My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
A quick and dazzling burst of pleasure. It's something quite special.
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
From acclaimed graphic novelist Dash Shaw (New School) comes an audacious debut that is equal parts disaster cinema, high school comedy and blockbuster satire, told through a dream-like mixed media animation style that incorporates drawings, paintings and collage. Dash (Jason Schwartzman) and his best friend Assaf (Reggie Watts) are preparing for another year at Tides High School muckraking on behalf of their widely-distributed but little-read school newspaper, edited by their friend Verti (Maya Rudolph). But just when a blossoming relationship between Assaf and Verti threatens to destroy the boys’ friendship, Dash learns of the administration’s cover-up that puts all the students in danger. As disaster erupts and the friends race to escape through the roof of the school, they are joined by a popular know-it- all (Lena Dunham) and a lunch lady (Susan Sarandon) who is much more than meets the eye. But even as the film piles on brilliant details like a post-apocalyptic cult formed by jocks, video game homages, and an infectious synth soundtrack, it never loses sight of the characters at the heart of the story. Hailed as “the most original animated film of the year” and “John Hughes for the Adult Swim generation” (Indiewire), the film’s everyday concerns of friendships, cliques and young love remind us how the high school experience continues to shape who we become, even in the most unusual of circumstances.
“The funniest film I saw this year!
An instant cult classic!”
-Filmmaker Magazine
"The most original animated film of the year!"
-Indiewire
“A quick and dazzling burst of pleasure!
It's something quite special!”
-The Guardian
"A great disaster comedy!"
-Nerdist
“The whole thing buzzes with hand-drawn creativity!”
-Slant
“Bizarre, inventive, weird, gorgeous!”
-The Playlist
“Sweetly subversive!”
-The Hollywood Reporter
“Super fun bananas-weird!”
-Austin Chronicle
“Hilariously unique!”
-Movies.com
“Tender and terrifying!”
-ArtForum
“The funniest film I saw this year!
An instant cult classic!”
-Filmmaker Magazine
"The most original animated film of the year!"
-Indiewire
“A quick and dazzling burst of pleasure!
It's something quite special!”
-The Guardian
"A great disaster comedy!"
-Nerdist
“The whole thing buzzes with hand-drawn creativity!”
-Slant
“Bizarre, inventive, weird, gorgeous!”
-The Playlist
“Sweetly subversive!”
-The Hollywood Reporter
“Super fun bananas-weird!”
-Austin Chronicle
“Hilariously unique!”
-Movies.com
“Tender and terrifying!”
-ArtForum
Genre
Animated,
Comedy,
Drama
Runtime
77
Language
English
Director
Dash Shaw
Cast
Jason Schwartzman,
Lena Dunham,
Reggie Watts,
Susan Sarandon,
Alex Karpovsky,
Maya Rudolph
FEATURED REVIEW
Andrew Lapin, NPR
You are not going to find a better title for a movie this year than 'My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea.' But the new indie animated film from comics artist Dash Shaw, based on an earlier story by him, is more than its name, or perhaps it's more accurate to say it's exactly as fun as its ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 4.21.17 - 4.27.17
Monica Film Center 4.21.17 - 4.27.17
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