Dark days / Palm Pictures ; Wide Angle Pictures ; a Picture Farm production in association with the Sundance Channel ; a film by Mark Singer ; produced, filmed and directed by Marc Singer.

Documentary about a community of homeless people living in a train tunnel beneath Manhattan. Depicts a way of life that is unimaginable to most of those who walk the streets above: in the pitch black of the tunnel, rats swarm through piles of garbage as high-speed trains leaving Penn station tear th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Palm Pictures
Wide Angle Pictures (Firm)
Picture Farm (Firm)
Sundance Channel
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Singer, Marc, 1973- (Producer, Director)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palm Pictures : Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Homeless persons > New York (State) > New York.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Homeless persons.
Social conditions.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Manhattan.
1900 - 1999
Documentary films.
Documentary > Feature.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Documentary
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued on VHS.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Documentary about a community of homeless people living in a train tunnel beneath Manhattan. Depicts a way of life that is unimaginable to most of those who walk the streets above: in the pitch black of the tunnel, rats swarm through piles of garbage as high-speed trains leaving Penn station tear through the darkness. For some of those who have gone underground, it has been home for as long as 25 years.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.
Special features: feature length audio commentary by Marc Singer; deleted scenes; follow up by Marc Singer: Life after the tunnel; history of the NYC subway tunnels; theatrical trailer; includes documentary: The making of Dark days (46 min.) / produced by Patrick Anding.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN3 D0027910 VideoDVD
AF4 D0008751 VideoDVD
Awards:Sundance Film Festival, 2000: Audience Award, Freedom of Expression Award, Cinematography Award.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, 2000: Best Documentary.
Indie Spirit: Best Documentary Award 2000.
ISBN:1588178684
9781588178688
Credits:Photography, Marc Singer ; editor, Melissa Neidich ; music, DJ Shadow.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital surround or 5.1.
Additional Physical Form:
Also issued on VHS.