Lightning over Braddock a rustbowl fantasy : and collected shorts
| DVD 2020 |
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Summary
For five decades, filmmaker Tony Buba has chronicled the industrial decline of his hometown, the once prosperous steeltown of Braddock, Pennsylvania. This collection includes 27 of his short films along with his 1988 feature-length film, Lightning over Braddock, a mixture of politically potent documentary portraiture and comedic re-enactments that anticipated the work of modern documentarians from Michael Moore to The daily show.Contents
Lightning over Braddock : a rustbowl fantasy / produced through the facilities of the Pittsburgh Filmmakers Inc. ; a Tony Buba film ; produced and directed by Tony Buba (1988) (78 min.)Braddock chronicles I (1972-1980). To my family (1972) (2 min.) ; J. Roy : new and used furniture (1974) (11 min.) ; Shutdown (1975) (13 min.) ; Betty's Corner CafeĢ (1976) (10 min.) ; Sweet Sal (1979) (26 min.) ; Washing walls with Mrs. G. (1980) (5 min.) ; Home movies (1980) (2 min.) ; Homage to a mill town (1980) (2 min.)
Braddock chronicles II (1983-2019). Mill hunk herald (1981) (12 min.) ; Peabody & friends (1983) (10 min.) ; Braddock Food Bank (1985) (6 min.) ; Birthday party (1985) (6 min.)
Collected shorts (1983-2019). Voices from a steeltown (1983) (29 min.) ; Fade out (1998) (9 min.) ; Year on the throne (2007) (2 min.) ; Ode to a steeltown (2007) (12 min.) ; Stigmata (2008) (1 min.) ; The "fall" 1980 (2009) (2 min.) ; The Cot Club : Braddock Hospital (2012) (6 min.) ; Pirozzi's Barber Shop (2017) (7 min.) ; Welcome to Sgambati's (2017) (5 min.) ; The barber of New Kensington (2019) (13 min.) ; The last pawn shop in Braddock (2019) (6 min.) ; Making soppressata with Dom and the guys (2019) (14 min.) ; Pasta lesson : a Sunday in Rabatana (2019) (17 min.) ; Reflexions (2019) (3 min.).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Industries
-- Pennsylvania
-- Braddock.
Iron and steel workers -- Pennsylvania -- Braddock. Unemployment -- Pennsylvania -- Braddock. Braddock (Pa.) -- History. Braddock (Pa.) -- Economic conditions. Documentary films. Independent films. Nonfiction films. Short films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | New York, NY :Kino Lorber :2020 Zeitgeist Films, |
| Edition | Full screen and widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Lightning over Braddock (Motion picture) Films of Tony Buba |
| Contributors |
Buba, Tony,
film director, film producer, on-screen participant, editor of moving image work. Caru, Sal, on-screen participant. Pellegrino, Stephen, on-screen participant, composer. Roy, Jimmy, on-screen participant. Lewis, Brady, director of photography. Pittsburgh Filmmakers, contributor. Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher. Zeitgeist Films, publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Lightning over Braddock: Featuring, Sal Caru, Stephen Pellegrino, Jimmy Roy, Tony Buba. |
| Other Contributors |
Lightning over Braddock: Music, Stephen Pellegrino ; camera, Brady Lewis ; editor, Tony Buba. |
| Language |
English Principally in English with some silent films; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) (Lighting over Braddock only). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally produced as documentary films, 1972-2019. Special feature: Lightning over Braddock audio commentary by director Tony Buba and film critic Nick Pinkerton. |
| System Details |
DVD; all regions; full screen and widescreen presentations; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (307 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |