Tony Buba Movies

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

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

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

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

A look into traditional sausage making.

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...

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

Filmmaker Tony Buba charts the history and present of his hometown, Braddock, Pennsylvania

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

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

A short documentary about Braddock

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

A glimpse into the economic decline of Braddock PA.

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

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

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

A visit with a barber in his autumn years.