Jay Reatard Documentary to Debut Next Month in Memphis - Spinner

Rob Walbers

A feature documentary onJay Reatardwill debut next month in Memphis. AsCommercial Appealreports, the documentary, 'Better Than Something: Jay Reatard' was filmed in April 2009, just months before the musical iconoclastdied unexpectedly of a drug overdose at age 29. The narrative largely focuses on the early part of Reatard's last year, and includes never-before-seen footage from performances and home videos.

The film was directed by a pair of New York filmmakers, Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz. It's an extension of their short 2009 documentary on Reatard, 'Waiting for Something,' which dug into Reatard's history in the Memphis music scene.

While the showing at theNashville Film Festivalis the film's formal world premiere, there will be screenings of the film earlier in April in Memphis, the city where Reatard was born and lived his entire life, atOn Location: Memphis International Film and Music Festival.

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