
Growing Up
★ 6.7 · 2022 · Documentary · Reality
An innovative hybrid docu-series that explores the challenges, joys and complexities of adolescence through ten compelling coming-of-age stories. Growing Up draws on storytelling, experimentation and documentary to let 18- to 21-year-olds tell their stories.
Episodes
1. Vanessa23m · Vanessa finds community amongst other confident Black women, and is inspired to study psychology.
2. Clare & Isabel23m · Clare and Isabel's story is about their friendship and passion for giving back to their community.
3. Amiri24m · Amiri's episode follows a Black man's journey to finding the courage to be loved for who he is.
4. Emily26m · Emily's story looks at her experience building a platform for creatives in the disability community.
5. Sage23m · Sage is a 20-year-old Afro-Latina artist and organizer finding her identity as a trans woman.
6. David23m · David is a young man from California who stepped out of his comfort zone by discovering poetry.
7. Sofia23m · Sofia's story outlines her barrier breaking journey in STEM as a Black woman coder.
8. Alex22m · Alex's story dives into her experience dealing with depression in her middle and high school years.
9. Athena22m · Athena's episode is about a young South Asian woman's journey with her body image.
10. Gavin28m · Gavin overcomes the hardships of homelessness to earn a full scholarship to study nursing.









