The Exploding Girl

2009 American film

February 6, 2009 (2009-02-06) (Berlin Film Festival)
March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12) (United States)

Running time

79 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Exploding Girl is a 2009 American independent film written and directed by Bradley Rust Gray, starring Zoe Kazan and Mark Rendall. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival^[1] in 2009 and was released theatrically in the United States on March 12, 2010.

Plot

Ivy is a college student suffering from juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, who has returned home to Brooklyn for spring break. While she stays at her mother's house, her childhood friend Al, also home from college, asks to crash on their couch as his parents have rented out his room. Over the course of the break, Ivy and Al spend most of their time together, strengthening their already deep bond, especially after Ivy's distant college boyfriend breaks up with her via telephone.

Cast

Zoe Kazan as Ivy
Mark Rendall as Al
Maryann Urbano as Mom
Franklin Pipp as Greg's voice

Production

The Exploding Girl was shot in the guerrilla filmmaking tradition on-location in New York City.^[2]

Awards

Zoe Kazan won Best Actress at the Tribeca Film Festival.^[3]

References

^ Lim, Dennis (April 15, 2009). "Independently Intimate Directors". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
^ Gilbert, Ammon (September 7, 2010). "DVD Review: The Exploding Girl". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
^ Weitzman, Elizabeth (April 24, 2009). "The Big Picture: Tribeca Film Festival heats up". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 10, 2011.