Threat [DVD]

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“Makes KIDS look like an after-school special.” –Urb Magazine

“Unapologetically brutal and surprisingly intelligent… this film works on every conceivable level; it holds court not only as a historical document of time and place, but also as a window into the soul of American adolescence. Great art should assail the status quo, and that is what Pizzolo and Nisa’s film has skillfully accomplished. 4.5 out of 5″ –Film Threat

“Like a raw blast of visceral anger, THREAT explodes off the screen, eliciting comparisons to early Martin Scorsese, Abel Ferrara and Larry Clark. Pretty heady company and it’s to Pizzolo’s credit that when THREAT works, it’s more than worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as those films. Undeniably compelling, Threat grabs you by the throat and holds tight for 90 minutes.” –DVD Talk

“Visionary director Matt Pizzolo takes a harsh look at what it means to be a disaffected youth, showing that the promised land of opportunity and the American dream are relics of the past.” –McGill Daily

“Defiant & confrontational!” –Suicide Girls

“Genuinely unsettling, thrillingly chaotic, sickeningly violent… Hear, see, never set foot in a multiplex ever again.” –Terrorizer Magazine

“Notorious!” –Outburn Magazine

“Fierce emotions have yielded a fervid film called THREAT. The film shows what adults portraying kids never seem to be able to portray: their complexity.” –LI Voice

“Ambition & attitude!” –Style Magazine

“Scathing!” –Revolution Magazine

“A nihilistic, nightmarish vision.” –LI Press

“Ferocious… a stunning piece of narrative chaos.” –Rumour Machine

“The arts at their rawest, most street-entrenched level.” –Montreal Mirror
“A personal and surprisingly well-crafted debut. Its complex layers invite multiple viewings; and through a combination of its uniqueness and the cultural elements it exposes, it has the potential to achieve cult movie status in years to come.” –Entertainment Today

“Every generation has a powerful film that youths can identify to justify their rebellion and question the ‘values’ the older generation holds dear. THREAT is simply the voice of this generation’s youth. It is easily one of the most important films of the decade.” -Earcandy

* WINNER * Lausanne Underground Film Festival – GRAND PRIZE
* WINNER * Rome Independent Film Festival – SPECIAL MENTION FIRST FEATURE
- Official Selection -
Van’s Warped Tour DiY Film Festival
Miami Underground Film Festival
Estonia International Film Festival
Raindance International Film Festival

THREAT is an award-winning and controversial urban thriller that has earned its maverick filmmakers both accolades and condemnations for its heady brew of street philosophy and ultraviolence. White straightedge hardcore-punk Jim and black hip-hop radical Fred become friends working dead-end jobs in NYC’s Lower East Side, both of them with the hope their newfound brotherhood will bring solidarity to their disparate communities. Instead, the alliance triggers a violent race riot that spills into the city streets with devastatingly tragic consequences.

Produced on 16mm film by a guerrilla team of non-professional filmmakers in their late teens and early twenties working unpaid at a film co-op in exchange for equipment and shooting on film short ends left over from local TV shoots. Writer-director Matt Pizzolo was the eldest crewmember, having just turned 21.

* 3-Disc Set contains 2 Soundtrack CDs *

Threat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1. “Night Of Violence” – Alec Empire
2. “Start The Riot” – Atari Teenage Riot
3. “Into The Death” – Atari Teenage Riot
4. “Rage” – Atari Teenage Riot feat. Tom Morello & D-Stroy
5. “Sick To Death” – Atari Teenage Riot
6. “Get Up While You Can” – Atari Teenage Riot
7. “Gotta Get Out” – Alec Empire
8. “Common Enemy” – Panic DHH
9. “Wanna Peel” – EC8OR
10. “Number Seven With A Bullet” – Bleeding Through
11. “The Great Red Shift” – Most Precious Blood
12. “One Hell Of A Prize Fighter” – Eighteen Visions
13. “Overcome” – Terror
14. “Drone” – Eyes Like Knives
15. “mPathik” – Queque
16. “heVn” – Queque
17. “I Am A Threat” – King David
18. “Kids Are United” – Atari Teenage Riot

Threat: Music That Inspired the Movie
1. “Pandemic” – Most Precious Blood vs. Alec Empire
2. “World At War” – Agnostic Front vs. Schizoid
3. “Ghost In The Machine” – Inside Out vs. Oktopus from Dälek
4. “World Ablaze” (Threat mix) – Killswitch Engage vs. Edgey
5. “Overkill” – Terror vs. Enduser
6. “Champagne Enemaz” – Eighteen Visions vs. Otto Von Schirach
7. “Zolobovine” – Gorilla Biscuits vs. Defragmentation
8. “Cannibal Kitten” – The Icarus Line vs. The End
9. “Slapped With An X” – Vision of Disorder vs. The Tyrant
10. “Bring It” – Judge vs. Bill Youngman
11. “Stalwart Carapace” – Youth Of Today vs. Edgey
12. “Deathbed” – Bleeding Through vs. Hecate
13. “I Know That You’re Lying” – Today Is The Day vs. darph/nadeR
14. “Star Buried In My Yard” – Glassjaw vs. Enduser
15. “Don’t Step” – Minor Threat vs. Holocaust

Threat [DVD]:

“Makes KIDS look like an after-school special.” –Urb Magazine “Unapologetically brutal, surprisingly intelligent. 4.5 out of 5″ –Film Threat “A raw blast of visceral anger… explodes off the screen! Grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go.” –DVD Talk

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