Category: Coming-Of-Age
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Tim Burton’s ‘Wednesday’ Explores Divisive Politics Through Its Macabre Mystery
Through its morbidly humorous storytelling, Wednesday tells a tale of a world divided that explores the manifestation of generational trauma in its protagonist Wednesday Addams.
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Inside the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules’
The sequel to the 2010 live-action movie focuses on sibling rivalry.
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Finding Happily Ever After in Disney’s ‘Disenchanted’
A surprise sequel takes place ten years after the original movie based on the title of the same name, but with a twist to the fairy tale.
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Six Drama Films that Explore the Transgender Experience in Children
This Transgender Day of Remembrance, let us take a look at six films about transgender children grappling with their identity in a heteronormative world that despises their kind and tries its best to invalidate their feelings.
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A Conversation With the Filmmakers of ‘When Men Were Men’
Hours before their line-up of screenings for Trans Awareness Week began, the filmmakers of ‘When Men Were Men’ chatted with me about the film’s personal exploration of masculinity.
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Inuit Girls Hunt Alien Monsters in ‘Slash/Back’
Inuit girls use their Inuit tradition to hunt down alien monsters, enough said.
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It’s ‘Christmas In the Heartland’ for Two Girls
This Christmas movie gives viewers a friendship that unexpectedly forms from a plane trip.
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The True Confessions of an Invisible Girl
The clever but socially-awkward Tetê joins a new school, and she’ll do anything to fit in.
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Diversity Programming At The Austin Film Festival
Coverage from the Austin Film Festival, highlighting some panels and films that emphasized the importance of diverse and inclusive storytelling.
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Making Magic in the Descendants Series
Did you know that Disney heroes and villains have kids? Check out the Descendants series.