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

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
Slow Uvalde Films, LLC
TSaviano61@mac.com
615-400-0388

Publicity Contact:

Heather Wagner Reed
heather@juiceconsulting.com
713-208-3891

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2020
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Runtime:
94 mins