LOW DOWN
Dir. Jeff Preiss, 2014.
United States, 114 min.
In English

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 - 10PM followed by a Q&A with director Jeff Preiss (this event is $10)
SUNDAY, APRIL 10 - 5PM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 - 10PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 30 - 7:30PM

Based on the memoir by Amy-Jo Albany, LOW DOWN is a compassionate, tender look at the complex relationship between Amy-Jo (Elle Fanning) and her father Joe (John Hawkes), a man torn between his musical ambition, his devotion to his teenage daughter, and his suffocating heroin addiction. Set against a sensuously textured 1970s Hollywood, the film beautifully evokes a colorful, seedy world of struggling musicians, artists, and vagabonds, in which Joe and Amy-Jo strive to live the lives they want against seemingly insurmountable odds.

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THREE SIDES OF JEFF PREISS
Jeff Preiss is a filmmaker and cinematographer living in New York. His work has run the gamut from 8mm experimental cinema, television commercials, music videos, narrative filmmaking, documentary cinematography, and more!. This program shows us three distinct sides of the filmmaker through three of his major works. Together, these films give us a unique perspective on fatherhood, music, and living a life as an artist. Preiss and guests will be appearing for Q&As over the course of the month. The series concludes with “An Evening With Jeff Preiss,” where the filmmaker will show a selection of rare and under-seen short films.