Am I Still Young? Can I Dream for a Few Months More?

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Teenage dreams and hard truths show what it is to be young in an ever-shifting world.

  • Total running time 125min

Being young has never been simple, but in this ever-shifting world it’s a delicate balancing act between hope and uncertainty, where the future feels both limitless and alarmingly fragile. Caught between teenage dreams and harsh truths, family bonds and wild rebellion, these films draw from stories across the globe to explore what it truly means to come of age in the here and now.

Contains homophobic attitudes and language, scenes of drug use, and contains flashing images.

Because of (U)

France 2025. Director Tohé Commaret. 13min

Larval

UK 2025. Director Alice Bloomfield. 12min

The Thread

UK 2025. Director Fenn O’Meally. 15min

Car

UK 2024. Director Mengfei Li. 17min

Buffalo 10

USA 2025. Director Trisha Pickelhaupt. 12min

You Are Not Part of the Cake

Taiwan-UK 2025. Director Ting-Jui Chen. 5min

Prom Not Prom

UK 2025. Directors Esther Springett, Chloe White, Jodie Taylor. 7min

Scraps

Sweden 2025. Director Emily Norling. 14min