EASY LISTENING

Screening time: Friday, May 3, 2:30 PM, Charles Theatre 2
Saturday, May 4, 6:30 PM, Charles Theatre 3

Director: Pamela Corkey

Cast: David Ian, Traci Crouch, Tim Crowe, Mary Frank Madera, Bill Mootos, Bob Simons

Country: U.S.
Year: 2002
Running Time: 90 min
Format: 35mm

Set in 1967, middle-aged trumpet player Burt, who fancies himself a happening bebop jazz musician, pays the bills with his day job as a session musician in an easy listening orchestra. He is a miserable klutz, too clumsy to carry out his hollow attempts to end it all.

Enter Linda, a fresh-faced flautist with a passion for instrumental pop, and the newest member of the orchestra. Though half his age, and helplessly unhip, she is impressed with Burt. Not his beatnick lingo or wanna-be jazz man persona. No, she is genuinely turned on by his trumpet playing.

She explains to him that some souls are round and some souls are square. Taking a roll in the grass, she embarks upon the project of helping Burt get in touch with his inner square.

--Gabriel Wardell

Presented By: Pamela Corkey and Paul Tritter

As a composing major at Boston University's School of Fine Arts, Pamela Corkey began sneaking into film classes to satisfy her ever-growing passion for film, eventually transferring to the College of Communications and receiving a Bachelor's Degree in film. She then attended the American Film Institute, earning a Masters of Fine Arts degree in both Directing and Screenwriting. She has written for television series and feature films. Easy Listening is her feature film directorial debut.

Paul Tritter graduated from the Boston University College of Communication and began his film career working under the producers of Next Stop Wonderland, Squeeze, and The Pigeon Egg Strategy. He has also worked on First Person, the Bravo interview show directed by Errol Morris.