LOW DOWN

LOW DOWN
SAT 12/6 6:30; SUN 12/7 5:00; MON 12/8 9:00; TUE 12/9 6:30; WED 12/10 4:00 & 9:00; THU 12/11 6:30
Dir.: Jeff Preiss / 2014 / US / 114 min / DCP

The debut feature by cinematographer Jeff Preiss (Broken Noses, Let’s Get Lost), Low Down is an immersive, evocative depiction of a few mid-’70s years in the life of jazz pianist Joe Albany as seen through the eyes of his daughter Amy-Jo, upon whose 2002 memoir the film is based. Unlike many of the jazz greats with whom he played, Albany was never able to kick the heroin habit. Doing his best to make it from day to day, fix to fix, gig to gig, he was part of the low-rent junkie bohemian flophouse demimonde of 1970s Los Angeles, which meant that this was Amy-Jo’s world as well. Starring powerhouse performers John Hawkes (The Sessions) and Elle Fanning (Super 8), the film also features notable supporting work by Glenn Close, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea.