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Apr 19, 2024 · Minhal Baig’s “We Grown Now” is a film masterfully tied to the emotive potential of place. A period piece centered in Cabrini-Green in the early '90s, the film is as Chicago born and bred as the characters it loves throughout its runtime.
Oct 11, 2023 · We Grown Now: Directed by Minhal Baig. With Tyla Abercrumbie, Echaka Agba, Madisyn Barnes, Matthew Campbell. Two young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing complex in 1992 Chicago.
We Grown Now is a 2023 American drama film written, directed and co-produced by Minhal Baig. It stars Blake Cameron James, Gian Knight Ramirez, S. Epatha Merkerson, Avery Holliday, Ora Jones, Lil Rel Howery and Jurnee Smollett. We Grown Now had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023.
In 1992 Chicago, as Michael Jordan solidifies himself as a champion, a story of two young legends in their own right begins.
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Written & Directed By: Minhal Baig Starring: Blake Cameron James, Gian Knight Ramirez, S. Epatha Merkerson, Avery Holliday and Ora Jones, with Lil Rel Howery and Jurnee Smollett In 1992...
Written and directed by Minhal Baig, We Grown Now is available to buy or rent on Digital. ...more. A place is the people.
Feb 5, 2024 · We Grown Now is a new coming-of-age story featuring Jurnee Smollett and Lil Rel Howery. Here’s everything we know about it.
Sep 11, 2023 · ‘We Grown Now’ Review: A Delicate Coming-of-Age Story Set in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Homes. In 'Hala' director Minhal Baig's latest feature, two best friends face growing pains in...
For Malik and Eric—two best friends who are more like brothers living in the Cabrini-Green housing projects of Chicago— childhood brims with unbound possibilities that extend beyond their housing complex. They see their environment through the lens of a youthful, optimistic imagination.
Apr 22, 2024 · While those houses have been destroyed, the families remain, and director Minhal Baig’s We Grown Now documents the history and rhythms of the people who called the high-rises home.
