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Snapped in the Pickford Film Center’s lobby last week.
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Thanks to everyone at the Pickford Film Center for hosting the film this weekend - we nearly sold out the theater, and the post-film Q & A was a lot of fun!
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![In the new Portland Vanguard, Louie Opatz writes of the film, “[Kate Tucker’s] music becomes like another character, or perhaps a narrator, subtly guiding the story’s arc. Everything Went Down takes an organic, naturalistic approach to the musical genre, similar to John Carney’s 2006 surprise hit Once: there’s no dancing in the streets or impromptu sing-alongs in Morrow’s film…a gorgeous ride with a pretty killer mix tape drifting out of the speakers.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/74e22c86f379ada163a5a42ff59fb043/tumblr_mmt7lzLKwr1r8s693o1_500.jpg)
In the new Portland Vanguard, Louie Opatz writes of the film, “[Kate Tucker’s] music becomes like another character, or perhaps a narrator, subtly guiding the story’s arc. Everything Went Down takes an organic, naturalistic approach to the musical genre, similar to John Carney’s 2006 surprise hit Once: there’s no dancing in the streets or impromptu sing-alongs in Morrow’s film…a gorgeous ride with a pretty killer mix tape drifting out of the speakers.”
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In the new issue of Cascadia Weekly, critic Carey Ross gives Everything Went Down four stars!
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Everything Went Down is screening this Thursday at 6:30pm at the Pickford Film Center in Bellingham, Wa! Director Dustin Morrow will be in attendance!
Tickets here: http://prod3.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=51951~012afb57-b3db-41ed-b89c-57c831686159&epguid=2a26c738-87c4-4e5f-8085-d98c5222d190&
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![The film has been very fortunate to get some lovely reviews this week. Here are some excerpts:
“Editor’s Pick!”
– Portland Monthly Magazine
“A haunting soundtrack expresses an emotional narrative”
“An ode to the natural beauty of the Northwest as much as a tale of a developing relationship.”
“The film successfully captures the awkwardness and excitement of befriending someone new, and how it can bring hope to struggle.”
-Kaitie Todd, Willamette Week
“Everything Went Down doesn’t fit most people’s concept of the [musical] genre. It’s more of a contemporary take on the form – an iPod musical, if you will – that perhaps fits better with how we hear and consume music right now.”
“Tucker’s songs are pretty, and the script avoids the expected manic-pixie tropes in favor of something a little more raw.”
-Jamie Rich, The Oregonian
“If you are a fan of the indie musical Once, you will probably enjoy Everything Went Down just as much – like that film, this one takes the musical genre into a much more incidental and realistic world, and still manages to leave one feeling the music as both a delightful standout and an equal narrative to the dialogue as opposed to just being in the background.”
“The performances by Kate Tucker (who has never acted in a film before this one and had me completely forgetting this fact) and Noah Drew are both heart-warming and quite shockingly realistic.”
“The story allows you to focus on why these two people are necessary for each other’s company. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen films where a story about friendship that develops between two people is a bigger focus than a love story, but without giving too much away, I can say with great certainty that if you happen to share my point of view that love is built on friendship, you will enjoy this story just as much as you will love the film for Kate Tucker’s music.”
-Chris McGovern, The Glass](http://24.media.tumblr.com/1bea52700f1837c0c374d1480102e4b1/tumblr_mm6lr99epN1r8s693o1_400.jpg)
The film has been very fortunate to get some lovely reviews this week. Here are some excerpts:
“Editor’s Pick!”
– Portland Monthly Magazine
“A haunting soundtrack expresses an emotional narrative”
“An ode to the natural beauty of the Northwest as much as a tale of a developing relationship.”
“The film successfully captures the awkwardness and excitement of befriending someone new, and how it can bring hope to struggle.”
-Kaitie Todd, Willamette Week
“Everything Went Down doesn’t fit most people’s concept of the [musical] genre. It’s more of a contemporary take on the form – an iPod musical, if you will – that perhaps fits better with how we hear and consume music right now.”
“Tucker’s songs are pretty, and the script avoids the expected manic-pixie tropes in favor of something a little more raw.”
-Jamie Rich, The Oregonian
“If you are a fan of the indie musical Once, you will probably enjoy Everything Went Down just as much – like that film, this one takes the musical genre into a much more incidental and realistic world, and still manages to leave one feeling the music as both a delightful standout and an equal narrative to the dialogue as opposed to just being in the background.”
“The performances by Kate Tucker (who has never acted in a film before this one and had me completely forgetting this fact) and Noah Drew are both heart-warming and quite shockingly realistic.”
“The story allows you to focus on why these two people are necessary for each other’s company. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen films where a story about friendship that develops between two people is a bigger focus than a love story, but without giving too much away, I can say with great certainty that if you happen to share my point of view that love is built on friendship, you will enjoy this story just as much as you will love the film for Kate Tucker’s music.”
-Chris McGovern, The Glass
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The film screens tonight at the Portland Museum of Art, as part of the Northwest Film Center’s Northwest Tracking series. The show starts at 7:00pm. See you there!
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![The Willamette Week’s review is in, and it’s pretty great!
Everything Went Down
By KAITIE TODD
[ONE NIGHT ONLY] According to an opening title card, Everything Went Down is a “musical about music.” But it’s hardly a musical in the traditional sense. Rather than characters bursting into song to reveal their feelings, the film—obviously indebted to Once—relies instead on a mellow and at times haunting soundtrack to express its emotional narrative. This feature debut by writer-director (and Portland State University professor) Dustin Morrows tells the story of Will (Noah Drew), a young professor who sleeps in a tent in his backyard and meticulously cleans his wedding ring every morning as he struggles to move on from his wife’s death. He soon befriends Chelsea, a local musician who is struggling in a different way, living the life of a small-town artist, working part-time at a bar and dreaming of New York. Chelsea’s music (performed by real-life musician Kate Tucker, making her acting debut) serves as the narrative of their slowly developing relationship, as the two discuss music, go on hikes and drive around…a lot. An ode to the natural beauty of the Northwest just as much as a tale of a developing relationship, the film piles on shots of the bay and waterfalls around Bellingham, Wash. Though the series of similarly plotted, song-driven montages can sag, the film successfully captures the awkwardness and excitement of befriending someone new, and how it can bring hope to struggle.
NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium. 7 pm Thursday, May 2](http://25.media.tumblr.com/52157b7c3145f2bc619bdab67adf3848/tumblr_mm6k57vvey1r8s693o1_500.jpg)
The Willamette Week’s review is in, and it’s pretty great!
Everything Went Down
[ONE NIGHT ONLY] According to an opening title card, Everything Went Down is a “musical about music.” But it’s hardly a musical in the traditional sense. Rather than characters bursting into song to reveal their feelings, the film—obviously indebted to Once—relies instead on a mellow and at times haunting soundtrack to express its emotional narrative. This feature debut by writer-director (and Portland State University professor) Dustin Morrows tells the story of Will (Noah Drew), a young professor who sleeps in a tent in his backyard and meticulously cleans his wedding ring every morning as he struggles to move on from his wife’s death. He soon befriends Chelsea, a local musician who is struggling in a different way, living the life of a small-town artist, working part-time at a bar and dreaming of New York. Chelsea’s music (performed by real-life musician Kate Tucker, making her acting debut) serves as the narrative of their slowly developing relationship, as the two discuss music, go on hikes and drive around…a lot. An ode to the natural beauty of the Northwest just as much as a tale of a developing relationship, the film piles on shots of the bay and waterfalls around Bellingham, Wash. Though the series of similarly plotted, song-driven montages can sag, the film successfully captures the awkwardness and excitement of befriending someone new, and how it can bring hope to struggle.NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium. 7 pm Thursday, May 2
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