sharon van etten scores first feauture film, strange ...€¦ · official selection, provincetown...

July5,2017ForImmediateRelease

SHARONVANETTENSCORESFIRSTFEAUTUREFILM,STRANGEWEATHER,INTHEATERSJULY28TH

StarringHollyHunter,CarrieCoon,KimCoatesandGlenneHeadly

WrittenandDirectedbyKatherineDieckmann

OfficialSelection,TorontoInternationalFilmFestivalOfficialSelection,HamptonsInternationalFilmFestival

OfficialSelection,ProvincetownInternationalFilmFestival

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“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–jessica@pitchperfectpr.com,773-271-6844