Summaries

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.

Near Penn Station, next to the Amtrak tracks, squatters have been living for years. Marc Singer goes underground to live with them, and films this "family." A dozen or so men and one woman talk about their lives: horrors of childhood, jail time, losing children, being coke-heads. They scavenge, they've built themselves sturdy one-room shacks; they have pets, cook, chat, argue, give each other haircuts. A bucket is their toilet. Leaky overhead pipes are a source of water for showers. They live in virtual darkness. During the filming, Amtrak gives a 30-day eviction notice.—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • new york city
  • living underground
  • eviction
  • subway system
  • amtrak
Genres
  • Documentary
Release date Mar 8, 2001
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Picture Farm

Box office

Gross US & Canada $309648
Gross worldwide $333843

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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