In 1992 Chicago, near the end of the Cabrini-Green housing projects, two boys navigate a world changing fast in Minhal Baig’s beguiling film, “We Grown Now,” writes Michael Phillips.
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As specific as WE GROWN NOW is in its location, it grapples with the relatable feeling of leaving the place where you grew up to find yourself somewhere else. What Minhal Baig captures emotionally is between nostalgia and hope. The two incredible young leads perfectly convey that

Loved Minhal Baig’s Chicago-set coming-of-age portrait WE GROWN NOW when I saw it at TIFF. It’s grown on me even more in the months since, and now it’s out in theaters. Go see it.

My review via Screen International

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A great visit from Minhal Baig! ✨

The writer-director's new film WE GROWN NOW is now playing in select theaters and nationwide on April 26 c/o Sony Pictures Classics.

A rare and genuine depiction of Black American life that leaves trope and stereotypes behind, leaving you with a must see and memorable slice of life.

From friendship to family, childhood to community, Minhal Baig and jurnee smollett thank you. 🥹🙏🏾✨

I absolutely loved this film! It’s so rare to see a coming of age story centering Black boys. Beautiful narrative of wonder and loss by Minhal Baig with so much reverence for the PEOPLE of Cabrini-Green and Chicago communities.

Film of the week: chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/we-…

We Grown Now is playing in NY, LA & Chi starting today:

NYC
Film Forum
AMC Lincoln Square 13
AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9

LA
AMC Century City 15
Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw

Chicago
Siskel Film Center
AMC River East 21
Showplace ICON Theatre
AMC New City 14

Four Favorites with Jurnee Smollett and Lil Rel Howery, who star in We Grown Now. We Grown Now was nominated for three 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature.

We're revisiting an interview with one of our favorite filmmakers Minhal Baig on the release of her sensational new film 'We Grown Now,' opening today in LA at the AMC Century City and the Cinemark Baldwin Hills and NY at the AMC Lincoln Sq and Harlem 9 moveablefest.com/minhal-baig-we…

A place is the people.
#WeGrownNow is now playing in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Find showtimes at Tickets.WeGrownNow.com

Chicago! Get your tickets: siskelfilmcenter.org/we-grown-now

We Grown Now comes out in theaters tomorrow. This film has taken me six years to make and it’s so incredibly rewarding to see it finally enter the world. My heart is so full.

It's heartbreaking to learn of Participant's shuttering. They believed in and fought for genuine artistry in a business so centered on market considerations. I'm incredibly grateful we had the opportunity to work together on We Grown Now.

'From its very first shot, Minhal Baig's masterful WE GROWN NOW grabs you. A still shot of an empty hallway (in, as we learn, the Cabrini-Green housing project in Chicago) beckons you to discover it, to let the many lives it houses drift through you.' - Manuel Betancourt, The A.V. Club

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My friend Tyson Wade Johnston wrote and directed a must-see sci-fi short film. Watch it now!

Sneak preview alert! Join us on Thursday, April 18 (6:45pm) Film Forum for our very special screening of WE GROWN NOW with writer/director Minhal Baig!

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Minhal Baig’s tender sophomore feature WE GROWN NOW, set in 1992 Cabrini-Green, opens Fri, 4/19.

Minhal Baig will join us for a preview screening and Q&A on Thu, 4/18 at 6:45, moderated by Caryn Coleman and co-presented by The Future of Film is Female.

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I’ve become what I feared: a mom who takes 264745 photos of her baby everyday