Without Getting Killed or Caught
Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, and Townes Van Zandt rise from obscurity to reverence: Guy struggling to establish himself as the Dylan Thomas of American music, while Susanna pens hit songs and paints album covers for top artists, and Townes spirals in self-destruction after writing some of American music’s most influential songs. Adapted from Susanna's diaries and the book Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark, the film tells the saga from Susanna’s point of view, with Academy Award-winner Sissy Spacek as the voice of Susanna. The emotional zing comes from Susanna’s secret audio diaries, serving as a witness to a fated intersection of love, art, and tragedy.
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Credits
Directors: | Tamara Saviano, Paul Whitfield |
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Executive Producer: | Bart Knaggs, Jay Newberg, Barry Poss |
Producer: | Tamara Saviano, Paul Whitfield |
Screenwriter: | Tamara Saviano, Bart Knaggs |
Cinematographer: | Paul Whitfield |
Editor: | Sandra Adair |
Production Designer: | Paul Whitfield |
Music: | Guy Clark, Verlon Thompson |
Principal Cast: | Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Sissy Spacek, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Jo Harvey Allen, Terry Allen, Verlon Thompson, Vince Gill |
Additional Credits: | Rerecording Mixer: Tom Hammond, Associate Producer: Connie Nelson, Music Supervisor: Andrea von Foerster, Illustrations: Mel Chin, Camera: Glen Danles, Camera: Stacy Dean Campbell, Camera: Tom Zaleski, Photography: Wendy Halverson, Production Assistant: Will Duncan, Production Assistant: Forrest Finn |
Contact
Public Film Contact: | Tamara Saviano |
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Publicity Contact: | Heather Wagner Reed |