Dance Party USA is a 2006 film written and directed by Aaron Katz.
[1] The film and director have also been mentioned by the media as an important part of the "mumblecore" movement in independent cinema.
[2] Apathetic 17-year-old Gus meets Jessica at a party, where he confesses to her that he raped an underage girl.
[3] The film debuted at the 2006 South by Southwest Film Festival[4] and subsequently played at almost a dozen other festivals around the country and a two-week exclusive run at the Pioneer Theatre in New York City.
The New York Times stated that "Dance Party USA is a remarkably delicate construction, directed with extraordinary empathy by Aaron Katz."