Video:Boyfriends

According to the writer Flannery O'Connor, "Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days."

Nonetheless, the information gained during our first decade of life does not necessarily equate to wisdom in our second decade, especially when it comes to relationships.

Though the topic of teen love is often either accompanied by eye rolling or tirades about sex education, Boyfriends offers an unvarnished and non-judgemental look at a year in the love lives of five teenage girls in Texas. A fascinating examination of adolescent expectations around life and love, the accompanying website (where you can watch the full film) also offers a wealth of resources for teens, parents and other adults to discuss relationship and identity issues presented within the film.

"Young people deserve to have strong, meaningful, loving experiences at appropriate times in their lives," says Dr. Susan Sugerman in her review of Boyfriends, "The generations raising them owe them the opportunity to learn how."