Dance Party, USA
General Info
Website
dancepartyusamovie.comInfluences
Y Tu Mama Tambien, Ratcatcher, Stranger Than Paradise, High School, All The Real Girls, Slacker, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Days of Heaven, You Can Count On Me, Gerry, The Last DetailDirectors
WRITER & DIRECTOR
Aaron KatzPRODUCERS
Brendan McFadden & Marc RipperCINEMATOGRAPHER
Sean McElweeEDITOR
Zach ClarkCOMPOSER
Keegan Dewitt
ASSISTANT CAMERA
Andy ReedBOOM OPERATOR
Martha StephensCAST
Anna Kavan
Cole Pennsinger
Ryan White
Sarah Bing
Natalie Buller
Brendan McFadden
Chad HartiganFestivals
SXSW Film Festival
Woodstock Film Festival
Chicago Underground
Film Pop Montreal
Bend Film Festival
S.F. Independent Film Festival
Atlanta Underground
Free Range Film Festival
Bradford Film Festival (UK)
Brooklyn Independent Film Series
Music
Video Player
Blurbs
About me:
REVIEWS
"Dance Party, USA is a remarkably delicate construction, directed with extraordinary empathy by Aaron Katz."
-The New York Times
"Aaron Katz's impressionistic, impressive film is a seemingly slight, secretly heartbreaking portrait of teenage ennui that manages to fit a shocking amount of emotional resonance into its barely one-hour running time."
-New York Magazine
"Writer/Director Aaron Katz has a gift for naturalistic dialogue."
-The Village Voice
"One of the best films of the year... a remarkable act of insight and restraint, refreshing in its authenticity and absolute lack of manufactured effect."
-The New York Sun
"Challenging, gritty, and true."
-The Austin Chronicle
"Katz and his absolutely stellar actors display remarkably subtle, complex insights"
-Time Out Chicago
"Brilliantly shot, truthfully acted, an inspiringly masterful tale of hooking up, reaching out, disconnecting and groping for happiness".
-The Oregonian
Who I'd like to meet:
Details
- Status: Single
- Hometown: Portland, OR
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Schools
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North Carolina School Of The Arts
- Winston-salem,North Carolina
- Graduated: 2004
- Student status: Alumni
- Major: Fillmmaking
2000 to 2004