Tony Buba Movies
- 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...
- 1972
To My Family
To My Family01972HD
A short film featuring images of his grandfather’s just-demolished shoe-repair shop in 1972
- 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.
- 2023
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From implosions of steel mills after the decline of the industry to the demolition of the community hospital in Braddock, filmmaker Tony Buba...
- 1980
Washing Walls With Mrs. G
Washing Walls With Mrs. G01980HD
Tony Buba trains his documentary lens on the washing of his 87-year-old grandmother’s kitchen walls, an annual ritual. While the filmmaker...
- 1981
The Mill Hunk Herald
The Mill Hunk Herald01981HD
A trip inside a Steel Valley workers’ magazine, which looks like raw material for a Bruce Springsteen song.
- 1980
Homage to a Mill Town
Homage to a Mill Town01980HD
A short documentary about Braddock
- 2017
Welcome to Sgambati's
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A snapshot of a pizzeria in Braddock, PA circa 1990.
- 2017
Pirozzi's Barber Shop
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A portrait of a now-shuttered barber shop in Braddock PA.
- 2008
"The Fall" 1980
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A glimpse into the economic decline of Braddock PA.
- 1985
Braddock Food Bank
Braddock Food Bank01985HD
In this film, Buba struggles over whether he should make a film about a food bank, or just use the money to donate food to the bank. In the end, he...
- 1976
Betty's Corner Cafe
Betty's Corner Cafe01976HD
This short tells the story of a cafe where steel workers come to eat.
- 2019
Pasta Lesson: A Sunday in Rabatana
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A visit with family to learn how to make fresh pasta.
- 2007
Year on the Throne
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A year goes by during the G.W. Bush administration.
- 2019
The Barber of New Kensington
The Barber of New Kensington02019HD
A visit with a barber in his autumn years.
- 1983
Voices from a Steeltown
Voices from a Steeltown01983HD
Filmmaker Tony Buba charts the history and present of his hometown, Braddock, Pennsylvania
- 1983
Peabody & Friends
Peabody & Friends01983HD
The film follows a neighborhood guy who has never been quite the same since somersaulting out of the faulty sixth-story window of some shoddy...