Interview (Video): Bo Burnham

A 50-minute conversation with the writer-director of the movie Eighth Grade.

Last spring, Bo Burnham was a featured guest of the DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts Visiting Artists Series. There was a screening of his debut writing-directing movie Eighth Grade followed by a Q&A with students. For those who may not be familiar with Burnham (from Wikipedia):

Bo Burnham is an American comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker and poet. He began his performance career as a YouTuber in March 2006, and his videos have been viewed over 234 million times as of June 2018.

Here is a trailer for the wonderful movie Eighth Grade:

Here is the interview with Burnham and DePaul faculty member Jessica King:

Eighth Grade has a 99% Rotten Tomatoes rating. It is well worth checking out.

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