Movies and TvShows featuring "camp-life" theme.

An ensemble coming-of-age story centered around a group of teenagers who navigate friendship, romance, and betrayal in their final year of sleep-away camp.

Farewell to Manzanar is a gripping drama that portrays the harrowing experience of Japanese-Americans who were forced to live in internment camps during World War II. The movie powerfully depicts the struggles, resilience, and spirit of the internees as they face racism, confinement, and loss of freedom. Based on a true story, Farewell to Manzanar sheds light on this dark chapter in American history and serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving civil liberties.

Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.