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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.
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.
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.
TRAILER List. In 1992 Chicago, as Michael Jordan solidifies himself as a champion, a story of two young legends in their own right begins. As wide-eyed and imaginative best friends Malik and Eric...
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Jan 31, 2024 · 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.
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...
Apr 18, 2024 · Malik (Blake Cameron James) turns out to be an especially dreamy child, a pint-size philosopher who lives with his loving mother (Jurnee Smollett), doting grandma (S. Epatha Merkerson) and...
Jan 31, 2024 · 'We Grown Now,' a new coming-of-age drama from Minhal Baig, has set release plans with Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films.
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.
