July5,2017ForImmediateRelease
SHARONVANETTENSCORESFIRSTFEAUTUREFILM,STRANGEWEATHER,INTHEATERSJULY28TH
StarringHollyHunter,CarrieCoon,KimCoatesandGlenneHeadly
WrittenandDirectedbyKatherineDieckmann
OfficialSelection,TorontoInternationalFilmFestivalOfficialSelection,HamptonsInternationalFilmFestival
OfficialSelection,ProvincetownInternationalFilmFestival
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Screenersavailableonrequest.
“Theauthentic-feelingSouthernambience,enhancedbySharonVanEtten'slow-key,country-inflectedscore,isoneofthefilm'smostpotentassets”--HollywoodReporter
SharonVanEttencontinuesherforayintofilmandtelevisionwiththeoriginalscoreforherfirstfeaturefilm,StrangeWeather,intheatersJuly28th.ThisfollowsVanEtten’sactingdebutinNetflix’sTheOAandherperformanceof“Tarifa”inTwinPeaks:TheReturn,bothofwhich“drawonVanEtten’smusicaswellasherpresence...Atitsmostpowerful,hermusicevokestherisky,shakymomentwhenasecretisexposed”(TheCut).
Steepedinastrongsenseofplaceandpeopledbyconvention-defyingcharacters,KatherineDieckmann’sStrangeWeatherisastoryofawoman’squestforrectitudeinthewakeofharrowingloss.ItdrawsyouintoitssultrySouthernmilieuandtakesyouonanunforgettableback-roadstrek.StrangeWeatherstarsHollyHunterandfeaturesCarrieCoon(TheLeftovers,Fargo,GoneGirl),KimCoates(SonsofAnarchy,BadBlood,Goon),GlenneHeadly(Hulu’sFutureMan,VillaCapri,TheNightOf).IndiscussingtheStrangeWeatherscore,VanEttencomments,“Icouldn'thaveaskedforabettercollaboratoronmyfirstscorethanKatherineDeickmann,thewriter/directorherself.Shewalkedmethrougheveryscene.Sheclearlyreferencedherfavoritemusicformetoconjuremyownenergy,andshewaspatientandsensitivetomyprocess.Katherineisanartist,andshespoketomelikeanartist.Shetaughtmealotaboutwritingtofilmandhowtoenhancethesceneandemphasizetheemotionsconveyed(orbeneaththesurface).Ihopetogettoworkwithheragain.”Formoreinformation,contact:JessicaLinker|PitchPerfectPR–[email protected],773-271-6844
