Sundance ’13: Sleek Oregonian Truth in Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s ‘C.O.G.’

One of my first introductions to David Sedaris’ writing comes in the form of something that isn’t exactly his writing, but rather a film based on his writing (specifically, his essay found in Naked). It’s a film called C.O.G., adapted by up-and-coming filmmaker Kyle Patrick Alvarez, returning to Sundance with his second feature film. Starring one of my favorite actors mostly known for Broadway roles finally branching into movies, Jonathan Groff, the film is a sleek but intricately fashion slice of Oregonian truth following a well-intentioned young man from Yale who goes to work at an apple farm for experience on the “other side”. Having no familiarity with the source material, I had no idea what kind of story I was going to see. C.O.G. follows a young Yale graduate named, played by Jonathan Groff, who decides to leave everything (money, phones) behind and move to Oregon to work on an …