Small Town Murder Songs

When a young, unidentified woman is found dead by the lake -- the victim of a brutal and violent crime -- Walter, an aging small town police officer (Peter Stormare - Fargo, The Big Lebowski), is called to the scene of the town's first murder investigation in decades.

Haunted by his past, and hampered by the mistrust of the community and an OPP officer overseeing the investigation, Walter sets out to solve the murder, complicated by his ex-lover (Jill Hennessey - Crossing Jordan, Law & Order) and his suspicion of her current boyfriend. As he delves deeper into the crime, his newly-reformed life begins to unravel threatening his relationship (Martha Plimpton - Raising Hope, The Goonies) and intertwining itself within the investigation and possibly the murder itself.

Winner: Best Feature at the Santa Catalina Film Festival, Indianapolis International Film Festival, and the Torino International Film Festival (recipient of the Fipresci Critics' Prize)

Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival and Palm Springs International Film Festival

"(New York Times' Critics Pick) SMALL TOWN MURDER SONGS is compellingly acted from top to bottom. Beneath a deceptive calm, it uncovers a core of fear and loathing as ominous as the backwoods world of 'WINTER'S BONE'" - Stephen Holden, The New York Times

"Five stars. Slow burning masterpiece. The result is flabbergasting, disarming, and downright frightening. SMALL TOWN MURDER SONGS is the must see- soon-to-be-cult phenomenon of the 21st Century. See it for your own good. You won't be sorry." - Filmthreat