The Kids Grow Up (2010)

In his 51 BIRCH STREET one of the most highly praised personal documentaries of recent years Doug Block took a hard look at his parents marriage and his own relationship with his father With his latest film Block turns in the other direction offering an exceptionally moving film about his relationship with his only child Lucy THE KIDS GROW UP is a chronicle of Lucys emotionallyfraught last year at home before leaving for college Moving fluidly between past present and the fastapproaching future Block uses a lifetime of footage to craft not only a loving portrait of a girl transitioning into womanhood but also an incredibly candid look at modernday parenting marriage and what it means to let go