Tony Buba Movies

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...

Buba introduces us to a Braddock entrepreneur who has failed at twelve businesses and is busy teaching would-be entrepreneurs self-confidence.

An account of a 1975 independent truckers strike.

Braddock, PA reflected in mirrors.

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

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

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

The third entry in Tony Buba's Mon Valley Trilogy

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

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

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

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 snapshot of a pizzeria in Braddock, PA circa 1990.

A look at the passage of time, filmmaking, and Braddock PA.