I Used to Be Darker
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- Amy Belk
- Matthew Porterfield
- Eric Bannat
- Steve Holmgren
- Ryan Zacarias
- Deragh Campbell
- Hannah Gross
- Ned Oldham
- Kim Taylor
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| Directed by | Matthew Porterfield |
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| Cinematography | Jeremy Saulnier |
| Edited by | Marc Vives |
| Music by | Linda Cohen |
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| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $42,394[1] |
| Box office | $22,214[2] |
I Used to Be Darker is a 2013 independent drama film set and shot in Maryland, the third feature film directed by Matthew Porterfield.
Fleeing from Northern Ireland after realizing she is pregnant, 19-year-old Taryn finds refuge with her aunt Kim in Baltimore. She is parting ways with her partner, Bill, under the reproachful gaze of their daughter Abby.
Cast
- Deragh Campbell as Taryn
- Hannah Gross as Abby
- Ned Oldham as Bill
- Kim Taylor as Kim
- Nicholas Petr as Nick
- Geoff Grace as Geoff
- John Belanger as Ben
- Jack Carneal as Jack
- Juan Eloy Carrera as Arcade Player
- Adèle Exarchopoulos as Camille
- Blake Pruitt as High Schooler
- Declan Sammon as Sam
- Ellis Woodward as Tom
- Jimi Zhivago as Jimi
Development
Production
In July 2011, Matthew Porterfield started raising money to fund the production of I Used to Be Darker via Kickstarter. The project achieved its goal of $40,000 on August 13, 2011.[1][3]
Cast
Porterfield had already known Ned Oldham for several years before casting him as Bill, and Amy Belk went to college with Kim Taylor in the 1990s. After meeting Taylor and seeing her perform, Porterfield "knew almost immediately she had what [he] was looking for". Porterfield first met Hannah Gross and Deragh Campbell when they attended the premiere of his previous film, Putty Hill (2010), but did not keep in touch with them. He later auditioned Gross, following advice from a friend who is a professor at New York University, where Gross studied in the Experimental Theater Wing. Through Gross, Porterfield later met Campbell and cast them both in the film.[3]