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CHARLES COLEMAN
Film Programmer for Facets Cinémathèque

Read his feature in the Chicago Reader

November - December 2011

The Facets Cinémathèque is located at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago. For more information on films playing in the Cinémathèque, please call 773-281-4114. To order advance tickets online, visit the TicketWeb website by clicking here.


Chicago Premiere

RID OF ME

Meris (Katie O'Grady) has just moved to a picturesque neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, with her hunky new husband Mitch (John Keyser) and high hopes of domestic bliss. However, despite her attempts to fit in, her dreams of a perfect marriage are doomed, as Mitch's old friends (think thirtysomething Mean Girls) reject Meris and set out to rekindle the sparks between Mitch and his buxom high school sweetheart. When the gang succeeds, Maris is brutally cast out of her home and despite becoming quite depressed, she decides to stay in town. Eventually, she finds a job at a local candy shop where she meets and connects with a group of fellow social misfits who introduce her to Portland's outsider scene, which includes black eyeliner, the grimy underworld of the Northwest punk scene, self-discovery, community gardening and 1960s Cambodian rock music!

Filmmaker James Westby (The Auteur) pairs subversive cinematic language with a lively soundtrack and imaginative visual compositions to create a surreal comedy replete with awkward moments of absurdity. From the stunning opening scene, newcomer Katie O'Grady delivers a winning performance as Meris, who inhabits the inner workings of one woman's quest to be herself even when she is on track to becoming someone else. Rid of Me is a splendid example of true independent cinema, which boldly presents an innovative vision and a distinctive experimental style which is ingenious and adroitly handled.

Directed by James Westby, U.S.A., 2011, 90 mins.

Official site     Director interview     Katie O'Grady interview     Variety     New York Times

Movieline     NewCity Chicago            


Showtimes:
Fri., Nov. 25 at 7 & 9 pm
Sat.-Sun., Nov. 26-27 at 3, 5, 7 & 9 pm
Mon.-Thurs., Nov. 28-Dec. 1 at 7 & 9 pm

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