Growing Pains is world premiering at The Boston International Film Festival on April 14, 2024 at 5 pm, with a Q+A following the screening. Growing Pains was selected from almost 6,000 submissions for a handful of feature film slots.
Our Community Premiere is on April 16, 2024 at 6 pm at the Somerville Theatre, with a Q+A moderated by Alecia Orsini Lebeda following the event.
Growing Pains was featured by Nielsen, Studio System Solutions, and RespectAbility for the Diversity Spotlight at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The film is listed amongst talented filmmakers like Ava DuVernay and Denis Villeneuve. Read the press release on Nielsen’s site.
Growing Pains was awarded The ReFrame Stamp by The Sundance Institute and Women In Film. The stamp is given to films that have demonstrated gender-balanced hiring, with women and underrepresented gender identities in at least four of the eight key roles– including writer, director, producer, lead, co-leads, and department heads.
Growing Pains made it to the Second Round Quarterfinalists of the Spring 2023 ScreenCraft Film Fund, supported by the Duplass Brothers. Growing Pains was selected from 1,100 submissions.
From the Heart Productions recognizes Growing Pains as one of their “Hot Films in the Making!”