The Brief: Eighth Grade is a 2018 film written and directed by Bo Burnham about Kayla, a 13-year old girl and her experiences in her last week of eighth grade.
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Eighth Grade is a 2018 film written and directed by Bo Burnham about Kayla, a 13-year old girl and her experiences in her last week of eighth grade. Kayla, played by Elsie Fisher, is an active social media user and vlogger, pegged by her classmates as shy, navigating the trials and tribulations of early adolescence.
I wrote and directed a movie. It will be in theaters in July. I am very excited. Here’s the trailer. https://t.co/GJR2hlnveV
— Bo Burnham (@boburnham) March 14, 2018
The film has been praised for being an honest depiction of the struggles of middle school, fitting in and puberty in a digital age.
