Movies: Girlhood

This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. The school had old railroad cars for classrooms and was run by an extraordinary man – i...

Amanda's stoner slumber party is put to a halt when one of her guests is nowhere to be found....

For 13-year-old Kaitlyn, her world threatens to collapse when she learns that her parents want to get a divorce, especially because it threatens the loss of the house they shared in Portland, which had always been Kaitlyn's home. The teenage girl has...

Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert! Equipped only with their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, ...

Four sisters work together to raise rent money after learning they have to move to another neighborhood in this coming-of-age drama based on the series....

Inspired by true experiences of grief, girlhood, and growing up, Jessie Barr’s SOPHIE JONES provides a stirring portrait of a sixteen-year-old. Stunned by the untimely death of her mother and struggling with the myriad challenges of teendom, Sophie (...

After years of traveling, Anyas parents have decided to return from Australia to their native France, and she has to attend a public school for the first time in her life. But normal everyday school life quickly causes problems for the girl. On the f...

When her barrettes mess up her pirouettes, an excitable, hyper-focused Black girl must power through the distractions -- and her mother's expectations -- to fly like the ballerinas do....

RAPE PLAY is an experimental documentary that explores fanfiction writing amongst teenage girls online and the learned narrativization of sexual experiences. Through interviews, lyrical essays, and fantastical reenactment, it touches on internet hist...

Teenage best girlfriends decide to go on a dangerous joy ride with two older men and their lives are changed forever....

June 2010. 11 years old Julia and Raphaëlle are the best at killing time together. Between walking their blind neighbor’s dogs and finishing their music video before Raph returns to Romania, they unconsciously grow apart. This nostalgic semi-autobiog...

Aïcha, a 7-year-old black girl receives a drawing mocking her hair. With the help of her big sister, they will spend the evening trying to make her beautiful like her classmates. How far is she willing to go to be seen and accepted?...

A portrayal of girlhood through the eyes of an average teenage girl....

On a hot summer day in the countryside, Ines, a young teenager, gets involved in a friendly ball game between boys her age, and among them Malik, the one she has a crush on....

The 12-year old Dolores, a feisty preteen desperate to be seen as a grown-up in 1976 suburbia is on her humiliating, hilarious journey from girlhood to growing up. She fantasizes about sex, womanhood, work... and Freddie Prinze. The girl thinks she's...

First Bi-lingual movie made in Odia & Bengali. Bengali version name was "Pana Raksha". Produced with a budget of Rs. 64,000, the Odia movie was a hit however the Bengali version was unsuccessful....

Nina and her two friends share trepidations and desires, amid adolescent games and self-discovery. As the girls engage in ever new challenges, Nina immerses herself in her own hesitations....

In an alternate timeline where women are educated and obligated to bear children, one student struggles to change her fate....

Following the arrival of an unwanted guest, the tightly-knit bond between two sisters is put to the test when their idyllic playdate takes a dark turn. Supported by The Future of Film is Female, ALBION ROSE is a late bloomer's coming-of-age drama wit...

When Nova reminisces on her childlike spirit through the reminder of Charlie, a childhood friend, she faces the uncomfortable truth that change is inevitable and promises are broken regardless of how outside influences crave to keep things as they we...