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DARK DAYS explores the surprisingly domestic subterranean world of a homeless community living in a train tunnel beneath NYC. Through stories heartbreaking and hilarious, tunnel dwellers reveal their reasons for taking refuge and their struggle to survive underground. With a hypnotic soundtrack by l...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Singer, Marc, 1973-, Neidich, Melissa, DJ Shadow
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Original language in English.
Published: [United States] : Oscilloscope Pictures : Made available through hoopla, 2000.
Subjects:
Underground homeless persons > New York (State) > New York.
Homeless camps > New York (State) > New York.
Camps de personnes sans-abri > New York (État) > New York.
Personnes sans-abri > New York (État) > New York.
Homeless camps
Underground homeless persons
New York (State) > New York
Documentaries and Factual Films
Downloadable video.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:DARK DAYS explores the surprisingly domestic subterranean world of a homeless community living in a train tunnel beneath NYC. Through stories heartbreaking and hilarious, tunnel dwellers reveal their reasons for taking refuge and their struggle to survive underground. With a hypnotic soundtrack by legendary DJ Shadow, DARK DAYS is still an enduring classic, ten years after its initial release.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 82 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:01:22:10
Audience:Rated AA.
Awards:Nominated 2001 British Independent Film Awards, Best Foreign Independent Film - English Language
Nominated 2001 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Best Documentary
Won 2001 Independent Spirit Awards, Best Documentary
Won 2000 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Won 2nd Place National Society of Film Critics Awards, Best Documentary
Won 2001 Online Film & Television Association Awards, Best Documentary Picture
Nominated 2001 Online Film Critics Society Awards, Best Documentary
Nominated 2001 Satellite Awards, Best Motion Picture, Documentary
Won 2000 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award, Documentary
Won 2000 Sundance Film Festival Cinematography Award, Documentary
Won 2000 Sundance Film Festival Freedom of Expression Award
Nominated 2000 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Documentary
Won 2000 SXSW Film Festival Honorable Mention, Senior Programmers' Pick
Production Credits:Directed by Marc Singer.