正在同步电影信息
SIDEWALKchroniclesthelivesofprimarilyblackhomelessbookvendorsandmagazinescavengerswhoplytheirtradealong6thAvenuebetween8thStreetandWashingtonPlaceinNewYorkCity.BybrieflycomparingthosebookvendorswiththehistoryofbookvendingalongtheSeineinParis,thefilmspeakstotheeffortsofNorthAmericanandEuropeansocietiestoridpublicspaceoftheoutcaststheyhavehadahandinproducing.ThefilmtakesusintothesocialworldofthepeoplesubsistingonthestreetsofNewYorkbyfocusingontheirworkasstreetsidebooksellers,magazinevendors,junkdealers,panhandlers,andtablewatchers.Thesidewalkbecomesasitefortheunfoldingofthesepeoplelivingontheedgeofsocietyinordertogiveusadeeperunderstandingofhowtheseindividual'sareabletosurvive.Italsobecomesasiteforconflictsandsolidaritiesthatencompassthevendorsandlocalresidents.Wefollowedhalfdozenvendorsformostofthispastdecade.Bytheendofshootingthefilm,theirliveshadtakenamyriadofroutes-onewashiredbyalocalUniversitytorunaspeakersseries,anotherlefttofindherselfworkingata7/11conveniencestore,athirdwasdeportedtoJamaicawherehestrugglestosurvivewithoutfamily,friendsoralivelihood.Mostofourcharactershaveremainedonthestreetcontinuingthedailystruggletoscratchoutalivingonwhattherestofusthrowaway.Inthiscontext,ourmainobjectiveistoshowHOWthesidewalklifeworkstoday.Howdothesepeopleonthestreetliveinamoral(andsometimesimmoral)order?Howdotheyhavetheingenuitytodosointhefaceofexclusionandstigmatizationonthebasisofraceandclass?Howdoesthewaytheydosoaffrontthesensibilitiesoftheworkingandmiddleclasses?Howdotheiractsintersectwithacity'smechanismstoregulateitspublicspaces?<br/> -WrittenbyBarryAlexanderBrown
