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Pick of the Day: “Catherine Called Birdy”
“You have wings. You must learn how to harness them,” the 14-year-old protagonist of “Catherine Called Birdy” is advised midway through the Medieval coming-of-age pic....
Trailer Watch: Carlota Pereda Tells a Bloody Coming-of-Age Story in “Piggy”
Bullied mercilessly by her fatphobic peers and misunderstood at home, Sara can’t find refuge in anyone or anything other than her headphones, which help drown out the cruel voices that surround...
TIFF 2022 Women Directors: Meet Jub Clerc – “Sweet As”
Jub Clerc is a Nyul Nyul/Yawuru woman from the Kimberley in Western Austrlia. Clerc spent many years in theatre before moving into film and television, working on multiple award-winning productions....
Storm Reid Will Topline and Produce Coming-of-Age Pic “Becoming Noble”
Weeks after her “Euphoria” co-star Zendaya made history as the youngest woman to ever receive an Emmy nom for producing, Storm Reid has signed on to produce a project of her own,...
Trailer Watch: A Is Back in “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”
Goodbye Rosewood, hello Millwood. “Pretty Little Liars” is back with a new setting, cast, and mystery in HBO Max spinoff series “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.” Like its...
Pick of the Day: “Olga”
An Olympic hopeful finds herself torn between her own dreams and a sense of duty to her country, family, and friends in “Olga,” a drama steered by a revelatory performance from real-life...
Trailer Watch: A Trans Teen Falls in Love for the First Time in “Anything’s Possible”
“For the first time in my life, I’m actually excited about what’s to come — I truly feel anything is possible,” says Eva Reign in a new trailer for...
Megan Suri Will Topline LGBTQ+ Adaptation of Sara Jo Cluff’s “The Kiss List”
Best known for playing a frenemy to Devi Vishwakumar in Season 2 of “Never Have I Ever,” Megan Suri takes a leading role in “The Kiss List,” an LGBTQ+ adaptation of Sara Jo...
Trailer Watch: Rebel Wilson Goes Back to High School in “Senior Year”
Rebel Wilson is determined to relive her glory days in “Senior Year,” a Netflix comedy that sees the “Pitch Perfect” alumna returning to high school. “When I was in high...
Trailer Watch: “The Wilds” Season 2 Introduces Us to More Castaways
We’re about to learn a whole lot more about the Twilight of Adam. “The Wilds” is back, and a new trailer for the Prime Video drama’s second season kicks off where that...
Trailer Watch: Sofia Alvarez’s “Along the Ride” Follows a Teen’s Quest to Find Herself the Summer Before College
“Life is long,” a teenage girl is told in a new trailer for “Along the Ride. “It’d be boring if we had to stay the same versions of ourselves the whole time.”...
SXSW 2022 Women Directors: Meet Nyla Innuksuk – “Slash/Back”
Nyla Innuksuk is the founder of Mixtape VR, which produces film, virtual, and augmented reality content. A writer for Marvel Comics, Innuksuk co-created the character of Snowguard, a teenage...
Cannes Winner “Murina” Lands at Kino Lorber
“Murina” is headed stateside. A press release announced that Kino Lorber snagged North American rights to Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic’s coming-of-age story set on a Croatian island. The...
Emily Ting Talks Imposter Syndrome, Quieting That Negative Inner Voice, and “Tall Girl 2”
Emily Ting is an award-winning writer, director, and producer. Her first feature, “Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong,” starring real life couple Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg, premiered at...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Tania Anderson– “The Mission”
Tania Anderson is a British, American, and Swiss filmmaker based in Helsinki, Finland. She has worked as a writer and journalist, most recently as a writer for National Geographic, where she...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Alli Haapasalo – “Girl Picture”
Alli Haapasalo is a Finnish director and writer with passion for telling strong female-driven stories. Haapasalo’s feature debut, 2016’s “Love and Fury,” followed a writer finding...
“Sweet Valley High” Series from Ashley Wigfield in Development at The CW
Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are returning to the small screen. “Gossip Girl” creators Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz are bringing another YA adaptation to The CW: a teen drama...
“The Sex Lives of College Girls” Renewed for a Second Season by HBO Max
Giddy up: “The Sex Lives of College Girls” is coming back for a second season. A press release announced that the coming-of-age comedy has been renewed by HBO Max. From creators Mindy...
Pick of the Day: “Cusp”
Ahead of “Cusp’s” world premiere at Sundance, directors Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt told us that they hope audiences will “think about what it actually looks like to...
Trailer Watch: Debbie Lum Follows Ivy League Hopefuls at an Elite High School in “Try Harder!”
Debbie Lum takes audiences inside the #1 ranked public high school in San Francisco in “Try Harder!” “The kids who come here, they are competing in a world that is very high...
Sandrine Kiberlain’s “A Radiant Girl” Lands U.S. Distribution
“A Radiant Girl” is heading stateside. Film Movement acquired North American rights to Sandrine Kiberlain’s Cannes drama about a Jewish teenager living in Paris under German...
Trailer Watch: Teenage Girls Are On the “Cusp” in Sundance Doc
“I don’t know how to describe me. I’m not an adult, but I’m not a kid anymore,” says one of the teens at the center of “Cusp.” From Parker Hill and Isabel...
Trailer Watch: Jemima Kirke Is Anti-“Sex Education” in the Netflix Comedy’s Third Season
Moordale is welcoming a new headteacher. A trailer has dropped for “Sex Education’s” third season and sees “Girls” alumna Jemima Kirke vowing to transform the reputation...
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic’s Cannes Winner “Murina” Lands U.K.-Ireland Distribution
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic’s feature directorial debut has secured distribution. Modern Films acquired U.K.-Ireland rights to “Murina,” this year’s winner of Cannes’ Camera...
Cannes 2021 Women Directors: Meet Luàna Bajrami – “The Hill Where Lionesses Roar”
Self taught, Luàna Bajrami acquired experience through her collaborations with different filmmakers while practicing writing, editing, and directing through numerous amateur short film projects....
Trailer Watch: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Is a Changed Woman in “Never Have I Ever” Season 2
“My mom doesn’t tell me how to live my life. Megan Thee Stallion does,” says Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in a new trailer for “Never Have I Ever.” The second season of Mindy...
Pick of the Day: “Us Kids”
Described by director Kim S. Snyder as “a coming-of-age story about a bunch of regular teenage kids who live their lives against the backdrop of this horrendous national issue of gun violence,”...
Trailer Watch: High School Seniors Risk It All for a Chance to Win $50,000 in “Panic”
A teenage girl risks her life for a shot at a better future in “Panic,” an upcoming Amazon Prime YA drama. Based on Lauren Oliver’s novel of the same name, the series is set in a...
Trailer Watch: A Straight-Laced Highschooler Needs a “Plan B” in Natalie Morales’ Comedy
“Girls are horsefucking and I haven’t even had my first kiss,” says Kuhoo Verma in a new trailer for Natalie Morales’ “Plan B.” The raunchy teen comedy sees the...
Parker Hill & Isabel Bethencourt’s Coming-of-Age Doc “Cusp” Lands at Showtime Documentary Films
Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt’s intimate portrait of three teenage girls living in rural Texas has found a home. Showtime Documentary Films acquired worldwide rights to “Cusp,”...
SXSW 2021 Women Directors: Meet Megan Park – “The Fallout”
Megan Park is an actress, writer, and director. She starred in seven seasons on “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” She is the recipient of the Toronto International Film Festival’s...
Kateryna Gornostai’s Berlinale Coming-of-Age Pic “Stop-Zemlia” Lands at Altered Innocence
Kateryna Gornostai’s feature debut has secured U.S. distribution following its world premiere at the Berlinale. Altered Innocence snagged rights to “Stop-Zemlia,” a Ukrainian coming-of-age...
SXSW 2021 Women Directors: Mei Makino – “Inbetween Girl”
For three years, Mei Makino taught filmmaking to youth in the Austin area, inspiring her to tell honest stories about kids and teens. She’s written and directed short films that have played at The...
Pick of the Day: “Genera+ion”
Created by 19-year-old Zelda Barnz and her father, Daniel Barnz, “Genera+ion” invites us to tag along with an eclectic group of teenagers in the hallways of their high school and at home...
Sundance 2021 Women Directors: Meet Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt – “Cusp”
Parker Hill’s thesis film, “One Good Pitch,” premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. Her short films “Homing In” and “Sanderson to Brackettville” have...
Jessie Barr’s Coming-of-Age Pic “Sophie Jones” Lands at Oscilloscope Laboratories
Jessie Barr’s feature directorial debut has secured distribution. Oscilloscope Laboratories snagged North American rights to “Sophie Jones” and plans to release the coming-of-age...
Trailer Watch: A Teen Grieves the Loss of Her BFF & Lives Out Their Shared Dreams in “The Never List”
An overachieving highschooler struggling to come to terms with her best friend’s death finds a creative way to honor her in “The Never List.” When they were kids, Eva (Fivel...
Trailer Watch: “Us Kids” Fight to End Gun Violence
Kim A. Snyder is back with another documentary about gun violence. She’s following up 2016’s “Newtown,” a portrait of Newtown, Connecticut, one year after the shooting at...
Trailer Watch: “Teenage Bounty Hunters” Tackle Bail Skippers and Homework
Sterling (Maddie Phillips) and Blair Wesley (Anjelica Bette Fellini) are determined to become the best bounty hunters in Atlanta, but they’re totally swamped. When they’re not bringing in...
Pick of the Day: “Never Have I Ever”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. Funny, heartfelt, and savvy,...
Trailer Watch: High School Seniors Look Onward and Outward in “Pahokee”
A portrait of life in an impoverished, rural village in Florida, Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan’s “Pahokee” turns the camera on four high school seniors taking major steps toward...
Trailer Watch: Alice Wu’s “The Half of It” Is a Different Kind of Teen Rom-Com
Sparks fly between a jock and a shy nerd in a new trailer for “The Half of It.” We’ve seen this story hundreds of times, but never quite like this. Paul Munsky (Daniel Diemer,...
Trailer Watch: “Selah and The Spades” Sees Teens Making Their Own Rules at a Boarding School
The Queen Bee of an elite Pennsylvania boarding school is seeking a protégée in a new trailer for Tayarisha Poe’s “Selah and The Spades.” Now in her senior year, Selah Summers (Lovie...
Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” Wins Berlinale’s Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” had a great weekend at home and abroad. Eliza Hittman’s third feature made its NY premiere at the Athena Film Festival and took home the Silver Bear...
Exclusive: A Teen Takes a Pregnancy Test in a Clip of Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
A teen discovers the result of her pregnancy test in our exclusive clip of Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.” “If it’s positive is there any way it can be...
Annie Silverstein’s “Bull” Wins Top Honor at Deauville Film Festival
Annie Silverstein’s feature debut made a major impression at the 45th Deauville Film Festival. The coming-of-age rodeo drama took home three honors at the French fest: the Grand Prize, the...
Trailer Watch: A “Tall Girl” Learns to Stand Tall and Proud
Jodi (Ava Michelle) is 16 years old and six-foot-one-and-a-half. And that about sums up her identity, as far as most of her peers are concerned. A trailer has dropped for “Tall Girl,” a...
“Moana’s” Auli’i Cravalho Takes the Lead in “Sorta Like a Rock Star”
Auli’i Cravalho has landed her first leading role in a live-action film. Best known for voicing the titular character in Disney smash “Moana,” Cravalho has signed on to topline...
Trailer Watch: McKenna Is Forced to Play Another Game in “Light as a Feather” Season 2
“I already have a past — I’m more concerned about what comes next,” says McKenna (Liana Liberato, “To the Bone”) in a new trailer for “Light as a...
Trailer Watch: Zendaya Is a Recovering Addict in HBO’s “Euphoria”
“If I could be a different person, I would,” says Zendaya in a new trailer for “Euphoria.” The upcoming HBO series sees the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” actress...
Trailer Watch: A Teen Finds a Job and a New Way of Looking at the World in “Ladies in Black”
A holiday gig makes a lasting impact in “Ladies in Black.” A trailer for adaptation of Madeleine St John’s bestselling novel of the same name has dropped, and it sees a 16-year-old...