Conor Oberst Made a Short Film Featuring Phoebe Bridgers

Skip to main contentNewsletterNewsReviewsBest New MusicFeaturesListsColumnsVideoInvention 13 premieres next month at Beyond Fest in Los AngelesGetty ImagesCelebrated singer-songwriter, label founder, and local bar owner Conor Oberst is about to add a new entry to his resume: filmmaker. His directorial debut, a short called Invention 13, will premiere on September 26 at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles. According to a press release, the movie is about a frustrated pianist attempting to learn Bach’s “notoriously intricate Invention.”Co-directed with fellow musician Shawn Foree, the project stars actors Emory Cohen and Olivia Howard alongside pro skater Nelly Morville. Oberst’s erstwhile Better Oblivion Community Center bandmate, Phoebe Bridgers, provides a voiceover, while Bright Eyes member Nathaniel Walcott wrote the score. There’s no trailer yet so we’ll post it when it becomes available.Revisit The Music That Made Conor OberstAlex Suskind has overseen music coverage for New York magazine’s Vulture and, before that, Entertainment Weekly. He has written about TV, film, technology, politics, and tons of other stuff for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, and The Fader. ... Read More