Tony Buba Movies

Tony Buba trains his documentary lens on the washing of his 87-year-old grandmother’s kitchen walls, an annual ritual. While the filmmaker...

A look back at Braddock's "Cot Club" and its patrons.

Citizens of Braddock PA are asked about the poetry of their city.

This documentary focuses on the Civil Rights Movement in the heavily segregated steel industry and its equally segregated union, The United...

A visit with a barber in his autumn years.

Documentary released with Second Sight Films' Dawn of the Dead restoration featuring John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom...

Ghosts of Amistad by Tony Buba is based on Marcus Rediker's The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom (Penguin, 2012). It...

Tony Buba, a film maker from Braddock, Pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometown's decline (along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the...

A tour of the last remaining pawn shop in Braddock, PA.

A year goes by during the G.W. Bush administration.

From implosions of steel mills after the decline of the industry to the demolition of the community hospital in Braddock, filmmaker Tony Buba...

A glimpse into the economic decline of Braddock PA.

A short documentary about Braddock

A portrait of a now-shuttered barber shop in Braddock PA.

A global portrait documenting the year's events, Cinetracts '20 features the work of an international lineup of 20 filmmakers. Capturing the...

A snapshot of a pizzeria in Braddock, PA circa 1990.

A short film featuring images of his grandfather’s just-demolished shoe-repair shop in 1972

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...