Farihah Zaman: SXSW 2011 Dispatch Two: Coming of Age to a Theater Near You

A good character arc with a life-changing event and a hint of nostalgia can be a powerful thing, regardless of how mediocre the film that enables it may be. Coming-of-age films generally blossom from the crossroads of youth and adulthood, so the SXSW Film Festival, with its tradition of supporting Mumblecore and other young American (filmmaking) bodies, has always had plenty such films on offer. However, as more "adults" delay growing up and ...

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