The Independent Film Festival Boston launches tonight in Somerville with The Hollars, a comedy directed by Newton native and The Office alum John Krasinski with a cast including Charlie Day, Anna Kendrick and Margo Martindale. It's one of 25 feature films, nearly 40 documentaries, and over 50 short films that will screen over the next week at the Somerville Theatre, the Brattle, UMass Boston and the Coolidge Corner Theatre.
And with more than 100 movies to choose from, it can be a bit daunting to narrow down the selections. We've been sifting through the lineup here at Vanyaland HQ, and have come up with a handful that should make for a good starting point.
Hazzard’s Cure
Somerville Theatre (Screen 4) — Friday, April 29 at 7:15p.m.
Somerville Theatre (Screen 3) — Sunday, May 1 at 5:30 p.m.
A heavy metal drummer and longtime Oakland resident makes art and music. Hazzard’s Cure is a portrait of Clint Baechle, a Bay Area heavy-metal drummer from the band with the same name as the doc, with unusual hobbies and a humorous and contradictory worldview. It’s also part of the short’s program, clocking in at four minutes.