Eighth Grade is a American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Bo Burnham. It stars Elsie Fisher as Kayla, a middle school teenager who struggles with anxiety but strives to gain social acceptance from her peers on their final week of eighth grade. To cope, she publishes video blogs as a self-styled motivational advice-giver, though spends much of her time obsessing over social media. This frustrates Kayla's otherwise supportive father Josh Hamilton , whom she alienates despite his wish to be present in her life as her sole parent. The film is Burnham's feature-length debut as a writer and director. He began the screenplay in to reflect on his own anxiety and panic attacks stemming from his career as a comedian. Deciding to convey his experience through Kayla, he also wanted to explore how her generation cope with mental illness, grow with the presence of social media, navigate sexuality and consent , relate to their parents and develop their sense of self.
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