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Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

Original title: Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy
Year: 1988
Running time: 80 min.
Country: United States
Director: Tony Buba
Cast: Documentary
Music: Stephen Pellegrino
Cinematography: Brady Lewis
Producer: Braddock Films
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: 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 lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied the failure of the steel industry around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Sweet Sal the street hustler tries to make it big in Tony's movies.

Awards: 1990: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best First Feature

1989: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize (Documentary)

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Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

1988

Tony Buba