'' Get Low '' is a 2010 drama film about a Tennessee hermit in the 1930s who throws his own funeral party while still alive . It was directed by Aaron Schneider , written by Chris Provenzano and C. Gaby Mitchell , and starring Robert Duvall , Bill Murray , Sissy Spacek , Lucas Black , Gerald McRaney , Bill Cobbs , Arin Logan , Lori Beth Edgeman , Andrea Powell , Rebecca Grant , Scott Cooper and Chandler Riggs . The motion picture was filmed entirely on location in Georgia , and support for the production was provided by the Georgia Department of Economic Development . The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics . For his performance , Robert Duvall was awarded the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Actor in October 2010 . The film was released on July 30 , 2010 , in the United States . It received positive reviews from critics , and earned the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature for Schneider
Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
Get Low (film)