George Washington
David Gordon Green · 2000
David Gordon Green’s 2000 debut is a slow, sun-baked coming-of-age drama set in a decaying North Carolina town. Following a group of preteens — including a boy whose skull never hardened — it traces the aftermath of an accidental death not through plot, but through lingering glances, ambient sound, and Tim Orr’s grain-heavy cinematography. Made for $42,000 with local non-actors, it trades exposition for texture, and resolution for resonance.