Eugene's Gary
Series produced by Robin Amer
A portrait of one Gary neighborhood through the eyes of one resident.
Eugene’s Gary is a portrait of one Gary, Indiana neighborhood through the eyes of Eugene Pawlak. Pawlak, who fixes up houses and is a life-long Gary resident, is the kind of guy you want as your neighbor. He looks out for kids riding bikes in the middle of the street, helps octogenarians carry in their groceries and knows everyone on the block. But Pawlak’s happy-go-lucky disposition belies a starker past. As he joshes with his neighbors, slowly a portrait of Eugene himself emerges. A freak, on-the-job accident at U.S. Steel left him physically and emotionally broken; only by channeling his energy through his children was he able to find his footing again. Produced in the style of cinema verite using complex but subtle on-site field recordings, (local birds, bicycle bells, the slow... Show full description
3 Pieces
- Added: Jan 10, 2009
- Length: 06:02
- Added: Jan 10, 2009
- Length: 05:05
- Added: Jan 10, 2009
- Length: 07:50