An Endless Sequence of Digital Filters
Bo Burnham, known for making people laugh as a YouTube personality and stand-up comedian, wrote and directed his first feature-length film last year. And, while funny, the film does more than make you laugh. Eighth Grade (2018) provides a brief glimpse into the angsty life of Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher), a thirteen-year-old girl with severe social anxiety.
A Natural, Inevitable Partnership
Their energies synched while working on the project, and, after seeing how natural collaboration came when it was just the two of them, they began co-directing. “We were good together,” Blue sums up.
The Melancholy of Artificial Love
Modern science fiction writers have filled innumerable books and films questioning whether or not artificial intelligence could ever become a reality. Speculative fiction on this topic often focuses heavily on the dangerous and terrifying, fitting more neatly under the genre of horror rather than drama—certainly more than romance.