Watch Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

This award winning film tells the story of an unlikely friendship that student filmmaker Greg Gaines begins with classmate Rachel. The friendship the two quirky and awkward teens embark on is made all the more difficult by the fact Rachel has leukemia and the friendship has been forced upon Greg by his overbearing mother. Greg and his friend Earl struggle to accept a new person entering their friendship and their hobby making updated versions of classic Hollywood movies. Eventually Greg and Earl decide to show their friendship for Rachel through a short film made especially for her.