Tony Buba Movies

A film which uses the device of developing Polaroid camera shots to present the highlights of a family celebration during the birthday of filmmaker...

A visit with a barber in his autumn years.

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

Braddock, PA reflected in mirrors.

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.

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...

A portrait of a wiry, engaging street hustler, Sal Carulli, whose cocky patter breaks down at the end of the film, when he visits his father’s...

This short tells the story of a cafe where steel workers come to eat.

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

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...

A visit with family to learn how to make fresh pasta.

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

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...

A look into traditional sausage making.

A compilation of Tony Buba's home movies