About the film
Eighth Grade is a 2018 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Bo Burnham. It follows a teenager (Elsie Fisher) who struggles with anxiety but strives to gain social acceptance from her school peers during their final week of eighth grade, and copes by publishing apparently motivational vlogs despite spending much of her time obsessing over social media. Burnham began writing the screenplay in 2014, initially in an attempt to reflect on his own anxiety and onstage panic attacks he experienced during his stand-up comedy career. Deciding to convey his experience through the protagonist, he also wanted to explore how her generation copes with mental illness, grows up with social media, navigates sexuality and consent, relates to their parents, and develops self-awareness.
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How to watch it together from different places
Each of you opens Eighth Grade on your own account. Herae keeps the two players in sync, so a pause or a skip happens for both of you, and puts a video call in the corner of the film so you can see each other react.
How watching together long-distance works
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