Get Low

On a winding road in 1930s Tennessee a reclusive man named Felix Bush decides to throw his own funeral party while he is still alive. Word of his unusual plan brings together curious neighbors, a wary undertaker, and a town that has heard as many stories as facts. The film gives us a quiet, fable like look at memory and reputation, mixing folk tale texture with real life details. As the rumor mill churns, Felix’s past surfaces through memories and people who claim to know him, testing what the truth really means to a community. The living ceremony becomes a strange measure of how far friends are willing to go for forgiveness. Its tone remains steady even as secrets linger and the town weighs the price of truth.

Directed by Aaron Schneider in his feature debut, Get Low was written by Chris Provenzano and C Gaby Mitchell. Made on a shoestring budget of seven hundred thousand, it drew attention for its intimate, character driven approach and period detail.

Get Low grossed $10,522,511 worldwide, a solid return relative to its lean budget of $700,000. The figure underscored the film’s modest but durable appeal in art house circles and among awards aware audiences, drawing praise from critics and festival programmers.

Critics noted the film's mood as a careful blend of melancholy and wit anchored by Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek. The living funeral premise has echoed in conversations about unconventional depictions of death and memory, helping the film stand out as a quietly memorable collaboration on multiple fronts.

Reception centered on the performances and its restrained storytelling. Viewers are invited to reflect on memory, reputation, and the lines between truth and legend, with the film offering humor that softens sorrow rather than upstaging it, and staying human in its small town gaze.