Quiet City There are
no longer tickets available online, but there WILL be
tickets available at the door to watch the film outdoors
in our lovely courtyard, so come on out to the show
tonight and see a wonderful film and meet the filmmaker
afterwards!
Feature
drama directed by Aaron Katz
New York Sneak Preview
Lost in Brooklyn, a young-woman catches on with a friendly
slacker in this neo-realist New York romance about the
possibilities that arise when you have no idea what
you're doing.
***Buy
Tickets***|***Watch
the Trailer*** SAT., AUGUST 4, 2007
8:30 PM - Live Musicbythe
Creaky Boards
9:00 PM - The Film On the roof of The Old American Can Factory CLICK for DIRECTIONS 232 Third Street @ Third Avenue Gowanus, Brooklyn (Between Carroll Gardens and
Park Slope)
In the event of rain the show is indoors at the same
location.
Tickets -$8 at the door or online.
Ticket includes FREE
admission to the reception after the screening, with
complimentary chilled Beaujolais courtesy of Licensed
to Chill.
Presented in partnership with - IFC.com, New York
magazine, The Reeler &
XØ Projects, Inc
QUIET CITY (Aaron Katz | Brooklyn, NY | 81 min) Rooftop Films is thrilled to present the
New York premiere of this very New York film. The director,
cast and crew will be on hand for a Q & A and reception
following the screening.
Jamie is 21. She's from Atlanta. She's come to Brooklyn
to visit her friend Samantha, but she can't find her.
Jamie tries calling, but Samantha's phone is dead. Jamie
meets Charlie when she asks him for directions. Nothing
to do and nothing but time leads them to bowls of coleslaw,
footraces in the park, art shows, and after parties.
Quiet City is a exploration of connection between strangers
and the possibilities that arise when you have no idea
what you're doing.
Quiet City follows a simple story, but director Aaron
Katz penned a 120-page script which provided the platform
for improvised character development that is endearing
and insightful. The two actors, Erin Fisher and Cris
Lankenau, had never really met before the 6-day shoot
began, so the learning and exploring process we see
on screen is very real. Apparently the camera rolled
and rolled on the pair, sometimes going for takes as
long as 35 minutes (hot swapping out digital memory
cards to keep recording). The results are delicate camera
work, austere sound, and rich, engaging performances.
Here at Rooftop Films, we love to discover New York's
secret spaces. There's something magical about finding
a lonely rooftop which feels untrodden by the millions
of urban inhabitants, or a vantage point that reveals
the metropolis in a whole new way. Quiet City is gorgeously
filmed all around Rooftop Films' home base in Gowanus
and Park Slope, Brooklyn, and what Katz and his tight
crew have discovered is indeed a unique perspective
for New York – they found solace.
You can sense the influence of the filmmaker's pastoral
North Carolina background in his treatment of NYC, but
in essence the Katz and his crew lovingly captured a
side of New York that not many people, and certainly
not many non-natives, are ever able to appreciate: the
wistful solitude you can find, particularly when you’re
falling in love, when you’re able to shut the
world out and serenely drift through the streets of
America's most bustling town.
QUIET CITY WILL ALSO BE PLAYING AT THE IFC CENTER
BEGINNING ON AUGUST 29. Come to this sneak preview and
tell your friends to check it out in theaters! Rooftop Films is presenting this event in partnership
with The Reeler. The Reeler is
an acclaimed Web site covering the latest in New York
City film news and culture, from the art house to the
red carpet. The site reports from numerous premieres,
festivals and special screenings while bringing in-depth
features and breaking news to readers 24/7. Editor
S.T. VanAirsdale recently launched the weekly news
and interview show ReelerTV as well as a one-of-a-kind,
comprehensive NYC cinema calendar; visit TheReeler.com
for more information and to join the site's mailing
list.
The
Reeler is absolutely our favorite film
news website and the first thing we read every morning,
and so we are thrilled to be presenting this great
program with them. Check out their fantastic website
and find out EVERYTHING there is to know about film
in New York.
Seriously, they cover everything.
The Music: The
Creaky Boards
Creaky Boards is some kind of indie rock. The band
draws on vocal-heavy motown symphonic pop. Yes, Andrew
loves and borrows heavily from Beach Boys and Phil
Spector. Creaky Boards is phasing out countryish elements
and Tom Waits-ish elements, amplifying punk elements,
and phasing in dark electronica elements. It's a bit
eclectic, but you know the sound when you hear it.
Creaky Boards performs in New York City. Steadily releasing
art on the internet. Working on a 2007 full length album. We
are being-in-a-band.
Watch their new music video, "I'm So
Serious (This Time)" below and listen to their music on
MySpace
