Growth

2008, 10 minutes

Coming of age drama with surreal elements

This film charts the inner growth of a twelve year old boy, Greg,towards the development of intuition/knowledge and the ability to make independent choices based upon both this, and a sense of what is right, and right for him personally.During the film he takes a surreal journey through his inner subconscious landscape,meets his wise grandfather who gives him some vital advice about decision-making based on his instincts, and ends up making peace with his peers and his mother, and gaining the respect of his young girlfriend Becky.The journey contains resonant symbolism, with a nod to Lewis Carrol.