- WE GROWN NOWLandmark Kendall Square Cinema, Cambridge, MA
# We Grown Now
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.
- Director
- Minhal Baig
- Writer
- Minhal Baig
- Stars
- Matthew Campbell
- Giovani Chambers
- David Folsom
Buy Advanced Tickets We Grown Now - I reserved seat C5
'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. We hear scraping. We hear sneakers squeaking. We hear, and soon see, two kids. They’re carrying a mattress. There’s an unhurried sense of curiosity being awoken by this image, by this action. And with time, Baig’s latest feature further establishes itself as a gorgeous gem of a film with a distinct and engrossing sense of place.' Manuel Betancourt
'It is Baig’s vision that makes We Grown Now sing in a way that is totally incomparable. Every shot, every musical choice, everything that makes a riveting movie is on display and at its very best here' Nadir Samara
'With Smollett, Howery and Merkerson infusing life and depth into the adult characters, and the young actors Blake Cameron James and Gian Knight Ramirez turning in natural and affecting work, “We Grown Now” will resonate with you for a very long time.' Richard Roeper
Buy Advanced Tickets We Grown Now - I reserved seat C5
