Red Rocket
Why this pick
Its sun-blasted, unruly America and opportunistic encounters share The Sweet East’s picaresque momentum, cynical humor, and fascination with people performing versions of themselves.
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
Why this pick
Its sun-blasted, unruly America and opportunistic encounters share The Sweet East’s picaresque momentum, cynical humor, and fascination with people performing versions of themselves.
Why this pick
Miranda July’s off-kilter framing, comic estrangement, and heroine discovering a world beyond her warped home life complement The Sweet East’s oddball, youthful perspective.
Why this pick
This anarchic, visually inventive rebellion shares The Sweet East’s capricious heroine, satirical bite, and pleasure in abruptly changing tone, style, and social world.
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01 / THE STORY
A picaresque journey through the cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard of the U.S undertaken by Lillian, a high school senior from South Carolina. She gets her first glimpse of the wider world on a class trip to Washington, D.C.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Lilian

Molly

Caleb

Lawrence
Matthew

Ian

Mohammad
Abbot