Quiet City + Dance, Party USA:
2 Films by Aaron Katz

Available on DVD January 29, 2008

* NY Times "Critic's Pick" Quiet City has been nominated for a 2008 Independent Spirit Award (John Cassavetes Award)

* Both films featured on "Best of 2007" lists by contributors to Film Comment, ArtForum, The Village Voice, The L Magazine, Premiere, and Variety

"Beautiful! A fully realized work of mumblecore poetry."
- Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Dance Party, USA is in my pantheon of coming-of-age movies."
- Amy Taubin, FILM COMMENT

AVAILABLE: JANUARY 29, 2008 - Widely praised for his contemplative lyricism, character-driven style, and his "gift for naturalistic dialogue" (The Village Voice), writer-director Aaron Katz now stands at the vanguard of American cinema's new wave of forward-thinking independents. On January 29th, Quiet City + Dance Party, USA: 2 Films by Aaron Katz will arrive as a 2-Disc Special Edition DVD in stores everywhere, the second release from New York-based boutique label Benten Films.

In Quiet City, Katz's deceptively simple drama that has been called "a Terrence Malick film for the new lost generation" (The Austin Chronicle), we meet twentysomething Jamie (Erin Fisher) as she arrives in New York to visit a friend who never shows. On an empty subway platform, she crosses paths with a kindly stranger named Charlie (Cris Lankenau), and an unlikely connection is formed over the next 24 hours through city parks, abandoned apartments, and art galleries in the heart of industrial Brooklyn. Achingly sincere and shot with a painterly eye, Katz's approach is refreshingly devoid of romantic clichés.

Then in his impressionistic and tenderly heartbreaking debut, Dance Party, USA—hailed as "one of the best films of the year" (The New York Sun)—apathetic teens Jessica (Anna Kavan) and Gus (Cole Pennsinger) share a fleeting moment at a Fourth of July party in Portland, but their relationship grows closer and more complex after Gus confronts her with a troubling secret.

DVD BONUS FEATURES

DISC 1: QUIET CITY
* Director Commentary, with contributions from producers Ben Stambler and Brendan McFadden, and cinematographer Andrew Reed
* Cast Commentary, with Erin Fisher and Cris Lankenau
* Joe Swanberg's Quiet City: a short-film prank by the director of LOL
* The Music of Quiet City: clips and interview with composer Keegan Dewitt
* Footage from the NYC Premiere of Quiet City
* Quiet City trailer

DISC 2: DANCE PARTY, USA
* Director Commentary, with contributions from producers Brendan McFadden and Marc Ripper
* Cast Commentary with Anna Kavan, Cole Pennsinger, Ryan White, Brendan McFadden and director Aaron Katz
* Alternative and Extended Scenes, with commentary by Aaron Katz and editor Zach Clark
* The Lunch Hour, an early short film by Aaron Katz, with commentary by Katz and star/composer Keegan Dewitt

PLUS: Two new critical essays by film professor Ray Carney and critic Ray Pride

Quiet City (2007): 78 minutes, Color, Stereo, Optional English Subtitles, Anamorphic 1.78:1
Dance Party, USA (2006): 65 minutes, Color, Stereo, Optional English Subtitles, 1.85:1
AVAILABLE: January 29th, 2008 -- SRP: $29.95

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Quiet City + Dance, Party USA: 2 Films by Aaron Katz