SXSW 2023!

Gary Young, the subject of the documentary Louder Than You Think.

In 2021 & 2022 Little Wonder produced six marionette segments for a documentary called Louder Than You Think, a documentary about Gary Young, the first drummer for Pavement. The segments were directed by our very own Adrian Rose Leonard. We’re excited to announce that the film will have its world premiere at SXSW in 2023! If you’re attending the festival, be sure to check out the film, and keep an eye out for the Gary Young marionette making the rounds.

Screening times/locations:

March 13, 2023 @ 8:30pm—10:00pm Alamo Lamar B

Mar 14, 2023 @ 6:45pm—8:15pm Alamo Lamar E

Synopsis: An up-close cinematic walkabout through the life of Gary Young, the original (and highly unlikely) drummer of indie rock royalty Pavement. His booze and drugs-fueled antics (on-stage handstands, gifting vegetables to fans) and haphazard production methods (accidentally helping launch the lo-fi aesthetic) were both a driving force of the band’s early rise and the cause of his eventual crash landing. Leaving a wake of joy and/or destruction at every turn, Gary teeters the thin line between free-form self-expression and chaotic self-destruction. Thirty years on with scoliosis, blood clots, and a shriveled liver, Gary is still drumming with no regrets. Note: no puppets were harmed in the making of this film.

Director: Jed I. Rosenberg Executive Producer: Scott Kannberg Producer: Jeffrey Lewis Clark, Brian Thalken, Kelly Thomas Screenwriter: Jed I. Rosenberg, Greg King Cinematographer: David Nicholson Editor: Greg King, Jed I. Rosenberg Sound Designer: John Warrin Music: Noah Georgeson, Edward W. Dahl Music Supervisor: Michael Turner Director of Puppetry: Adrian Rose Leonard

Principal Cast: Gary Young, Scott Kannberg, Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich, Mark Ibold, Chris Lombardi, Adam Harper, Geri Bernstein Young, Kelly Foley, Eric Westphal

Gary Young marionette.