A contemporary shorts programme exploring the highs and lows of friendship, self-discovery, and navigating life’s transitions that will resonate with young adults. These films blend humour, honesty, and real-world challenges, offering a relatable take on what it means to grow up – and mess up. From friendships to fatherhood, each of the four coming-of-age films explores what it’s like to be twenty-something and figuring things out.
The package has been curated by our experienced film programmers, is free to book, and includes BBFC age certification and a bespoke marketing pack with stills, a trailer, and filmmaker bios.
Made available in partnership with BFI NETWORK, Film Hub South East and Young Film Network South East.
Target audiences: Young audiences (15 to 30 years old), Black and Global Majority audiences, D/deaf audiences, young filmmakers, fans of British cinema
Back Woods
Writer/Director/Producer: Aminah Alhamdu | 2026 | 6 min | London
Two young women, formerly friends, rekindle their friendship after missing the last bus home on a night out.
Green Grass
Writer/Director: Aram Atkinson | Producer: Makenna Guyler | 2026 | 16 min | Chichester and Portsmouth
Declan, a disinterested University student, must confront the community he has spent a lifetime denying when he is partnered with the new deaf girl for their class project, Claire, in this coming-of-age drama.
Daddy Daze
Writer/Director: Phil Ossai | Producer: David Ajayi | 2025 | 12 min | South East London
A stay-at-home dad, Darrel, spends an eventful day juggling his infant son, Teli, and his stern, old-school father, Onwu, as he tries to resolve a family issue. They clash over their opposing approaches to fatherhood.
Essex Girls
Director: Yero Timi-Biu | Writer: Busayo Ige | Producers: Angela Moneke & Simon Hatton | 2023 | 16 min | Essex and London
A teenage girl navigates friendship groups, social awkwardness and boys in this sharp coming-of-age drama.
Marketing
A marketing pack is available for the package with pre-made assets, film stills, copy for social media, newsletters, and webpages, as well as filmmaker bios, headshots and contact details to plan any speaker Q&As.