Year: 2016
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Run Time:
77 minutes
Dash is having a bad week. He’s thrown off his high school newspaper staff for childishly slandering his best friend and writing partner Assaf, who just so happens to be romancing the paper’s whip-smart editor Verti. Still, this pales in comparison to what comes next. Thanks to an auditorium addition that isn’t up to code, Dash’s high school slowly collapses into the ocean after an earthquake. A motley crew of survivors—including Dash, Assaf, Verti, self-righteous scenester Mary, and a gruff lunch lady with a heart of gold—must set aside personal differences and cooperate in order to (hopefully) escape the crumbling edifice. This wry animated feature softens the inevitable carnage by employing gorgeous interstitial scenes rendered in rich, deep hues. However, MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA is unsentimental about the adolescent caste system and its inherently petty ways. More than that, it’s a subtle and scathing portrayal of modern society’s selfish, me-first attitudes and sardonic approach to life—both of which persist even when tragedy strikes. —A.Z.
Warning: This film uses stroboscopic effects that can be dangerous for people with photosensitive epilepsy.
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Sidebars
AFTER HOURS
FILM IS ART
Competition
New Direction Competition
Lead Animation
Jane Samborski
Director
Dash Shaw
Dash Shaw was born in Hollywood, California in 1983. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He is an accomplished cartoonist, animator, and writer who has published multiple comic books (including 2008's Bottomless Belly Button) and directed the animated short series The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D., which was produced by IFC.
Filmography
MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA (2016)
Producers
Kyle Martin, Craig Zobel, Dash Shaw
Screenwriting
Dash Shaw
Editing
Lance Edmands, Alex Abrahams
Principal Cast
Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph, Susan Sarandon, Thomas Jay Ryan, Alex Karpovsky, Louisa Krause, John Cameron Mitchell
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