Directed by:
Bo BurnhamScreenplay:
Bo BurnhamCinematography:
Andrew WehdeComposer:
Anna MeredithCast:
Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Missy Yager, Daniel Zolghadri, Imani Lewis, Jake Ryan, Frank Deal, Natalie Carter, Luke Prael, Fred Hechinger (more)Plots(1)
Eighth-grader Kayla Day always has her phone in hand, hoping to find connections online that might make up for those she’s unable to forge in everyday life. She makes YouTube videos aimed at other adolescents dealing with similar issues - feelings of isolation, anxiety, and invisibility - but after so easily summoning this wisdom and confidence when addressing her (barely existent) audience, Kayla finds it paralyzingly difficult to apply in real situations. In the final week of a thus-far-disastrous school year - and with high school looming on the horizon - Kayla struggles to bridge the gap between how she perceives herself and who she believes she should be. (Sundance Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Elsie Fisher
USA
Best movies:
Despicable Me (2010)
McFarland, USA (2015)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Josh Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Ice Age (2002)
Alive (1993)
Emily Robinson
USA
Best movies:
Private Life (2018)
Eighth Grade (2018)
Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
Missy Yager
Best movies:
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Claire Dolan (1998)
Daniel Zolghadri
Best movies:
Ready Player One (2018)
Eighth Grade (2018)
Alex Strangelove (2018)
Imani Lewis
Best movies:
The Get Down (2016) (series)
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
Eighth Grade (2018)
Jake Ryan
Best movies:
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Frank Deal
USA
Best movies:
Non-Stop (2014)
Eighth Grade (2018)
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Natalie Carter
Best movies:
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Ali (2001)
Another Earth (2011)
Luke Prael
Best movies:
Eighth Grade (2018)
Boarding School (2018)
Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)
Fred Hechinger
USA
Best movies:
Fear Street Part 2: 1978 (2021)
Eighth Grade (2018)
News of the World (2020)
Nora Mullins
Best movies:
Eighth Grade (2018)
Catherine Oliviere
Best movies:
Eighth Grade (2018)
Shacha Temirov
Best movies:
Eighth Grade (2018)
Gerald W. Jones
Best movies:
Eighth Grade (2018)
Marguerite Stimpson
USA
Best movies:
Eighth Grade (2018)
Blood Night (2009)