A coming-of-age tale combining the gorgeous Australian surfing beaches with the raw energy, music and rebellion of teen culture. 17-year-old Jesse and his brothers live in the small town of Newcastle. Rising surf star Jesse (Aussie TV heart-throb Lachlan Buchanan) spends time chasing waves and girls and battling with his resentful older brother, Victor (Reshad Stik). His other brother Fergus (Twilight: Eclipse star Xavier Samuel), meantime, has a major crush on Jesse's pal Andy (Kirk Jenkins). Jesse's got the raw talent to surf his way into the international circuit, but can he overcome his equally natural tendency to sabotage himself? On a getaway weekend with Fergus and his mates, Jesse learns what is really important in life.

Reeling from a one-sided breakup, anguished Karen (Otmara Marrero) flees Los Angeles for her ex's idyllic lake house in the Pacific Northwest. There, she becomes entangled with a mysterious, alluring younger woman (Sydney Sweeney), whom she cannot seem to resist. Equal parts psychological thriller and sexual coming-of-age story, CLEMENTINE is a tense rumination on who to love and how to let go. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**.

In this unflinchingly honest and refreshingly unsentimental coming-of-age story, 14-year-old Lila spends a languid South Brooklyn summer playing third wheel to her promiscuous friend Chiara and Chiara's boyfriend Patrick. Eager for her own sexual awakening, Lila gamely decides to pursue the older, thuggish Sammy, rumored to sleep with anyone. But as Lila's overt advances unmask her inexperience and quiet desperation, she is quickly pushed into frightening and unwelcome new territory. Nominated for Best Cinematography and the John Cassavetes Award at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. Nominated for Best of Next! at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*Rarely has the zone between girlhood and womanhood been captured with such urgent honesty than in Eliza Hittman's superb teen drama.*" - Inkoo Kang, ***The Los Angeles Times***

Set on a small island off the south coast of England, WE ONCE WERE TIDE tells the story of Anthony and Kyle, and their last night together as Kyle moves away leaving Anthony to look after his terminally ill mother. This short film is concerned with exploring the intimate and often unspoken moment in which we give something special away.

On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. During the full-moon night of traditional dances in August, 16-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko will attempt to help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoko will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love.

Ulla is a sensitive and principled 10th-grader in a small East German town. When Winfried falls in love with her, he adopts her passion for protecting the environment. One day, they discover that an illegal trout farm and weekend home are being built in the middle of a conservation area. Ulla tries to stop the project and gets her classmates involved. Winfried is in a difficult position because it is his father, the powerful director of a company, who is responsible. As they meet resistance from officials, the others gradually give up the fight to save the local nature reserve; but not Ulla, who is left to deal with the consequences. BIOLOGY! was one of the very few East German films that dealt with protecting the environment. This topic was taboo in the GDR, where all data on environmental demage was classified information. Nevertheless, grassroot activists-often under the umbrella of the church-represented a small but vigorous environmental movement.

From talented gay director Quentin Lee, WHITE FROG is a universal story of the power of family, friendship and love. This deeply moving family drama tells the tale of Nick (Twilight's Booboo Stewart), a young teen with Asperger's syndrome. When his big brother Chaz (Glee's Harry Shum Jr.) passes away in a tragic accident, Chaz's friends comfort young Nick as he gradually discovers the truth - Chaz was gay, but afraid to come out to their very traditional Chinese American parents (BD Wong and Joan Chen). The film's terrific all star cast also includes Gregg Sulkin (TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place," "Melissa & Joey"), Kelly Hu (X2, TV's "The Vampire Diaries") and Tyler Posey (TV's "Teen Wolf"). Official selection at Outfest Film Festival.

In this coming of age drama, Chimo, a promising college student with a writing scholarship, neglects his studies in favor of killing time with his friend Mouloud on the streets of Marseilles. He soon finds himself infatuated with Lila, a precocious and sexually experienced 16-year-old who moves into the neighborhood. Their spending time together inspires concern from Lila's aunt and jealousy from Mouloud. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Winner of Best Actor (Moa Khouas) and Best Screenplay and Nominated for Best Feature at the **Gijón International Film Festival**. *"Induces a rare kind of cinematic immersion and nervous intimacy, thanks to its deft treatment of sexual confusion and awakening." - Doris Toumarkine, **Film Journal International*** *"...Succeeds in conveying the real- life risks that disgruntled teens will take to prove they're more powerful, more sexy and more in control than they really are." - Jonathan Curiel, **San Francisco Chronicle***

Witness the coming-of-age transformation of Nora, a 14-year-old from Berlin, over the course of one blisteringly hot summer. A shy girl with a troubled mother and loving but boy-crazy older sister, Nora must contend with the many tribulations of early teenage years largely by herself. Shot with a deep understanding of teenage-girl desires, COCOON is a sun-soaked tale of one girl's self-discovery on the cusp of young adulthood. Described as "*seductive and well-acted*" **The Guardian**

A self-styled teenage Romeo from Manhattan's Lower East Side is bent on seducing a girl who appears to be well beyond his reach. However, his reputation for seduction, along with the fact that he lives with his grandmother and bothersome brother in a tiny tenement, complicate his plans. Official Selection at **Cannes Film Festival**, nominated for Best Feature & Best Director at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards** "*A gritty but sweet look at young love and family dynamics.*" - ***The San Francisco Chronicle*** "*It is warm, generous, courtly, compassionate and humanistic in the best sense.*" - ***The New York Observer***

This controversial, highly erotic and award-winning film explores the passionate relationship between two women over many years. Warning: This film contains graphic sexual content and may be upsetting and/or offensive to some viewers.

A new 2K restoration of the second feature from the director of Local Hero, Bill Forsyth. Sixteen year old Gregory is an awkward, gangly Scottish lad who is in the midst of the throngs of puberty. The object of his affection is Dorothy, despite or in part because she is a talented striker who took his place on the school's boys' football team, he now demoted to distracted goalkeeper. Gregory tries to insinuate himself as much as possible in her life through her interests, such as learning the Italian language, without ever directly coming out and telling her that he likes her. Gregory's male friends are of no help in advising him on how to get into a relationship with Dorothy. The only person with whom he confides that provides any constructive advice is his ten-year old sister, Madeline. When Gregory finally gets the nerve to ask Dorothy out on a date, the outcome of the question is not quite what he expects. He learns that Dorothy talks to her girlfriends about such issues as much as Gregory does with his friends, each side strategizing to their own desired end.