BETTER THAN SOMETHING: JAY REATARD | American Cinematheque

Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028

Thu, March 8
7:30pm

Guests In Person!

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT - BETTER THAN SOMETHING: JAY REATARD

BETTER THAN SOMETHING: JAY REATARD

Discussion following with filmmakers Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz and Eric Sherman (American Cinematheque Board of Trustees, Filmmaker).

BETTER THAN SOMETHING: JAY REATARD

2011, 89 min, USA, Dir: Alex Hammond, Ian Markiewicz.

This intimate documentary portrait of the controversial and prolific garage rock icon Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., better known to the world as Jay Reatard, shines a light on Jay's complicated punk-rock world in Memphis, Tennessee. Shot just months before his untimely death, BETTER THAN SOMETHING eloquently interweaves cinéma vérité, interviews, archival concert performances and scenes from an insightful and candid week spent with Jay, who reveals personal childhood stories and the struggles of life in Memphis.

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Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian • Thu, March 8 • 7:30pm

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