The Calgary Underground Film Festival
Advance Screening of ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
The Calgary Underground Film Festival has partnered with Fox Searchlight to give our audience a chance to see ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL on June 3rd for free before its Calgary release on June 26th. If you want to join us, sign up for our newsletter to receive information on claiming tickets.
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL is the uniquely funny, moving story of Greg (Thomas Mann), a high school senior who is trying to blend in anonymously, avoiding deeper relationships as a survival strategy for navigating the social minefield that is teenage life. He even describes his constant companion Earl (RJ Cyler), with whom he makes short film parodies of classic movies, as more of a 'co-worker’ than a best friend. But when Greg’s mom (Connie Britton) insists he spend time with Rachel (Olivia Cooke) – a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with cancer - he slowly discovers how worthwhile the true bonds of friendship can be.