Movies and TvShows featuring "girlhood" theme.
Going to school at Tomoe Gakuen, Totto-chan faces challenges due to not fitting in her original elementary school. However, at Tomoe Gakuen, she meets unique students and learns new things, all while Japan descends into war.
Four women from varying walks of life meet as journalism majors and develop a lasting friendship that guides them through the journey of growing up.
Dare Me is a TV show set in a small town in the American Midwest, focusing on the intense and dark world of a high school cheerleading squad. The story explores themes of friendship, betrayal, loyalty, love, and competition, as well as the uncovering of hidden truths and shocking discoveries. With a backdrop of murder mystery and police investigation, the show captures the passion, ambition, and torment of girlhood in the modern era.
When Hilda's friend goes missing, she sets off on a journey to the mysterious Mountain King's lair. Along the way, she encounters magical creatures, faces dangerous challenges, and discovers the true power of friendship.
A Far Off Place is a thrilling adventure movie set in the African desert. After witnessing the murder of their parents, a young girl and a teenage boy must escape the killer and find their way to safety. Together, they face various obstacles such as hunger, thirst, and dangerous animals. With the help of newfound friends and their survival instincts, they navigate through treacherous landscapes and encounter thrilling adventures. The movie explores themes of friendship, courage, and the power of human resilience.
Swinging Safari takes place in 1970s Australia, where a group of families navigate through the challenges and absurdities of the era, including wife-swapping, open marriages, amateur filmmaking, and a blue whale that washes up on the local beach. The story is told through the eyes of a teenager who witnesses adults engaging in unconventional behavior while also experiencing his own coming-of-age journey.
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 dark thoughts and lost interest in life. The breeding pigeons given to her by her mother's police colleague don't make things any better. What should she do with the birds? Then her best friend Adam gives her an idea: they could steal the very valuable racing pigeon named Granger from the local breeder Jaan Vari, sell it and use the proceeds to pay off the mortgage on her family's home. The plan initially works, but then everything seems to go wrong and Kaitlyn loses her footing even more. But surprisingly, the old man who was robbed takes care of the girl and a bond develops between the two, which ultimately leads her to a new outlook on life.
Teen's Confessions is a coming-of-age movie that follows the journey of a group of teenagers as they navigate the ups and downs of adolescence. Filled with comedy, drama, and romance, the film explores the complexities of growing up and the confessions that come with it.
Flowers examines the lives of six women across three generations, from the Show period all the way through to the present day.
Old Enough tells the story of two young girls, Lonnie and Karen, who become friends despite their differences. Lonnie comes from a working-class family, while Karen is from a wealthier background. The film follows their friendship as they navigate the challenges of growing up, dealing with class differences, and discovering their identities.
Beans is a 12-year-old indigenous girl who navigates racism and her own journey of self-discovery amidst a land dispute between the Mohawk tribe and the Canadian government in 1990. This gripping story explores themes of identity, resilience, and the power of community.
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 (played with striking immediacy by the director’s cousin Jessica Barr) tries everything she can to feel something again, while holding herself together, in this sensitive, acutely realized, and utterly relatable coming-of-age story.
Two childhood best friends navigate the complexities of their evolving relationship as they transition from girls to young women.
Yvonne loses her mind and confuses her teenage granddaughter, Manon, with her deceased daughter. Manon plays the role of the mother she never knew, reviving her grandmother's years of feminist activism. In this troubled game, Manon will learn to become a woman.
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.
Amanda's stoner slumber party is put to a halt when one of her guests is nowhere to be found.
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 history, sexual assault discourse, and the magical cultural production happening in the bedrooms of teenage girls worldwide every day.
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.
The movie focuses on our common identities : “woman” and “black”, whilst highlighting the diversity of Afropean diasporas. This documentary explores the intersections of discrimination, art and blackness.