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There’s a sense of magic about Minhal Baig’s “We Grown Now,” a low-budget miracle of a movie that provides a sense of hope amidst a currently bleak cinematic landscape.

For decades, many have longed for a coming-of-age story that focuses on the love and experiences of Black boys, and Minhal Baig delivers this much-anticipated narrative in her film “We

"Don't be afraid to fly." Sony Pictures Classics has revealed the main official trailer for an acclaimed film titled We Grown Now, set in Chicago in the 1990s. This is the third feature film created and directed by filmmaker Minhal Baig, best known for her Sundance gem Hala from 2019. We Grown Now premiered at

NEW YORK (October 4, 2023) – Sony Pictures Classics has landed North American rights to Stage 6 Films, Participant and Symbolic Exchange’s WE GROWN NOW. The film stars Blake Cameron James, Gian Knight Ramirez, S. Epatha Merkerson, Avery Holliday and Ora Jones, with Lil Rel Howery and Jurnee Smollett.

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires TIFF Premiere 'We Grown Now'

Minhal Baig, the director, producer, and writer of "We Grown Now," won TIFFs Changemaker Award this year