Coming of age in 1970s Western Australia is poignantly evoked in Simon Baker’s visually poetic adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel about a young man’s obsession with surfing and the allure of living dangerously.
Films — by Genre
- Action
- Activism
- Americana
- Animation
- Based on Books
- Cannes
- Comedy
- Coming of Age
- Dance
- Documentary
- Environment
- Fashion
- Feminism
- Films about Films
- For All Ages
- Human Rights
- Indigenous
- LGBTQIA+
- Love Stories
- Media
- Music
- Māori/Pacific
- Noir
- Politics
- Religion
- Social History
- Sports and Gaming
- Stylistic
- Technology
- Travel
- WTF?
- War Zones
- Wellbeing
Coming of Age
Girl
Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont won the award for best first feature at Cannes with this empathetic, emotionally rich portrait of a 15-year-old trans girl who aspires to become a ballerina.
I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story
Bursting with colour, music and boyband adoration, Jessica Leski’s documentary is a celebration of women coming of age and navigating adulthood through the music and romantic appeal of their beloved boybands.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Chloë Grace Moretz delivers a heartbreaking and nuanced performance as a queer teen shipped off to a gay conversion camp in Desiree Akhavan’s touching drama, this year’s Sundance Grand Jury winner.