George Washington

George Washington

Directed by David Gordon Green • 2000 • United States
Starring Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Damien Jewan Lee

Over the course of one hot summer, a group of children in the decaying rural South must confront a tangle of difficult choices. An ambitiously constructed, elegantly photographed meditation on adolescence, the first full-length film by director David Gordon Green features remarkable performances from an award-winning ensemble cast. GEORGE WASHINGTON is a startling and distinct work of contemporary American independent cinema.

George Washington
  • George Washington

    Directed by David Gordon Green • 2000 • United States
    Starring Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Damien Jewan Lee

    Over the course of one hot summer, a group of children in the decaying rural South must confront a tangle of difficult choices. An ambitiously constructed, elegantly photographed med...

Extras

  • GEORGE WASHINGTON Commentary

    Recorded in 2001, this commentary features writer/director David Gordon Green, cinematographer Tim Orr, and actor Paul Schneider.

  • David Lowery on GEORGE WASHINGTON

  • Jonathan Lethem on GEORGE WASHINGTON

  • GEORGE WASHINGTON Deleted Scene

    This scene featuring a town meeting was not included in the final cut of GEORGE WASHINGTON.

  • GEORGE WASHINGTON Deleted Scene with Commentary

    This scene featuring a town meeting was not included in the final cut of GEORGE WASHINGTON. It is presented here with commentary by director David Gordon Green, cinematographer Tim Orr, and actor Paul Schneider.

  • GEORGE WASHINGTON Cast Reunion

    On September 15, 2001, the Criterion Collection organized a reunion of the cast members of GEORGE WASHINGTON in High Point, North Carolina. Director David Gordon Green conducted the interviews with the cast, in which they discussed the making of the film and life after GEORGE WASHINGTON.

  • David Gordon Green with Charlie Rose on GEORGE WASHINGTON

    Charlie Rose interview with David Gordon Green from 2001

  • Pleasant Grove

    Directed by David Gordon Green • 1996 • United States

    Shot in 1996, when director David Gordon Green was a student at the North Carolina School of the Arts, PLEASANT GROVE was the inspiration for GEORGE WASHINGTON.

  • PLEASANT GROVE Commentary

    Shot in 1996, when director David Gordon Green was a student at the North Carolina School of the Arts, PLEASANT GROVE was the inspiration for GEORGE WASHINGTON. The film is presented here with commentary by Green, cinematographer Tim Orr, and actor Paul Schneider.

  • Physical Pinball

    Directed by David Gordon Green • 1998 • United States

    PHYSICAL PINBALL was made by director David Gordon Green in 1998, while he was a student at the North Carolina School of the Arts. The film features Candace Evanofski and Eddie Rouse, two of the actors in GEORGE WASHINGTON.

  • A Day with the Boys

    Directed by Clu Gulager • 1969 • United States

    Directed by character actor Clu Gulager and shot in beautifully burnished tones by the great László Kovács, this experimental short is a dreamily impressionistic, subtly sinister immersion into the imaginative world of a band of boys at play on a ...