Downtown Locals

Downtown Locals

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Directed by:	Rory Muir, Robin Muir
Starring:	John Del Signore, Julio Cesar Diaz, Paul Lawrence, Kenny Legagneur, Ron Raffel, Tony Repetti, Helen Stratford
Country:	U S A
Created:	2006
Runtime:	82 min.
Member:	Rory

Average rating: 4.55 by 22 users

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Synopsis

Three and a half million commuters use the New York City Subway every day. The subterranean labyrinth of screeching trains and steel dust is also the workplace of hundreds of often overlooked, occasionally talented, but always entertaining street performers. DOWNTOWN LOCALS is a funny yet poignant glimpse underground, into the lives of six disparate modern-day subway buskers. The unique cast of characters includes the Mercury Man, a struggling actor whose complex act involves standing motionless for hours at a time; Julio, a Colombian immigrant who dances with a life sized doll attached to his shoes; and Helen, a former Vassar graduate who in her forties reinvents herself as an accordion-playing chanteuse. Each artist weathers a year marked with personal successes and defeats, always remaining true to their art and steadfast in their right to perform despite struggles with the police, city bureaucracy, money, complex pasts, addiction, and loneliness. DOWNTOWN LOCALS brilliantly illustrates the microcosm of the true underground by drawing us into the lives of a few of New York City’s less celebrated characters. Their stories will leave you hopeful, haunted, and wondering where they are now.

Forms: Documentary
Genres: Underground, Independent, Urban, Dramedy, Art

Screenings & Events

Slamdance Film Festival
Film Festival
Park City, U S A
January 2006

Independent Film Festival of Boston
Film Festival
Boston, U S A
April 2006

Longbaugh Film Festival
Film Festival
Portland, U S A
April 2006

Maryland Film Festival
Film Festival
Baltimore, Maryland, U S A
May 2006

Dead Center Film Festival
Film Festival
Oklahoma City, U S A
June 2006

Jackson Hole Film Festival
Film Festival
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U S A
June 2006

Sound Unseen Film Festival
Film Festival
Minneapolis, U S A
August 2006

Rooftop Film Festival
Film Festival
Brooklyn, U S A
September 2006

Calgary International Film Festival
Film Festival
Calgary, Canada
September 2006

Harlem International Film Festival
Film Festival
Harlem, U S A
October 2006

Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series
Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY, U S A
November 2006

Cucalorus Film Festival
Film Festival
Wilmington, North Carolina, U S A
November 2006

Beloit International Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Best International Documentary
Beloit, WI, U S A
January 2007

Trail Dance Film Festival
Film Festival
Duncan, OK, U S A
January 2007

Lake County Film Festival
Film Festival
Libertyville, IL, U S A
March 2007

Fargo Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Honorable Mention
Fargo, ND, U S A
March 2007

Noise Pop
Film Festival
San Francisco, U S A
March 2007

Santa Cruz Film Festival
Film Festival
Santa Cruz, CA, U S A
April 2007

Arizona Film Festival
Film Festival
Tuscon, AR, U S A
April 2007

Ashdod Film and Music Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Best Documentary
Ashdod, Israel
May 2007

Docufest Atalana
Film Festival
Atlanta, U S A
September 2007

Southern Winds Film Festival
Film Festival
Shawnee, U S A
September 2007

Cast & Crew

Production

Robin Muir (Producer, Director (1st Project,1st Feature)), Rory Muir (Producer), Rory Muir (Director (1st Project,1st Feature))

Performance

Helen Stratford (Lead Actor), John Del Signore (Lead Actor), Julio Cesar Diaz (Lead Actor), Kenny Legagneur (Lead Actor), Paul Lawrence (Lead Actor), Ron Raffel (Lead Actor), Tony Repetti (Lead Actor)

Camera

Rory Muir (Cinematographer/DP)

Post Production

Larry Blake (Sound Editor), Peggy Davis (Picture Editor)

PDX Mar 23, 2006 12:38PM

Downtown Locals screens in Portland at the Longbaugh Film Festival at the Bagdad Theatre April 8 @ 1PM. Come have a beer and watch the show.

Slamdance and cute tops Jan 26, 2006 12:08PM

It is really fun to be here eating Twinkies in Park City. I have to go and do a photo shoot now-- with my boots on.