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Roxie Cinema 2/9/2007 4:30PM

Victoria Theater 2/11/2007 4:30Pm

"Dance Party, USA is a remarkably delicate construction, directed with extraordinary empathy."- New York Times

“My goal was to create a film that feels like real life. Most films about teens are filled with people who don’t act how anyone really acts. I wanted to make a different kind of film.” - Director Aaron Katz

Apathetic Portland teen Gus hangs around doing nothing most of the time. Mainly he likes to tell half-true stories to his buddy Bill about all the girls he’s slept with and all the drugs he’s done. Jessica is seventeen too, and doesn't seem to have that much in common with anyone anymore – not even her best friend Christie.

Thankfully, every year Brian throws a 4th of July party. The party’s never that great, but the beer is free and you don't need to be 21 to drink it. Gus and Jessica meet each other, watch the fireworks outside, and light sparklers. They really hit it off, and then Gus drops a bomb. He says that he's not the sort of guy she thinks he is, and proceeds to share his darkest secret with a girl he barely knows.

Preceded by:

Nameless

Zak Kilberg

USA, 2007, 11 min

World Premiere

The guilty shall remain nameless in this powerful directorial debut written by and starring talented local performer and IndieFest alumnus Kilberg (The Slaughter, Revolution Summer).