Food Chain Films Director Matt McCormick‘s debut feature film, “Some Days are Better than Others,” starring James Mercer and Carrie Brownstein will be making it’s world premiere at the 2010 South X Southwest Film + Music Festival, March 12-20 in Austin Texas.
“Some Days are Better Than Others” is a poetic, debut feature-length independent film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky.
The low-budget, character driven film is a collaboration between some notable figures in Portland’s creative landscape. Written and directed by Matt McCormick, the film features Carrie Brownstein and James Mercer in the two lead roles, while Matthew Cooper, front man for the Portland band Eluvium, created the score.
McCormick is an artist who has made several short films and exhibited work in galleries and museums all over the world, including his short film “The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal” which screened from Sundance to MoMA to the Moscow Biennale. Carrie Brownstein, a musician, actor, and writer, was a member of the legendary band Sleater- Kinney and is currently an NPR contributor and member of the Thunder-Ant comedy troupe.
James Mercer is the frontman for the widely acclaimed band The Shins, as well as for his new project, Broken Bells. In addition to “Some Days are Better Than Others,” McCormick, Mercer and Brownstein collaborated on the 2008 short film Light Tiger Eye. McCormick has also directed music videos for both Sleater-Kinney and The Shins, and Mercer created the soundtrack for McCormick’s 2004 film Towlines.
The film’s trailer, cast bios, character information, cast and crew details, news and press items can be viewed via its website www.somedaysthemovie.com.
Matt McCormick is represented by Food Chain Films www.foodchain.com, for commercial projects.
About Food Chain Films
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