SXSW 2008 Film Screenings
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Let's Get Down to Brass Tacks
screening in: Shorts Screening with Features
plays with: Bootleg, Wisconsin Screening Times4:30 PM, Saturday March 8th - Dobie 4:30 PM, Tuesday March 11th - Dobie 1:30 PM, Thursday March 13th - Dobie everything subject to change
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Synopsis:
While in a hotel room in Mystic, CT Aaron eats noodles, watches TV, takes a bath, makes a phone call, and sleeps. Director's Bio:
Aaron Katz was born in rainy Portland, OR. In high school he became interested in film and acting. When he realized that he wasn't a very good actor he decided to go to film school at North Carolina School of the Arts. Immediately after graduation he and two of his college roommates drove a 1963 Chevy Nova from North Carolina to Portland, OR in order to make Dance Party, USA, his first feature. Quiet City, his second feature, premiered at SXSW 2007. Subsequently, Quiet City had critically praised theatrical runs in several cites, was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at Film Independent's Spirit Awards, was released on DVD, and was featured on several year end top ten lists. Currently Aaron lives in Brooklyn, NY where he is working on a new feature. |
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