Big Girls Don't Cry

TIFF Next Wave <3

Iman Vellani

If only Sid had Lorde to listen to at 14 it would’ve been crucial to the coming of age process:(

Gambinosburner

another victim of the gay bowl cut 😔

urplepanther

Settles into a space that feels so in step with Dìdi. Young teen protagonist growing up in the 2000s, only one parent is present in the day to day and they so distinctly cannot connect, constantly bickering with an older sister, falling in with a group that epitomizes the…

claira curtis

being a teenage girl is hard, having to grow up too fast at too young of an age. with their awkward haircuts, in between clothes that are too young and too old. this films captures all those uncomfortable moments especially in a household with limited income and strained…

wondermeg_

this movie is for the people who took the "am i gay quiz" and then lied while answering all the questions so you would get straight...  great directorial debut !

fulmore

can’t believe she also wrote Pure Heroine that summer

Bella

teenage girlhood can be so whimsical at times, but most of the time it’s ugly and insecure in a way you can’t articulate for many years to come. there is such a delicate female touch to this movie that i couldn’t look away from. really strong debut!

Aimee

if you dedicate your life to being cool it will earn you nothing but an emptiness nothing can ever fill. not that i know that from experience or anything though trust lowkey me as a kid talking to my online girlfriend on animal jam that i pulled by using the hot male wolf…

sage