Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, 2015, USA
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl examines the relationship between two high schoolers: Greg Gaines, an awkward aspiring filmmaker, and Rachel Kushner, a quirky leukemia patient. Inspired by Rachel’s situation, Greg and his friend Earl attempt to make their magnum opus, dedicated to her, and in the process learn more about life than filmmaking. A master class in film form, director Gomez-Rejon pays homage to 100 years of cinema craft with this exquisitely designed indie classic. 105 minutes.
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