FILM SYNOPSIS:

BETTER THAN SOMETHING is a feature documentary about the controversial and prolific garage rock icon Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr, better known to the world as Jay Reatard. This intimate portrait, captured just months before his untimely passing, brings us incredibly close to Jay's complicated punk-rock world in Memphis, Tennessee. BETTER THAN SOMETHING eloquently interweaves cinéma vérité, interviews, and archival concert performances, and features scenes from an insightful and candid week spent with Jay, who reveals personal childhood stories and the struggles of life in Memphis.

2011, USA, 89 MIN, Feature Documentary.
A film by Alex Hammond & Ian Markiewicz

NEWS:

Currently, this documentary is playing at festivals. For up-to-date screenings please look at the below links. Thank you!

Film Website:
betterthansomething.com

Facebook:
facebook.com/betterthansomething

youtube
youtube.com/watch?v=DEojGEN9MFo