Mezzanine presents *Half-Cocked,* directed by Suki Hawley & Michael Galinsky (1994, 90m, U.S., DCP).

30th anniversary screening! With filmmakers Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky in person.

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Among the most authentic screen depictions of being in a independent rock band, *Half-Cocked* is one of the key cult music films of the ‘90s, embedded in an emergent Southeastern music scene and featuring performances by many real-life musicians both in character and on the soundtrack (including members of Slint, Rodan, Unwound, Sleepyhead, The Grifters and others). Bored with her job selling movie tickets in Louisville, Tara (Tara Jane O’Neil) steals the van and equipment of her wannabe rockstar brother (Ian Svenonius) and hits the road with a handful of friends, forming a makeshift band in the process. But their impromptu tour hits roadblocks of infighting and monotony in this wry, beautifully monochromatic look at the unromantic life of musicians on the road.

Co-written and directed by husband-and-wife team Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky.

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“Hawley and Galinsky know how to make pictures that shudder with feeling.” -Manohla Dargis

"Bracing in its dry humor and first hand accuracy." -Variety

“Half-Cocked…captures a moment of grungy charm, when independent art-rock scenes were new and resolutely local… Though the aesthetic is rough-and-ready, Hawley is a sincere and sensitive storyteller who brings the characters to life with subtle, oblique touches that show who they are without saying too much about them. Casting highly regarded indie rockers and filling the soundtrack with their songs, Hawley movingly roots their music in a way of life as well as in the grimy urban landscapes they inhabit.” -Richard Brody, The New Yorker

This is an age 18+ event

Presented by Mezzanine

Assembly Language LLC dba 2220 Arts

Mezzanine: HALF-COCKED (1994)

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