18th Annual Indy Film Fest - Award Winners

Shorts: Growing Up

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6 films in package
Juliet
A teenage trans girl confronts prejudice and her own self-doubt to audition for the female lead in her school’s play.
Growing Pains
A young girl helps grow cannabis for her chronically ill father but school bullies want some too.
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Da Yie
A foreigner in Ghana gets an assignment from his gang to find kids for a risky job that will take place later that evening. While spending the day with two energetic children, Prince and Matilda, he starts to question his decision and how it will affect their lives.
Strike Team Justice
Jimmy spends almost every night in his Palace of Isolation, studying his favorite superheroes. But tonight is different. He may have just cracked the storyline for the next big budget blockbuster.
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The Legacy Sessions
A troubled high school student forms an unlikely friendship with a woman in a retirement community.
Recrue [Rebel]
Alex, a six-year-old boy from Quebec, is much too young to understand why thousands of refugees have been entering Canada illegally. Yet when his father takes him along to a vigilante patrol in the woods to hunt out trespassing migrants, something inside him tells him to rebel.
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If you are located outside of Indiana, you may view all but one film by instead purchasing a ticket for the Shorts: Growing Up (USA) program. If you have already purchased a ticket for this block and are unable to view due to your location, email us and we will exchange your ticket for the other program.


Our GROWING UP block is made up of stories about getting older, growing, and transforming. While many of these are about kids, this block is definitely not for kids!

Juliet tells the story of transgender teenager, Serena, who confronts teen bullying, prejudice and her own self-doubt when auditioning for the lead role of her high school's production of Romeo and Juliet.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Indiana
  • Director
    Irina Storozhenko
  • Screenwriter
    Wilandrea Blair
  • Producer
    Katherine D. May
  • Cast
    Reise Alexander, Marc Hills, Trew Mullen
  • Cinematographer
    Sarah Pierpont
  • Editor
    Anna Khusnutdinova
  • Production Design
    Danna McDonald
  • Sound Design
    Thomas Ouziel
  • Music
    Luke Mombrea
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