Jay Reatard Documentary 'Better Than Something' getting limited release

 

Better Than Something, the Jay Reatard documentary, will officially have a limited theatrical release. Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz directed the film, which follows the Memphis punk in the months before his death in 2009. Better Than Something is part concert film part true documentary and it examines the music, life, and death of Reatard.

The film (an expansion of the short Waiting For Something) made the rounds at various festivals over the last year. Now Better Than Something is getting a slightly wider release with showings in Brooklyn, Memphis, Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, L.A., Bellingham, Columbus, Austin, and San Francisco in March and April. Take a look at the trailer and screening schedule below

Better Than Something screenings

Mar. 02 - 08 - Brooklyn, NY - Nitehawk Cinema

Mar. 02 - 08 - Memphis, TN - Malco Studio on the Square

Mar. 02 - 08 - Seattle, WA - Grand Illusion Cinema

Mar. 02 - 08 - Portland, OR - Clinton Street Theater

Mar. 03 - 05 - Phoenix, AZ - FilmBar

Mar. 08 – 11 - Los Angeles, CA - Egyptian Theatre 

Mar. 09 - 10 - Bellingham, WA - Pickford Film Center

Mar. 15 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts

Mar. 26 - Austin, TX - Alamo Drafthouse Ritz

Apr. 11 - 12 - San Francisco, CA - Roxie Theater