A Guide To Growing Up

Friday, April 28, 2017
1:30 PM
Uptown Cinema 1

ADULT: $12 | YOUTH: $11 | GROUP: $10

It's a hard knock life...for the characters in these films! Lucky for you, avoiding the hard knocks will be easy after you watch this powerful slate of stories showcasing the emotional roller coaster that is growing up. With this handy guide, you'll be able to finally answer the question of "what is the meaning of life?" (answer: pizza, of course).

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My Baby You'll Be
My Baby You'll Be

Charles Frank - 24
New York

An open letter to Mom.

A Guide To Growing Up

Damn Graduation
Damn Graduation

Emilie K. Beck - 24, Jon-André Hakvåg - 24
Norway

Join the biggest graduation party in the world with Norwegian high schooler, Amalie, and her party-van. They are supposed to have the time of their life this last month of school, but what happens when Amalie gets pregnant with her best friend's crush?

A Guide To Growing Up

Down
Down

Zachary Bailey - 23
Maryland

A nostalgic journey through original VHS footage of a child's waterpark.

A Guide To Growing Up

Tick
Tick

Elizabeth Archer - 20, Andy Fronczak - 21
California

A man wakes up on a beach to realize that time has passed him by.

A Guide To Growing Up

A Better Life
A Better Life

Omeed Farsoni - 17, Ariana Sarkhosh - 17
California

18 year-old Will is informed of an unsettling reality, leaving him recalling and recollecting past memories.

A Guide To Growing Up

The Boy In The Ocean
The Boy In The Ocean

Friedrich Tiedtke - 24
Denmark

Surrounded by water and trapped on a sailboat, 12-year-old Mathias grapples with his sexuality. Frustration mounts with his parents who treat him as a child, with a growing desire to return to land for new experiences.

A Guide To Growing Up

The Last Goodbye
The Last Goodbye

Jackson C. Davis - 21
Massachusetts

A two thousand plus-pound pumpkin, a real-life monster truck rally, and a lot of emotional baggage.

A Guide To Growing Up

I'm Afraid
I'm Afraid

Kate Reid - 18, Louise Filgiano - 18
Canada

An exploration of teenage fears and anxiety as shared by on Canadian Grade 12 Drama Class from Markham, Ontario.

A Guide To Growing Up

Break
Break

Alex Haney - 20, Ethan Seneker - 19, Maryelizabeth O'Donnell - 21, Siena Oberman - 20
California

Overwhelmed by calls from work, endless homework, and a nagging friend, a college student struggling with anxiety does everything to hold it together as her world falls apart.

A Guide To Growing Up