Quiet City (2007)

Director:

Aaron Katz

Writers:

Erin Fisher (writer)
Aaron Katz (writer)
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Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Jamie is 21. She's from Atlanta. She's come to Brooklyn to visit her friend Samantha, but she can't find her. Jamie meets a stranger named Charlie on the subway and spends 24 hours hanging out with him.

Plot Keywords:

New York Story | Subway Platform | Mumblecore | Missed Connection

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Erin Fisher	...	Jamie
Cris Lankenau	...	Charlie
Sarah Hellman	...	Robin
Joe Swanberg	...	Adam
Tucker Stone	...	Kyle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Liz Bender	...	Liz
Karrie Crouse	...	Karrie
Keegan DeWitt	...	Keegan
Daryl Nuhn	...	Daryl
Michael Tully	...	Michael
C. Mason Wells	...	Chris

Directed by
Aaron Katz

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Erin Fisher		writer
Aaron Katz		writer
Cris Lankenau		writer

Produced by
Brendan McFadden	....	producer
Ben Stambler	....	producer

Original Music by
Keegan DeWitt

Cinematography by
Andrew Reed

Film Editing by
Aaron Katz

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brendan McFadden	....	first assistant director
Marc Ripper	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Alex Lipschultz	....	sound recordist
Alex Lipschultz	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Bickel	....	assistant camera
Chad Hartigan	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Alex Bickel	....	colorist

Thanks
Leslye Headland	....	thanks
Jesse Patch	....	thanks
Dia Sokol	....	thanks
Jay Van Hoy	....	thanks

Distributors

• Gravitas Ventures (2008) (worldwide) (TV) (VOD)
• 600 West Productions (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Benten Films (2008) (worldwide) (DVD)

Runtime:

USA:78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Quotes:

Jamie: Who cuts your hair?
Charlie: Why, is it stupid?

A taste of life . . . in case you don't have one of your own.

First of all I should state that this is not the first independent film I've seen. I have nothing against independent films in general. On the contrary I have seen many independent films that I would highly recommend. Unfortunately this was not one of them. I suppose I can appreciate the film's artistic quality. It is about as true a "day-in-the-life-of-the-average-person" story as you'll find. The dialog seems almost unscripted. The conversations in the film are light and pointless, to the point of being somewhat awkward, which is exactly what one would expect from the typical interaction amongst American adolescents of today. I suppose it's possible that I am missing the boat here but by the end of the film I failed to see how I didn't just waste 78 minutes of my life as I watched in sheer boredom two fictitious characters waste 78 minutes of theirs. Maybe I'm alone here but when I sit down for a movie I do so with the expectation to be inspired or entertained. At the very least I expect my mind to be stimulated in some way. This movie did none of those things for me.