Movies: Tony Buba

  • 1978
    Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead (1978)

    Dawn of the Dead

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    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall....

    Dawn of the Dead
  • 1977
    Martin

    Martin (1977)

    Martin

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    Martin, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges....

    Martin
  • 1988
    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy (1988)

    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

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    Tony Buba, a film maker from Braddock, Pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometown's decline (along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the Monongahela River) while he dreams of making higher budget films. The picture documents, in a lighth...

    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy
  • 2020
    Zombies and Bikers

    Zombies and Bikers (2020)

    Zombies and Bikers

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    Documentary released with Second Sight Films' Dawn of the Dead restoration featuring John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers....

    Zombies and Bikers
  • 2023
    Taste the Blood of Martin

    Taste the Blood of Martin (2023)

    Taste the Blood of Martin

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    Feature length documentary taking a look at the making of George A. Romero's MARTIN....

    Taste the Blood of Martin
  • 2020
    Cinetracts '20

    Cinetracts '20 (2020)

    Cinetracts '20

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    A global portrait documenting the year's events, Cinetracts '20 features the work of an international lineup of 20 filmmakers. Capturing the zeitgeist in their own backyard, the artists' short films are the culmination of a year-long residency projec...

    Cinetracts '20
  • 1994
    No Pets

    No Pets (1994)

    No Pets

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    An honest exploration of one Pennsylvania factory worker's mundane existence, and his pursuit of a love long lost....

    No Pets
  • 2023
    Cite Specific

    Cite Specific (2023)

    Cite Specific

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    The third entry in Tony Buba's Mon Valley Trilogy...

    Cite Specific
  • 1974
    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture (1974)

    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

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    Buba introduces us to a Braddock entrepreneur who has failed at twelve businesses and is busy teaching would-be entrepreneurs self-confidence....

    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture
  • 2007
    Ode to a Steeltown

    Ode to a Steeltown (2007)

    Ode to a Steeltown

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    Citizens of Braddock PA are asked about the poetry of their city....

    Ode to a Steeltown
  • 1980
    Washing Walls With Mrs. G

    Washing Walls With Mrs. G (1980)

    Washing Walls With Mrs. G

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    Tony Buba trains his documentary lens on the washing of his 87-year-old grandmother’s kitchen walls, an annual ritual. While the filmmaker works diligently and mostly out of sight of the camera, his grandmother anchors the piece, recounting stories o...

    Washing Walls With Mrs. G
  • 1985
    Birthday Party

    Birthday Party (1985)

    Birthday Party

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    A film which uses the device of developing Polaroid camera shots to present the highlights of a family celebration during the birthday of filmmaker Tony Buba....

    Birthday Party
  • 1976
    Betty's Corner Cafe

    Betty's Corner Cafe (1976)

    Betty's Corner Cafe

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    This short tells the story of a cafe where steel workers come to eat....

    Betty's Corner Cafe
  • 1996
    Struggles in Steel: A History of African-American Steelworkers

    Struggles in Steel: A History of African-American Steelworkers (1996)

    Struggles in Steel: A History of African-American Steelworkers

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    This documentary focuses on the Civil Rights Movement in the heavily segregated steel industry and its equally segregated union, The United Steelworkers of America (USWA), at the time when this industry—devastated by mismanagement and global competit...

    Struggles in Steel: A History of African-American Steelworkers
  • 1980
    Home Movies

    Home Movies (1980)

    Home Movies

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    A compilation of Tony Buba's home movies...

    Home Movies
  • 1980
    Homage to a Mill Town

    Homage to a Mill Town (1980)

    Homage to a Mill Town

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    A short documentary about Braddock...

    Homage to a Mill Town
  • 1981
    The Mill Hunk Herald

    The Mill Hunk Herald (1981)

    The Mill Hunk Herald

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    A trip inside a Steel Valley workers’ magazine, which looks like raw material for a Bruce Springsteen song....

    The Mill Hunk Herald
  • 1972
    To My Family

    To My Family (1972)

    To My Family

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    A short film featuring images of his grandfather’s just-demolished shoe-repair shop in 1972...

    To My Family
  • 1979
    Sweet Sal

    Sweet Sal (1979)

    Sweet Sal

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    A portrait of a wiry, engaging street hustler, Sal Carulli, whose cocky patter breaks down at the end of the film, when he visits his father’s grave....

    Sweet Sal
  • 2019
    Making Soppressata with Dom and the Guys

    Making Soppressata with Dom and the Guys (2019)

    Making Soppressata with Dom and the Guys

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    A look into traditional sausage making....

    Making Soppressata with Dom and the Guys