It was awkward. Her knee cracked. He fumbled with his shirt buttons. She started laughing, and he joined in—not a nervous laugh, but a real one. They paused. She cupped his face.

The next day, they sat in a dingy café. Liesl had written three things on a napkin:

Here are three takeaways from the video’s approach to reconciling these two forces:

The film systematically covers a wide range of topics essential to adolescent development: