Semi Autobiographical Movies

From an early age, songs and fairytales convinced Zelma that Love would solve all her problems as long as she abided by societal expectations of how...

An old-fashioned young man meets a modern girl in a theatre class, and their connection slowly unravels, leading him through unrequited love, faith,...

A lonely magazine editor finds romance with his personal trainer until a confession changes everything. Based on the novel by Makoto Takayama.

An only child's meditative, impressionistic account of an American family's rise and fall over two decades.

On May 2, 1998, Hide, a leading Japanese rock musician who had been active as a guitarist for X JAPAN and as a solo artist (hide with Spread...

Glen doesn't dare tell his fiancée Barbara that he is a transvestite known as Glenda; in addition, Alan is undergoing medical treatment to...

Coming Through the Rye, set in 1969, is a touching coming of age story of sensitive, 16 year old Jamie Schwartz, who is not the most popular kid at...

A young child is obsessed with learning about and drawing fish. The child seems a little odd, but if you are understanding and supportive you will be...

An alienated, Americanized teenager of East Indian heritage is sent back to India where he discovers not only his roots but a lot about himself.

1982, a film inspired by true events at the onset of the crack epidemic in Philadelphia, tells the story of a father and his efforts to protect his...

Frank, a dedicated schoolteacher, embraces the sexual freedoms of the city’s underground scene—navigating a double life in public...

On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits...

A successful playwright reflects on his journey from his Armenian roots to adapting in France, forty years after his family's move to Marseilles. He...

A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.

Tasuku is a high school senior taking care of his single mother Misaki, who has ALS. Though they have a helper who visits during the day, Tasuku...

Australia, 1953. Thirteen-year-old Tom Allen attends a strict Catholic seminary for boys administered by De La Salle Brothers. The adolescent...

When her mother gets sick, 13-year-old Fen moves back to Taiwan, where she struggles to fit in amid the 2003 SARS epidemic.

A passionate youngster who dreams of making it in the music industry is on the verge of losing his love. What will happen to his career and romance?

An original semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama very loosely inspired by Max Hechtman's adolescence and college experience as a young filmmaker.

A young actor, trapped in an abusive film set, starts spiraling in an anxiety induced attack and reflection as he ponders on his work and role in...