Must Come Down

Must Come Down is a 2012 independent feature film written and directed by Kenny Riches, starring David Fetzer and Ashly Burch and Dominic Fratto. Must Come Down is Riches' first feature film, and after premiering at the Cinequest Film Festival in March 2012, the film went on to play the Phoenix Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival.

In 2013 it was shown at the International Film Awards Berlin "ifab" as part of the official selection. At the ifab lead actress Ashly Burch was nominated for the Best Actress ifab Award and cinematographer Bill Otto was nominated for the Best Cinematography ifab Award.

Summary
Holly (Ashly Burch) and Ashley (David Fetzer), both in the midst of individual quarter-life crises, meet by chance when their peculiar activities intersect at the same bus stop. Ashley, in his late twenties, quit his job to travel in search of internal clarity—stopping along the way to visit his childhood home with an ulterior motive to break in for the nostalgic rush. Holly, in her early twenties, is mourning the loss of an immature and short-lived relationship with her restaurant manager who ultimately fired her, leaving her jobless and directionless as well as heartbroken. Both struggling to move on from the past, Holly and Ashley share brief, strange, and juvenile misadventures as they compare and contrast, and commiserate as grown-up children stumbling through life’s final bout of growing pains.

Production
Must Come Down was shot on location in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2010 on the RED camera using anamorphic lenses.

Soundtrack and score
The original score the film was created by Andrew Shaw, who is a Salt Lake City musician. A soundtrack including this score, and the tracks by other Salt Lake City musicians/bands (Cathy Foy, David Fetzer, Palace of Buddies, and Tolchock Trio) will be released in 2013.

Track List: Written by Nick Foster, Tim Myers Performed by Palace of Buddies Written/Performed by David Fetzer Written/Performed by Cathy Foy Written by Casey Dienel Performed by White Hinterland Written by Oliver Lewis Performed by Tolchock Trio Written by MJ Parker, Charlie Gokey, Alex Abnos Performed by Secret Cities Written/Performed by Cathy Foy Courtesy of Cathy Foy Performed by Wolf Parade Written by Spencer Krug, Arlen Thompson, Dan Boeckner, Hadji Bakara
 * “Noel”
 * “The Boy In The Well”
 * “Hyperstimulation”
 * "Icarus"
 * “Factory”
 * “The Park”
 * “Wild Things”
 * “Dinner Bells”

Cast

 * David Fetzer as Ashley
 * Ashly Burch as Holly
 * Liberty Cordova as Susan
 * Colin Fugit as Justin
 * Paul Chamberlain as Louis