
August 31, 2022
EIGHTH GRADE (2018) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Bo Burnham and starring Elsie Fisher, EIGHTH GRADE was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “EIGHTH GRADE opens a shoebox of emotion – exposing the crippling discomfort that arrives at a time few...

October 8, 2020
AFI Movie Club: EIGHTH GRADE
EIGHTH GRADE is directed by Bo Burnham and stars Elsie Fisher in a startlingly honest performance as a shy middle school student gradually coming out of her shell. This nuanced coming-of-age film was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2018 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of…

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