Tony Buba Movies

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

Braddock, PA reflected in mirrors.

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...

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

A tableau of a crucified man over Braddock PA.

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

A glimpse into the economic decline of Braddock PA.

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...

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

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

A visit with a barber in his autumn years.

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

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

A short documentary about Braddock