Easier with Practice is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez. It stars Brian Geraghty

Brian Geraghty

Brian Timothy Geraghty is an American film and television actor, best known for his role in the Academy Award winning film The Hurt Locker.-Early life:Geraghty was born in Toms River Township, New Jersey, and is of Irish ancestry...

, Kel O'Neill, Marguerite Moreau

Marguerite Moreau

Marguerite Moreau is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles on the television series Blossom, her role as Katie in the comedy cult film Wet Hot American Summer, and her role in The Mighty Ducks series of films...

, Jeanette Brox, Jenna Gavigan and Katie Aselton. The story is based on a 2006 GQ Article written by Davy Rothbart

Davy Rothbart

Davy Rothbart is an author, filmmaker, contributor to This American Life, and the editor/publisher of Found Magazine.-Background:...

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The film has been nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, Best First Feature and Someone to Watch Awards.

Plot

Davy Mitchell is an introverted writer struggling on tour to promote his unpublished short stories. His lonely nights heat up when Davy receives a seemingly random phone call from a woman named Nicole. The sultry stranger seduces him into an intense session of phone sex, sparking an erotic and intimate relationship that is based entirely around the phone calls that she initiates. Davy wants to make it work, but he becomes frustrated when she refuses to give out her number. Fed up with her games, he determines to meet Nicole in person. That is, if she ever calls again…

Cast

• Brian Geraghty
  Brian Geraghty
  Brian Timothy Geraghty is an American film and television actor, best known for his role in the Academy Award winning film The Hurt Locker.-Early life:Geraghty was born in Toms River Township, New Jersey, and is of Irish ancestry...
  
   as Davy Mitchell
• Kel O'Neill as Sean Mitchell
• Marguerite Moreau
  Marguerite Moreau
  Marguerite Moreau is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles on the television series Blossom, her role as Katie in the comedy cult film Wet Hot American Summer, and her role in The Mighty Ducks series of films...
  
   as Samantha
• Jeanette Brox as Sarah
• Jenna Gavigan as Josie
• Katie Aselton
  Katie Aselton
  Katie Aselton is an American film director, producer, and actress from Milbridge, Maine. She is married to her co-star on The League, Mark Duplass. She directed and co-starred in The Freebie, which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010...
  
   as Nicole

Development

Easier with Practice is an independent film written and directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez and produced by Cookie Carosella. Alvarez was inspired by a GQ article written by Davy Rothbart. He began filming in summer of 2008.

The film was produced by Forty Second Productions with a Red One camera system. It was distributed in the U.S by Breaking Glass Pictures and in Canada by Mongrel Media. The film was rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America

Motion Picture Association of America

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Reception

The world premier of Easier with Practice occurred at The CineVegas

Cinevegas

CineVegas was a film festival held annually at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas that ran from 1999 to 2009, typically in early June. Robin Greenspun serves as the Festival president, and Trevor Groth serves as artistic director. Actor Dennis Hopper is the chairman of the Festival's creative...

 Film Festival where it won the 2009 Grand Jury Prize. It garnered Best New International Feature at the film's international premier at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Edinburgh International Film Festival

The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival...

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Awards

• 2010 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature
• 2010 Winner - Someone to Watch Award - Kyle Patrick Alvarez
• 2010 Winner - Turkish Film Critic's Prize -!f Film Festival - Kyle Patrick Alvarez
• 2009 Winner - Grand Jury Award - CineVegas International Film Festival
• 2009 Winner - Best New International Feature - Edinburgh International Film Festival
• 2009 Winner - Special Jury Prize - Indie Memphis Film Festival