This second Mentorship Program screening has been curated by Elise Schierbeek.

Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

Plot: Single dad Richard (John Hawkes) meets Christine (Miranda July), a starving artist who moonlights as a cabbie. They awkwardly attempt to start a romance, but Richard's divorce has left him emotionally damaged, and he struggles to remain open to the possibilities of this new relationship. Meanwhile, Richard's sons, the adolescent Peter (Miles Thompson) and 6-year-old Robby (Brandon Ratcliff), take part in their own clumsy experiments with the opposite sex.

Directed by Miranda July
Starring
Miranda July
John Hawkes
JoNell Kennedy

Runtime: 91 minutes
Media: Digital Projection

Rated R

Also

Whispering Pines 5 (2005) by Shana Moulton

and

MindPlace ThoughtStream (2014) by Shana Moulton

About Elise Schierbeek.
Elise Schierbeek is a media archivist, writer, video essayist, and aspiring film programmer. Elise currently works as the Digital Collection and Media Manager at Video Data Bank where they oversee digital access, media production, and web content. For many formative years, they worked in archives and distribution at Kartemquin Films. Elise has taken part in numerous archival panels and produced critical writing for various publications including the International Research Partnership on Cinema Technology and Illinois’ Minding Nature Journal. They have served as a shorts program juror for the Milwaukee Film Festival and as a committee member for the Kartemquin / Hulu Accelerator Program. In 2022, Elise was an inaugural mentee in the Association of Moving Image Archivists Mentorship Pilot Program. They are currently undertaking an MA in Visual and Critical Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and hold a BFA in Film, Video, New Media and Animation from the same.

Learn more about the Film Programmer mentorship here.