Films that examine the experiences and influences that shape a life. Youthful explorations of identity, the nascent sexuality of young adults, stresses and successes in early careers, the first flexing of newfound liberation; the nations and situations these films survey may be diverse, but all depict potent elements of emerging identity.
Festival Programme
Films — by Strand
Becoming
![Gagarine](/assets/resized/sm/upload/0x/2q/66/ko/Gagarine_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=08fb85b2e1)
Gagarine
A soon-to-be-demolished social housing estate, named after Yuri Gagarin, in the Parisian banlieue provides the earthly anchor for weightless flights of fancy in this wondrous and moving debut feature.
![Murina](/assets/resized/sm/upload/dm/us/yw/jr/Murina_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=5980552cc8)
Murina
Railing against an oppressive, overbearing father, a teenage girl embraces independence and flirts with desire over the course of a formative weekend in this sunny, sinister Croatian drama.
![Tigers](/assets/resized/sm/upload/4t/gz/eh/dj/Tigers_ALT-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=98685c2177)
Tigers
Tigrar
Based on a true story, Tigers is a riveting look at the price of success in the cut-throat world of professional football.
![To Chiara](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ia/0c/is/fy/To%20Chiara_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=a3e2bf23f5)
To Chiara
A Chiara
Offering an intimate look into organised crime in the Calabria region of Italy, To Chiara forgoes the shock-value of violence and drug addiction to consider the heartbreaking impact on family and culture.