S01E01 Vanessa
Vanessa finds community amongst other confident Black women, and is inspired to study psychology.
Growing Up
It takes courage to be yourself.
S01E07: Sofia
Sofia's story outlines her barrier breaking journey in STEM as a Black woman coder.
Overview
An innovative hybrid docu-series that explores the challenges, joys and complexities of adolescence through ten compelling coming-of-age stories. Growing Up draws on storytelling, experimentation and documentary to let 18- to 21-year-olds tell their stories.
Episodes
S01E02 Clare & Isabel
Clare and Isabel's story is about their friendship and passion for giving back to their community.
S01E03 Amiri
Amiri's episode follows a Black man's journey to finding the courage to be loved for who he is.
S01E04 Emily
Emily's story looks at her experience building a platform for creatives in the disability community.
S01E05 Sage
Sage is a 20-year-old Afro-Latina artist and organizer finding her identity as a trans woman.
S01E06 David
David is a young man from California who stepped out of his comfort zone by discovering poetry.
S01E07 Sofia
Sofia's story outlines her barrier breaking journey in STEM as a Black woman coder.
S01E08 Alex
Alex's story dives into her experience dealing with depression in her middle and high school years.
S01E09 Athena
Athena's episode is about a young South Asian woman's journey with her body image.
S01E10 Gavin
Gavin overcomes the hardships of homelessness to earn a full scholarship to study nursing.
