Tony Buba

Tony Buba

Anthony E. "Tony" Buba (born October 20, 1943) is an American filmmaker. He is primarily known for his documentaries focusing on the working-class communities and social issues in his hometown Braddock, Pennsylvania and the nearby Pittsburgh.

  • Title: Tony Buba
  • Popularity: 0.913
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1943-10-20
  • Place of Birth: Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA
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Tony Buba Movies

  • 2023
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    Taste the Blood of Martin

    Taste the Blood of Martin

    1 2023 HD

    Feature length documentary taking a look at the making of George A. Romero's MARTIN.

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  • 1977
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    Martin

    Martin

    6.8 1977 HD

    Martin, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem...

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  • 1988
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    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    6.8 1988 HD

    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...

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  • 1979
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    Sweet Sal

    Sweet Sal

    1 1979 HD

    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...

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  • 1985
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    Birthday Party

    Birthday Party

    1 1985 HD

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

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  • 1980
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    Washing Walls With Mrs. G

    Washing Walls With Mrs. G

    1 1980 HD

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

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  • 1981
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    The Mill Hunk Herald

    The Mill Hunk Herald

    1 1981 HD

    A trip inside a Steel Valley workers’ magazine, which looks like raw material for a Bruce Springsteen song.

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  • 1974
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    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    2 1974 HD

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

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  • 1983
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    Peabody & Friends

    Peabody & Friends

    1 1983 HD

    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...

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  • 1978
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    Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead

    7.495 1978 HD

    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his...

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  • 1983
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    Voices from a Steeltown

    Voices from a Steeltown

    1 1983 HD

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

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  • 1988
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    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    6.8 1988 HD

    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...

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  • 1988
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    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    6.8 1988 HD

    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...

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  • 1977
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    Martin

    Martin

    6.8 1977 HD

    Martin, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem...

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  • 1988
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    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    6.8 1988 HD

    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...

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  • 2023
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    40°24.2983’ N 79° 58.251’ N

    40°24.2983’ N 79° 58.251’ N

    1 2023 HD

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

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  • 1998
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    Fade Out

    Fade Out

    1 1998 HD

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

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  • 2007
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    Year on the Throne

    Year on the Throne

    1 2007 HD

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

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  • 2007
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    Ode to a Steeltown

    Ode to a Steeltown

    1 2007 HD

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

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  • 2008
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    Stigmata

    Stigmata

    1 2008 HD

    A tableau of a crucified man over Braddock PA.

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  • 2019
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    The Barber of New Kensington

    The Barber of New Kensington

    1 2019 HD

    A visit with a barber in his autumn years.

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  • 2008
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    "The Fall" 1980

    "The Fall" 1980

    1 2008 HD

    A glimpse into the economic decline of Braddock PA.

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  • 2019
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    The Last Pawn Shop in Braddock

    The Last Pawn Shop in Braddock

    1 2019 HD

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

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  • 2019
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    Making Soppressata with Dom and the Guys

    Making Soppressata with Dom and the Guys

    1 2019 HD

    A look into traditional sausage making.

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  • 2019
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    Reflexions

    Reflexions

    1 2019 HD

    Braddock, PA reflected in mirrors.

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  • 2017
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    Welcome to Sgambati's

    Welcome to Sgambati's

    1 2017 HD

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

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  • 2012
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    The Cot Club: Braddock Hospital

    The Cot Club: Braddock Hospital

    1 2012 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    Pirozzi's Barber Shop

    Pirozzi's Barber Shop

    1 2017 HD

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

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  • 2019
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    Pasta Lesson: A Sunday in Rabatana

    Pasta Lesson: A Sunday in Rabatana

    1 2019 HD

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

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  • 1994
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    No Pets

    No Pets

    1 1994 HD

    An honest exploration of one Pennsylvania factory worker's mundane existence, and his pursuit of a love long lost.

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  • 2014
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    Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels

    Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels

    1 2014 HD

    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...

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  • 1972
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    To My Family

    To My Family

    1 1972 HD

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

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  • 1974
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    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    2 1974 HD

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

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  • 1974
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    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    2 1974 HD

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

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  • 1976
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    Betty's Corner Cafe

    Betty's Corner Cafe

    1 1976 HD

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

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  • 1979
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    Sweet Sal

    Sweet Sal

    1 1979 HD

    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...

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  • 1980
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    Home Movies

    Home Movies

    1 1980 HD

    A compilation of Tony Buba's home movies

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  • 1983
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    Peabody & Friends

    Peabody & Friends

    1 1983 HD

    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...

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  • 1974
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    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    2 1974 HD

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

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  • 1980
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    Homage to a Mill Town

    Homage to a Mill Town

    1 1980 HD

    A short documentary about Braddock

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  • 1981
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    The Mill Hunk Herald

    The Mill Hunk Herald

    1 1981 HD

    A trip inside a Steel Valley workers’ magazine, which looks like raw material for a Bruce Springsteen song.

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  • 1985
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    Braddock Food Bank

    Braddock Food Bank

    1 1985 HD

    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...

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  • 1974
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    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    J. Roy: New and Used Furniture

    2 1974 HD

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

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  • 1980
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    Washing Walls With Mrs. G

    Washing Walls With Mrs. G

    1 1980 HD

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

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  • 1985
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    Birthday Party

    Birthday Party

    1 1985 HD

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

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  • 1975
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    Shutdown

    Shutdown

    1 1975 HD

    An account of a 1975 independent truckers strike.

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  • 1996
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    Struggles in Steel: A History of African-American Steelworkers

    Struggles in Steel: A History of African-American Steelworkers

    8 1996 HD

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

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  • 1996
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    Struggles in Steel: A History of African-American Steelworkers

    Struggles in Steel: A History of African-American Steelworkers

    8 1996 HD

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

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  • 2020
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    Cinetracts '20

    Cinetracts '20

    6 2020 HD

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

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  • 1978
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    Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead

    7.495 1978 HD

    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his...

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  • 1978
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    Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead

    7.495 1978 HD

    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his...

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