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Greg Gaines Documentary

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Greg Gaines is an awkward senior in high school who has an interest in making films with his only friend, Earl Jackson, of whom he calls his “coworker”. Greg’s mom tells him that Rachel Kushner, a girl he used to go to Hebrew school with, was diagnosed with leukemia. By reason of this, Mrs. Gaines forces Greg to hang out with Rachel. They start spending more time together, until they begin to develop a friendship. Soon after this, Rachel has chemotherapy, Earl meets her and decides he should show her the films that he and Greg made, so they could cheer her up. Even though Rachel adores the awful films, her illness is getting worse and worse. Meanwhile, Greg starts to flunk several of his classes, which concerns his teachers and parents. Later

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