New Orleans Film Society

Easier With Practice

Official selection of the 2009 New Orleans Film Festival.

Nominated for Best First Feature and winner of Someone to Watch Award (director Kyle Patrick Alvarez) at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards.

In an attempt to promote his unpublished novel, Davy Mitchell sets out on a road trip with his younger, looser brother, Sean. However, the idealism of being on the road wears off quickly as the trip proves to be a lonely and unfulfilling experience for Davy whose discordant relationship with his brother seems impossible to reconcile. One night in a motel room he gets a random phone call from a mysterious woman named Nicole who wants Davy to have phone sex with her.

They start a sexy, funny and intimate affair, which leaves Davy happier than he has been in years. Hoping there can be more to the relationship than virtual sex and a phone bill, Davy decides he wants to meet Nicole. Ultimately, he will have to face not only the truth about their relationship but also about himself. Based on the article “What are you Wearing?” by GQ contributor, Davy Rothbart.