Watch: Jay Reatard Documentary Trailer

A year after the tragic and untimely death of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr (better known by his stage name Jay Reatard) comes a feature length documentary exploring the turbulent life of this talented Memphis, Tennessee musician.

Directed by New York City filmmakers Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz, ‘Better Than Something: Jay Reatard’ will expand on the duo’s previous short film ‘Waiting for Something’. The documentary will also feature footage shot with Lindsey in 2009 along with never before seen concert and home footage and cameos from Lindsey’s family members and colleagues. With aspects of the film shot just nine months before his death last January (at just twenty-nine years of age), the film should provide audiences with an insightful yet chilling snapshot of a musician who both lived and died like a rockstar.

Check out the trailer below…

Words by Jess Glass

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