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.