The time-lapse narrative feature was shot during the course of 12 years with the same actors: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater and Ethan Hawke. Boyhood premiered at Sundance and went on to win a Silver Bear for Best Director at Berlin and a Special Award at SXSW. Writer-helmer Richard Linklater conceived the pic in 2001 and began filming a year later. The finished product finally is reaching theaters July 11 via IFC Films.