NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC'S PICK! "An Ingenious Black Comedy"
A FILM BY JAMES WESTBY
August 31st, 2011
The Hollywood Reporter
by Gregg Kilday
Phase 4 Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to James Westby’s black comedy Rid of Me, starring Katie O’Grady as a young woman trying to improve her marriage against the backdrop of Portland’s punk and rock scene.
Star Katie O’Grady is heralded as “a true discovery that will undoubtedly have audiences and industry insiders buzzing” by president and CEO Berry Meyerowitz.
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August 31st, 2011
indieWIRE
by Anne Thompson
Berry Meyerowitz’s Phase 4 Films has acquired all North American rights to James Westby’s black comedy Rid of Me, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring. In making the acquisition, Meyerowitz cited discovery Katie O’Grady the film’s “sharp wit and offbeat originality.”
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August 4th, 2011
BrinkZINE
by Danny Peary
One of the films I anticipated most at the recent Tribeca Film Festival was Rid of Me, a black comedy by James Westby.
Full Article at BrinkZINE
August 1st, 2011
RID OF ME wins Founders Prize, for Best US Narrative at the Traverse City Film Festival.
Actress Katie O'Grady and Director James Westby with Michael Moore after accepting their Founders Award at the TCFF