Obraz powstał w oparciu o powieść Jesse'ego Andrewsa. Jej bohaterem jest Greg, nastolatek, którego w szkole nikt nie zauważa i który ma tylko jednego kumpla, Earla. Razem grają w gry i kręcą amatorskie filmy. Pewnego dnia na drodze Grega staje Rachel - dziewczyna chora na białaczkę. Nowa przyjaźń odmienia życie chłopca.
Za reżyserię odpowiada Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. W rolach głównych wystąpili Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler i Olivia Cooke.
Dzieło otrzymało Grand Prix oraz nagrodę publiczności w kategorii film dramatyczny. W ubiegłym roku te same wyróżnienia trafiły do twórców obrazu "Whiplash".

Poniżej pełną listę tytułów nagrodzonych podczas 31. festiwalu Sundance.
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic Me and Earl and the Dying GirlDirecting Award: U.S. Dramatic Robert Eggers, The WitchWaldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic Tim Talbott, The Stanford Prison ExperimentU.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Collaborative Vision AdvantageousU.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Excellence in Editing Lee Haugen,DopeU.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Excellence in Cinematography Brandon Trost, The Diary of a Teenage Girl U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary The WolfpackDirecting Award: U.S. Documentary Matthew Heineman, Cartel LandU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography Matthew Heineman, Cartel LandU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Break Out First Feature Lyric R. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe, (T)ERRORU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Vérité Filmmaking Bill Ross, Turner Ross, WesternU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact Marc Silver, 3½ MINUTES Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize The Stanford Prison Experiment World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary The Russian WoodpeckerDirecting Award: World Cinema Documentary Kim Longinotto, DreamcatcherWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing Jim Scott, How To Change The WorldWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact Pervert ParkWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Unparalleled Access Pervert Park World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic Slow WestDirecting Award: World Cinema Dramatic Alanté Kavaïté, The Summer of SangaileWorld Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting Regina Casé and Camila Márdila, The Second MotherWorld Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting Jack Reynor, GlasslandWorld Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography Germain McMicking, Partisan Audience Award: NEXT, Presented by Adobe James WhiteAudience Award: World Cinema Documentary Dark HorseAudience Award: World Cinema Dramatic UmrikaAudience Award: U.S. Documentary, Presented by Acura MeruAudience Award: U.S. Dramatic, Presented by Acura Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Short Film Grand Jury Prize World of TomorrowShort Film Jury Award: US Fiction SMILFShort Film Jury Award: International Fiction Oh Lucy!Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana BaiulShort Film Jury Award: Animation Storm hits jacketShort Film Special Jury Award for Acting Back AlleyShort Film Special Jury Award for Visual Poetry Object











