FOREIGN PARTS
A film by Verena Paravel, J. P. Sniadecki
2010, 80 minutes
2010, 80 minutes
No. 431
Documentary
Documentary
Description
Tucked between the Citifield baseball stadium and the Van Wyck overpass lie a ramshackle collection of auto-body repair shops and other small businesses, staffed by an extraordinarily multicultural cast of characters. But New York City has other plans: the area has been targeted for development, complete with apartments, malls, and parks, and this commercial shantytown may soon be a memory.
Filmmakers Véréna Paravel and J.P. Sniadecki have created a revealing and tender portrait of Willets Point, Queens, that captures the many roads the American dream has taken.
Festivals
Winner, Best First Feature, Locarno Film Festival
Winner, Best Film Ethno-Anthropological, Festival dei Popoli
Official Selection, Viennale
Official Selection, New York Film Festival
Official Selection, True/Fasle Film Festival
