Directed by Tomas McCabe and Andrei Rozen • 2003 • United States
BUMS’ PARADISE depicts the lives of men and women who lived in an abandoned landfill in Albany, California, vividly portraying the vibrant community they built as well as the amazing artworks that they created, and ultimately following them through their eventual eviction. BUMS’ PARADISE considers the question: what if the homeless were allowed to tell their own stories?
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Seven Second Love Affair
Directed by Robert Abel • 1965 • United States
SEVEN SECOND LOVE AFFAIR marked legendary filmmaker Les Blank’s first documentary photography job shooting drag racers in Long Beach, California. Driving everything from hopped up Mercs to supercharged Rail Dragsters, these daredevil drivers could a...
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Zydeco
Directed by Nick Spitzer • 1984 • United States
Shot in rural French-speaking Louisiana, this vibrant ethnographic portrait of zydeco’s beloved musical families explores their Creole identities through engaging footage of them at home, in local clubs, at work, and running Mardi Gras. Featuring p...
