruit Would You Be?

A witty, albeit endearing dramedy about career choices.
  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 9 min
PUBLISHED ON September 11, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Three Wishes

A raw and poignant coming-of-age drama set in working class Belfast.
  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • Ireland
  • 2023
  • 10 min
PUBLISHED ON September 10, 2023
REVIEW
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5/5

Briefly Gorgeous

A haunting drama with a visually poetic underbelly.
  • Drama, Horror
  • United States
  • 2021
  • 14 min
PUBLISHED ON September 10, 2023
REVIEW
5/5

Wish Hill

A poetic drama that delves into the hopes and desires of two adolescent brothers.
  • Drama, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 8 min
PUBLISHED ON September 3, 2023
REVIEW
5/5

Late

A poignant coming-of-age drama set in the backdrop of urban Britain.
  • Drama, Mystery
  • United Kingdom
  • 2022
  • 15 min
PUBLISHED ON August 30, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Catharsis

A poignant #MeToo drama that delves into a young woman’s trauma and subsequent empowerment.
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 11 min
PUBLISHED ON August 25, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Venture

A drama that delves into the human susceptibility to confide with strangers.
  • Drama, Mystery
  • Australia
  • 2018
  • 16 min
PUBLISHED ON August 15, 2023
REVIEW
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5/5

Backpedal

A poetic tale that explores grief, love and empowerment.
  • Drama, Experimental
  • Australia
  • 2020
  • 4 min
PUBLISHED ON July 29, 2023
REVIEW
3/5

Greek Easter 1970 – Sydney, Australia

A nostalgic documentary that pays homage to the Australian Greek Easter of 1970.
  • Documentary, Experimental
  • Australia
  • 2023
  • 8 min
PUBLISHED ON July 28, 2023
REVIEW
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5/5

Dear Dad

A comedy-drama that explores the essence of youth, friendship and family.
  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 7 min
PUBLISHED ON July 14, 2023
REVIEW
3/5

Offend Yourself

An experimental tale about loneliness, societal disconnect and mental health.
  • Experimental
  • Canada
  • 2014
  • 3 min
PUBLISHED ON July 11, 2023
REVIEW
5/5

My Promised Land

A startling tale that delves into Icelandic history during WW2.
  • Drama, Music
  • Iceland
  • 2022
  • 17 min
PUBLISHED ON July 11, 2023
REVIEW
3/5

What Happened Archana?

A nostalgic documentary that takes the filmmaker back to her youth.
  • Documentary
  • India
  • 2023
  • 4 min
PUBLISHED ON July 10, 2023
REVIEW
5/5

Soredia

A coming-of-age drama that explores identity, sexuality and friendship.
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 20 min
PUBLISHED ON July 8, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Dahlia White

A revenge drama that delves into the complexity of the teenage experience.
  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 18 min
PUBLISHED ON July 5, 2023
REVIEW
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5/5

From the Sky

A tense thriller that explores vengeance.
  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2014
  • 18 min
PUBLISHED ON July 5, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Calamine Baby

A French coming-of-age drama about a family secret.
  • Comedy, Drama
  • Canada
  • 2019
  • 10 min
PUBLISHED ON July 4, 2023
REVIEW
5/5

Les Temps Perdus (Lost Times)

A tense tale of addiction and siblinghood.
  • Drama, Music
  • United Kingdom
  • 2023
  • 12 min
PUBLISHED ON July 4, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Polaris

A poignant tale of friendship set in a mental health facility.
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 17 min
PUBLISHED ON July 3, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Living as Leo

A coming-of-age tale that explores teenage loneliness, unrequited love and family tragedy.
  • Animation, Comedy
  • United Kingdom
  • 2022
  • 5 min
PUBLISHED ON June 28, 2023
REVIEW
5/5

Friends of Mine

A heart-wrenching coming-of-age drama about friendship and loss.
  • Drama
  • Australia
  • 2021
  • 10 min
PUBLISHED ON June 8, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes

An endearing tale of young love, social anxiety and friendship.
  • Drama, Romance
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 45 min
PUBLISHED ON May 21, 2023
REVIEW
5/5

Night Voices

A heartrending thriller that explores a man’s crippling psyche.
  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 24 min
PUBLISHED ON May 20, 2023
REVIEW
4/5

Journey to the Artist

An inspiring documentary that explores the social accent of five creatives.
  • Documentary
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 16 min
PUBLISHED ON May 19, 2023
REVIEW
5/5

Want This

A real-time drama that follows the life-altering day of a young woman.
  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2020
  • 24 min
PUBLISHED ON May 18, 2023
REVIEW
3/5

Normal People

A endearing tale that follows the courtship of a man and women with autism.
  • Drama, Romance
  • United States
  • 2015
  • 14 min
PUBLISHED ON May 17, 2023
REVIEW

The Power of Choice

4/5
Unveiling the human cost of US based abortion bans, this insightful documentary champions empowerment and social justice.
Published on May 10, 2024
  • Documentary
  • United States
  • 2024
  • 30 min
REVIEW
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Boring Barry & His Imaginary Friend

5/5
A brilliant fusion of comedy and introspection that delves into one man’s existential turmoil.
Published on May 9, 2024
  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 14 min
REVIEW

Christmas Without You

3/5
Unwrapping the magic of Christmas: A music-themed tale of unity.
Published on May 8, 2024
  • Drama, Music
  • Canada
  • 2023
  • 1 min
REVIEW

Alejandro!

5/5
A silent ode to life’s fleeting beauty.
Published on May 8, 2024
  • Drama, Experimental
  • United States
  • 2024
  • 6 min
REVIEW

Swing

5/5
Where romance is dead, but not quite buried. A comedic resurrection of middle-age intimacy.
Published on May 7, 2024
  • Comedy, Romance
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 18 min
REVIEW

It Could Be You

4/5
Amidst adversity, witness how empathy ignites a profound journey of human connection.
Published on May 7, 2024
  • Drama
  • United Kingdom
  • 2024
  • 22 min
REVIEW

Beyond Our Grasp

3/5
A father’s desperation navigates a world of moral ambiguity to save his ill-fated daughter.
Published on May 7, 2024
  • Sci-Fi
  • Australia
  • 2023
  • 15 min
REVIEW
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Black Screen

5/5
A poignant and intimate character study that unravels one man’s psyche.
Published on May 6, 2024
  • Drama, Experimental
  • United Kingdom
  • 2024
  • 28 min
REVIEW

Chemo for Christmas

4/5
A festive-themed tale of resilience, set to a catchy holiday soundtrack.
Published on May 4, 2024
  • Animation, Music
  • United States
  • 2020
  • 2 min
REVIEW

An Impossible Secret

4/5
A sentimental tale that unravels the tapestry of family secrets.
Published on May 4, 2024
  • Drama
  • United Kingdom
  • 2024
  • 20 min
REVIEW

Stained

5/5
An eerie paranormal thriller drenched in nostalgia.
Published on October 23, 2023
  • Drama, Thriller
  • Canada
  • 2023
  • 16 min
REVIEW

Full Moon

4/5
A gripping coming-of-age horror that promises and delivers thrill.
Published on October 23, 2023
  • Horror, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2019
  • 15 min
REVIEW

The Art of Clamming

4/5
A drama that underlines the value of heritage and the power of tradition.
Published on September 28, 2023
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 6 min
REVIEW

Note To Self

3/5
A docu-short that juxtaposes childhood aspirations and current professions.
Published on September 24, 2023
  • Documentary, Experimental
  • United States
  • 2021
  • 4 min
REVIEW

What Fruit Would You Be?

4/5
A witty, albeit endearing dramedy about career choices.
Published on September 11, 2023
  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 9 min
REVIEW

Three Wishes

4/5
A raw and poignant coming-of-age drama set in working class Belfast.
Published on September 10, 2023
  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • Ireland
  • 2023
  • 10 min
REVIEW
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Briefly Gorgeous

5/5
A haunting drama with a visually poetic underbelly.
Published on September 10, 2023
  • Drama, Horror
  • United States
  • 2021
  • 14 min
REVIEW

Wish Hill

5/5
A poetic drama that delves into the hopes and desires of two adolescent brothers.
Published on September 3, 2023
  • Drama, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 8 min
REVIEW

Late

5/5
A poignant coming-of-age drama set in the backdrop of urban Britain.
Published on August 30, 2023
  • Drama, Mystery
  • United Kingdom
  • 2022
  • 15 min
REVIEW

Catharsis

4/5
A poignant #MeToo drama that delves into a young woman’s trauma and subsequent empowerment.
Published on August 25, 2023
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 11 min
REVIEW

Venture

4/5
A drama that delves into the human susceptibility to confide with strangers.
Published on August 15, 2023
  • Drama, Mystery
  • Australia
  • 2018
  • 16 min
REVIEW
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Backpedal

5/5
A poetic tale that explores grief, love and empowerment.
Published on July 29, 2023
  • Drama, Experimental
  • Australia
  • 2020
  • 4 min
REVIEW

Greek Easter 1970 – Sydney, Australia

3/5
A nostalgic documentary that pays homage to the Australian Greek Easter of 1970.
Published on July 28, 2023
  • Documentary, Experimental
  • Australia
  • 2023
  • 8 min
REVIEW
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Dear Dad

5/5
A comedy-drama that explores the essence of youth, friendship and family.
Published on July 14, 2023
  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 7 min
REVIEW

Offend Yourself

3/5
An experimental tale about loneliness, societal disconnect and mental health.
Published on July 11, 2023
  • Experimental
  • Canada
  • 2014
  • 3 min
REVIEW

My Promised Land

5/5
A startling tale that delves into Icelandic history during WW2.
Published on July 11, 2023
  • Drama, Music
  • Iceland
  • 2022
  • 17 min
REVIEW

What Happened Archana?

3/5
A nostalgic documentary that takes the filmmaker back to her youth.
Published on July 10, 2023
  • Documentary
  • India
  • 2023
  • 4 min
REVIEW

Soredia

5/5
A coming-of-age drama that explores identity, sexuality and friendship.
Published on July 8, 2023
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 20 min
REVIEW

Dahlia White

4/5
A revenge drama that delves into the complexity of the teenage experience.
Published on July 5, 2023
  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 18 min
REVIEW
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From the Sky

5/5
A tense thriller that explores vengeance.
Published on July 5, 2023
  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2014
  • 18 min
REVIEW

Calamine Baby

4/5
A French coming-of-age drama about a family secret.
Published on July 4, 2023
  • Comedy, Drama
  • Canada
  • 2019
  • 10 min
REVIEW

Les Temps Perdus (Lost Times)

5/5
A tense tale of addiction and siblinghood.
Published on July 4, 2023
  • Drama, Music
  • United Kingdom
  • 2023
  • 12 min
REVIEW

Polaris

4/5
A poignant tale of friendship set in a mental health facility.
Published on July 3, 2023
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 17 min
REVIEW

Living as Leo

4/5
A coming-of-age tale that explores teenage loneliness, unrequited love and family tragedy.
Published on June 28, 2023
  • Animation, Comedy
  • United Kingdom
  • 2022
  • 5 min
REVIEW

Friends of Mine

5/5
A heart-wrenching coming-of-age drama about friendship and loss.
Published on June 8, 2023
  • Drama
  • Australia
  • 2021
  • 10 min
REVIEW

Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes

4/5
An endearing tale of young love, social anxiety and friendship.
Published on May 21, 2023
  • Drama, Romance
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 45 min
REVIEW

Night Voices

5/5
A heartrending thriller that explores a man’s crippling psyche.
Published on May 20, 2023
  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 24 min
REVIEW

Journey to the Artist

4/5
An inspiring documentary that explores the social accent of five creatives.
Published on May 19, 2023
  • Documentary
  • United States
  • 2022
  • 16 min
REVIEW

Want This

5/5
A real-time drama that follows the life-altering day of a young woman.
Published on May 18, 2023
  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2020
  • 24 min
REVIEW

Normal People

3/5
A endearing tale that follows the courtship of a man and women with autism.
Published on May 17, 2023
  • Drama, Romance
  • United States
  • 2015
  • 14 min
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