Sowelu Theater
Portland, OR
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Reviews: DANCE PARTY, USA
an original film by Aaron Katz
The Oregonian says: "It's probably the best first feature made by a Portlander since Van Sant's "Mala Noche." — Shawn Levy
Willamette Week says: "...Dance Party, USA abandons the pretensions of vacant realism and, following its hero, becomes something more, and better. It declares its own independence." —Aaron Mesh
The New York Times says: "If You Listen, You'll Hear Adulthood Approaching...Dance Party, USA is a remarkably delicate construction, whos narrative relies more on natural drift than artificial drama to nudge its cast toward adulthood...Directed with extraordinary empathy by Aaron Katz (who also wrote the story)" —Jeanette Catsouus
"Challenging, gritty and true. " —The Austin Chronicle
"Katz and his absolutely stellar actors display remarkably subtle, complex insights." —Time Out Chicago
",,,played with remarkable honesty by Cole Pensinger (and) the equally excellent Anna Kavan." —The Village Voice
"Raw, real and meaningful. I loved this movie." —Jay Duplass, Director, The Puffy Chair
Listed in the Top Ten Films of 2006, The New York Sun " A Crisp Look Into The Teenage Mind. ...The way Mr. Katz anatomizes this moment, and the spare, simple details of what follows, is a remarkable act of insight and restraint, refreshing in its authority and absolute lack of manufactured effect...The willingness to let these kids slouch through these ambiguities, reflected in the ambient pluck and twang of Keegan DeWitt's soundtrack makes Dance Party, USA as poignant as it is brief. " —Steve Dollar