I Used to Be Darker

I Used to Be Darker

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Matthew Porterfield
Produced by
  • Eric Bannat
  • Steve Holmgren
  • Ryan Zacarias
Written by
  • Amy Belk
  • Matthew Porterfield
Starring
Music by Linda Cohen
Cinematography Jeremy Saulnier
Edited by Marc Vives
Production
company
  • The Hamilton Film Group
  • Steady Orbits
  • Nomadic Independence Pictures
Distributed by Strand Releasing
Release dates
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $42,394[1]
Box office $22,214[2]

I Used to Be Darker is a 2013 independent drama film set and shot in Maryland, the third feature film directed by Matthew Porterfield.

Cast

  • Deragh Campbell as Taryn
  • Hannah Gross as Abby
  • Ned Oldham as Bill
  • Kim Taylor as Kim
  • Nicholas Petr as Nick
  • Geoff Grace as Geoff
  • John Belanger as Ben
  • Jack Carneal as Jack
  • Juan Eloy Carrera as Arcade Player
  • Adèle Exarchopoulos as Camille
  • Blake Pruitt as High Schooler
  • Declan Sammon as Sam
  • Ellis Woodward as Tom
  • Jimi Zhivago as Jimi

Development

Production

In July 2011, Matthew Porterfield started raising money to fund the production of I Used to Be Darker via Kickstarter. The project achieved its goal of $40,000 on August 13, 2011.[1][3]

Cast

Porterfield had already known Ned Oldham for several years before casting him as Bill, and Amy Belk went to college with Kim Taylor in the 1990s. After meeting Taylor and seeing her perform, Porterfield "knew almost immediately she had what [he] was looking for". Porterfield first met Hannah Gross and Deragh Campbell when they attended the premiere of his previous film, Putty Hill (2010), but didn't keep in touch with them. He later auditioned Gross, following advice from a friend who is a professor at New York University, where Gross studies in the Experimental Theater Wing. Through Gross, Porterfield later met Campbell and cast them both in the film.[3]

Reception

Critical response

Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 80% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 20 reviews, with a rating average of 7.3 out of 10.[4] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 69, based on ten reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Accolades

I Used to Be Darker won the award for Best Narrative Feature at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2013 and Matthew Porterfield won the award for Best Director at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "I Used to Be Darker". Kickstarter. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "I Used to Be Darker (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Asch, Mark (July 21, 2011). "Talking to Matthew Porterfield About His Third Film, I Used to Be Darker, Now Kickstarting". L Magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "I Used To Be Darker (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ "I Used to Be Darker Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ James, Lauren (September 19, 2013). "'I Used To Be Darker': Watch The Trailer For Upcoming Affecting Family Drama [Trailer]". contactmusic.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

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