Dance Party USA (film)

Dance Party USA
Dance Party USA
Directed by	Aaron Katz
Written by	Aaron Katz
Produced by	Brendan McFadden; Marc Ripper
Starring	Cole Pensinger; Anna Kavan; Ryan White; Natalie Buller; Sarah Bing; Brendan McFadden; Chad Hartigan
Music by	Keegan DeWitt
Release date	March 12, 2006;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3,500 (estimated)

Dance Party USA is a 2006 film written and directed by Aaron Katz. It stars Cole Pensinger and Anna Kavan.^[1] The film and director have also been mentioned by the media as an important part of the "mumblecore" movement in independent cinema.^[2]

Plot

Apathetic 17-year-old Gus meets Jessica at a party, where he confesses to her that he raped an underage girl. He then sets out to appease his conscience.

Production

The film took nearly two years to complete. Katz explained the reason for such as being due to the film's editor, Zach Clark, living in Virginia while he lived in Brooklyn. Clark would send edited footage on a DVD to Katz, who would then respond by sending notes to Clark.^[3]

Release

The film debuted at the 2006 South by Southwest Film Festival^[4] and subsequently played at almost a dozen other festivals around the country and a two-week exclusive run at the Pioneer Theatre in New York City.

Reception

The New York Times stated that "Dance Party USA is a remarkably delicate construction, directed with extraordinary empathy by Aaron Katz." In addition, The New York Sun placed it at number nine on their Top 10 Films of 2006 list and critic Amy Taubin lauded it in Art Forum, saying it was "in her pantheon of coming of age films."^[5]

References

^ "Benten Films #2: Quiet City/Dance Party USA, or M*****core is dead: Aaron Katz's diptych". Slant Magazine. July 25, 2008.
^ "AARON KATZ, "COLD WEATHER"". Filmmaker Magazine. February 12, 2011.
^ Armstrong, Josh E (2008-03-11). "Aaron Katz talks Dance Party, Quiet City". ConversationalBall.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
^ "DVD Review: Quiet City/Dance Party, USA". Moviefone. February 5, 2008.
^ "If You Listen, You'll Hear Adulthood Approaching". The New York Times. November 15, 2006.

External links

Dance Party USA at IMDb

[1] "Benten Films #2: Quiet City/Dance Party USA, or M*****core is dead: Aaron Katz's diptych". Slant Magazine. July 25, 2008.

[2] "AARON KATZ, "COLD WEATHER"". Filmmaker Magazine. February 12, 2011.

[:0-3] Armstrong, Josh E (2008-03-11). "Aaron Katz talks Dance Party, Quiet City". ConversationalBall.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-03-12.

[4] "DVD Review: Quiet City/Dance Party, USA". Moviefone. February 5, 2008.

[5] "If You Listen, You'll Hear Adulthood Approaching". The New York Times. November 15, 2006.

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