About the Production
'SOMETHING BETTER' was completed in 2003 under a Screen Actors Guild Experimental Film Agreement. Co-directed by Laurel Hunter and J.P. Allen (http://www.coffeeandlanguage.com), the film had success on the independent film circuit, screening at the New York International, Breckenridge and Golden Film Festivals, and garnering multiple awards including Best Feature Film at the 2003 Berkeley Video and Film Festival, and Best Directors, Best Screenplay and Best Actress (Kim Ataide) at the Golden Film Festival. Private screenings include the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.
The project features veteran Bay Area talent such as Mark Anderson Phillips and critically acclaimed director, filmmaker and actor, J.P. Allen. The Soundtrack, by Lance Bendiiksen, features musical contributions from iconic musicians such as John Magnie of the the Subdudes.
Shot in 16mm black and white film, and edited/hand-cut on a Moviola flatbed, Something Better can now be counted among the last of pure independent films and as such is receiving renewed interest and screening opportunities. For more information contact 415-827-3385.