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Coming of Age Shorts

  • 63 mins

On the road to becoming themselves, young people both reject and are shaped by their origins.

Q&A with filmmakers Sarah Bloom and Philip Thompson following the screening.

In this program


Solo La Luna Comprendera (The Moon Will Contain Us)

Directed by Kim Torres

In Manzanillo, Costa Rica, the moonlight slowly creeps in and stories of the town intertwine.

Living Reality

Directed by Philip Thompson

A tonal shift occurs inside a sitcom, and Theo breaks out into a gloomier reality.

It Will Happen to Us Again

Directed by Sarah Bloom

Fernanda returns home for Christmas. Reuniting with her friends, some dynamics are exactly the same while others have…

A Summer’s End Poem

Directed by Lam Can-zhao

A boy in the Chinese countryside travels to the city to get the haircut he’s been dreaming about.

Dates & Times

The Capitol Theater

March 15, 2025
2:00 pm