Beth Aala

USA  / 2011 / 75 min

On its surface, Pool Party is a pumping rockumentary, capturing a moment in history when the zeitgeist descended upon Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for a series of summer concerts in a disused swimming pool basin.  Delve deeper though, and McCarren Pool, abandoned for 25 years, becomes a character in its own right and a symbol of gentrification, urban culture and commercial imperatives. Personal stories from residents weave together as the locale around them is transformed into a hipster mecca, where thousands rock out to performances by the Ting Tings, Les Savy Fav, the Beastie Boys, MIA, Deerhunter, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth and more. 
 

Australian Premiere

Thu, October 6 - 9:00 pm
Cinema 1, Chauvel Cinema

Selected Festivals & Awards

Leeds International Film Festival

Director: Beth Aala
Producers: Morgan Spurlock (Super Size me) and Jeremy Chilnick
Editors: Tom Patterson and Edward Goldberg
Director of Photography: Michael Pruitt Bruun