SXSW 2010: The Shins'James Mercer And Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein Star In Indie Drama SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS

Expect the indie-rock crowd to turn out in droves for Matt McCormick's indie drama Some Days Are Better Than Others. What looks to be a very introspective and quietly quirky piece of work, music video director McCormick called in a pair of former clients - James Mercer from The Shins and Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney - to star in his feature debut.  The synopsis to this one doesn't offer a lot int he way of hooks but the trailer makes it very clear that this will be all about mood and execution. Here's how the official website describes it:

Some Days are Better Than Others is Matt McCormick's poetic, character-driven debut feature-length film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters who maintain hope by inventing their own forms of communication and self-fulfillment. Katrina (Carrie Brownstein) is a twenty-something reality TV enthusiast, video diarist and animal shelter worker whose world falls apart when she finds that those important to her are often not what she hopes they would be. Eli (James Mercer) is a mid-30s slacker who could offer a thoroughly researched social critique explaining all the reasons why he shouldn't get a job; his experiences temping only reinforce his assertions.  Camille (Renee Roman Nose) is a socially handicapped thrift store attendant who spends her days sorting through the donated discards of other people's lives, and Otis (David Wodehouse) is an 84-year-old eccentric filmmaker and inventor who strives to be recognized for his work.

Check the trailer below!