@book{1480, keywords = {teachers, teenagers, high schools, leukemia, Black Americans, Jewish Americans}, author = {Jesse Andrews}, title = {Me and Earl and the Dying Girl}, abstract = {The film adaptation of the 2012 novel, in which Greg Gaines (Thomas Mann), a high school senior, and his filmmaking sidekick, Earl Jackson (R.J. Cyler), are guilted into befriending their leukemia-stricken classmate, Rachel Kushner (Olivia Cooke). The film also features Molly Shannon, Connie Britton, and Nick Offerman.}, year = {2015}, pages = {103 p.}, publisher = {MEDG Films LLC}, address = {Pittsburgh}, note = {Won Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award.
Pittsburgh filming locations included Oakland's Schenley High School, as well as Point Breeze and Squirrel Hill.}, language = {English}, }