Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy (1988)

Overview : 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 Monongahela River) while he dreams of making higher budget films. The picture documents, in a lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied the failure of the steel industry around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Release Date : September 12, 1988

Runtime : 80m

Genre : Documentary  

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Countries : United States of America

Keywords : unemployment, decadence, steel worker, steel town