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This critical and audience film festival favorite, combines humor and heart, as it explores the adventure of friendship and discovery of new worlds. Victor and Thomas have lived their entire young lives in the same tiny Idaho town, on the same Reservation, but they couldn't have less in common. When Victor is urgently called away, Thomas hatches a scheme to pay for the trip, in excange for a tagalong on the journey. Written by Sherman Alexie from...
3) Summering
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During their last days of summer and childhood -- the weekend before middle school begins -- four girls struggle with the harsh truths of growing up and embark on a mysterious adventure.
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Raised in Silicon Valley, Claudia becomes obsessed with emulating the success of her idol, Steve Jobs, but struggles to find her own identity upon entering Stanford. Overwhelmed and disillusioned, Claudia must learn to forge her own unique path, realizing that true fulfillment comes from embracing her authentic self rather than chasing someone else’s dream.
6) Rally Caps
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Based on actual events, RALLY CAPS follows Jordy, a young boy who is seriously injured during a Little League baseball tryout. At a summer camp, he bonds with a deaf boy, Lucas, who recently had Cochlear Implant surgery. Their friendship becomes the driving force as the pitcher/catcher duo leads their team in the camp championship game. This coming-of-age, family-friendly story stars Academy Award nominee Judd Hirsch, and Amy Smart.
8) Crshd
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On the last night of her college freshman year, Izzy tries to lose her virginity with the help of her two best friends--but their only hope is getting into an exclusive, invite-only "Crush Party." Social media plays mediator as the girls chase their crushes in real life and online.
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Based on the worldwide best-selling memoir starring Academy Award-winner Brie Larson and Academy Award-nominees Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts, THE GLASS CASTLE chronicles the adventures of an eccentric, resilient, tight-knit family. Influenced by the joyfully wild nature of her deeply dysfunctional father, a young woman (Larson), finds the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.
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After being brutally dumped, 17-year-old Sydnie discovers she's pregnant. Seeing this as an opportunity to get her ex back and give her life direction, she decides to keep the baby. She soon realizes this won't be the quick fix she had hoped for and finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle. From Tribeca Films.
11) Almost Adults
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A platonic love story between two best friends, Cassie and Mackenzie, in their final year of college as they transition into adulthood. Mackenzie, recently out, embraces her sexuality and tries to catch up on everything she has missed during her teenage years, while Cassie ends a long term relationship with her boyfriend and discovers her life isn’t going as planned. Both struggle to keep their friendship together as they begin growing apart.
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Shot in Mozambique, but set in an unnamed city, the film depicts the life of an orphan boy, Nelio, whose parents were killed by guerrillas. He escapes to the city and finds magic there and is soon rumoured to possess healing powers, in this violent, yet mythic coming -of-age story. Based on a novel by the popular Swedish writer Henning Mankell.
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Set in Brooklyn, this 1993 coming-of-age drama follows Chantel Mitchell (Ariyan A. Johnson), a smart and ambitious Black teenager determined to escape the generational poverty of her environment. Dreaming of becoming a doctor, Chantel navigates the challenges of high school, family responsibilities, and her romantic involvement with Tyrone (Kevin Thigpen).
14) Joyride
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Twelve-year-old Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find Joy, in the back seat with her baby. Two lovable rogues go across Ireland, gradually finding the friendship and love they never knew they needed in each other.
15) Head On
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Over a 24-hour period, 19-year-old Ari confronts his sexuality and his Greek background. Ari is obsessed with sex and has sexual encounters with multiple people, most of them gay, and attempts to fulfill the sister of one of his best friends. At the same time, he is facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual and drug taking activities.
16) Drugstore June
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After the pharmacy in her small town is robbed, a girl who still lives at home with her parents takes matters into her own hands to solve the crime, while at the same time trying to get over her ex-boyfriend and become more of an adult.
17) Sheikh Jackson
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A devout imam starts to question both his faith and his own values upon hearing the news of Michael Jackson’s death. Having discovered the King of Pop at a young age, Ahmad’s teenage years were heavily influenced by Jackson’s music and fashion - much to the chagrin of his conservative father. Now deeply religious, the sheikh discovers that he cannot easily escape the former, more carefree spirit of his youth.Nominated for a People's Choice Award...
18) Jazzy
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JAZZY is a portrait of Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux alongside her best friend Syriah and their peer group as relationships shift, change, and leave the dreamlike world of childhood behind.
19) Slam
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Raymond (Saul Williams) is a young Black performance poet living in Washington, D.C. who is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge. Danger lurks around every corner, but nothing can stop him from establishing his identity, strength, and voice. In jail, Raymond meets a prison gang leader (Bonz Malone) and a writing teacher (Sonja Sohn) who inspires him to use the power of creative expression to fight for his freedom and avoid becoming...
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Kim and Amy have been best friends since high school but haven't seen each other since Amy moved to the West Coast for grad school. They are reunited on a trip to Jay, Kim's boyfriend's lake house, joined by Jay himself, his stepbrother Alex, and Kim's cousin, Lin. When Amy left for the West Coast, she was in love with Jay, even though she thought it'd never work out because she was fat. Now that things have changed, and they are all here, it's impossible...
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