Eighth Grade

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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.

Writer/director Bo Burnham, making his feature film debut, delivers a keenly observed and achingly funny portrait of the insecurities and absurdities of being 13 in a world where one’s private experience is lived publicly online. While Eighth Grade depicts the seeming impossibility of making it through middle school alive, it also celebrates the debut of its star, Elsie Fisher, who anchors the film with a dynamic portrayal that feels both incredibly specific and heartbreakingly universal.


Newly added: Sat. 1/20, 11:30 p.m., Park Ave., PC (FREE SCREENING - eWaitlist 2 hours before start time)

Fri. 1/19, 6:00 p.m., PC Library, PC
Sat. 1/20, 8:30 a.m., Egyptian, PC
Sat. 1/20, 11:30 p.m., Park Ave., PC
Sun. 1/21, 9:30 p.m., Wagner, SLC
Wed. 1/24, 5:30 p.m., MARC, PC
Thu. 1/25, 6:00 p.m., Sundance Resort, Provo
Fri. 1/26, 3:30 p.m., Eccles, PC

YEAR 2017

SECTION U.S. Drama

COUNTRY U.S.A.

RUN TIME 94 min

COMPANY A24

WEBSITE a24films.com

EMAIL kate@a24films.com

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Artist Bio

Bo Burnham

Bo Burnham is a comedian from Boston, Massachusetts. He has created three hour-long live comedy specials—Words, Words, Words; what.; and Make Happy—and he has directed specials for Jerrod Carmichael and Chris Rock. Eighth Grade is his feature-film directorial debut.