Anthony E. "Tony" Buba (born October 20, 1943) is an American
filmmaker
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. He is primarily known for his documentaries about his hometown
Braddock, Pennsylvania
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and the nearby
Pittsburgh
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.
Life
Tony Buba was born in 1943 as first child of Edward Buba († 1997) and Angeline Buba, née Gentile (1921–2017). Angeline Buba Obituary '. In: legacy.com, access date September 28, 2020. His mother came to America in 1929 with her family from the Italian town
Tursi
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History
In the 9th century it was a stronghold of the Saracens in southe ...
. Buba grew up in Braddock, Pennsylvania with his younger brother Pasquale "Pat" Buba (1946–2018).
After high school Buba joined the
New York Times
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, June 1, 2012. At the end of the 1960s he began to study. In 1971 he received his
Bachelor of Arts
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in Psychology from
Edinboro University
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History
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. Tony Buba Resume '. In: braddockfilms.com, access date September 28, 2020. In 1976 he received his
Master of Fine Arts
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in film studies at
Ohio University
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.
During these years he produced his first documentary shorts, that portrayed his hometown Braddock and the structural change that came with the
steel crisis
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of the 1970s. About Braddock Films '. In: braddockfilms.com, access date September 28, 2020.
After he had finished his studies, Buba also produced ads, image films and TV shows. Shortly afterwards the Buba brothers met
George A. Romero
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. He worked on the sound of some of Romero's films. In 1978 the filmmaker also cast both brothers for small roles as drug dealers in ''
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* Martin County (disambiguation)
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* Port Martin, Adelie Land
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39th Berlin International Film Festival
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Best First Feature
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.
Buba founded his company ''Braddock Films'' in 1992. In 1994 he made his only feature film ''No Pets'' that was based on a short story by Jim Daniels.
The New York Anthology Film Archives presented a retrospective on his work in 2012 as a part of "Sometimes Cities: Urban America Beyond NYC“. Sometimes Cities: Urban America Beyond NYC '. In: anthologyfilmarchives.org, access date September 28, 2020.
He is married to Jan McMannis-Buba and lives in
Pittsburgh
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.
Selected filmography
Director
* 1972: Free Film Today (Documentary short)
* 1973: To My Family (Documentary short)
* 1973: Thoughts (Documentary short)
* 1974: J. Roy – New & Used Furniture (Documentary short)
* 1975: Shutdown (Documentary short)
* 1976: Betty's Corner Cafe (Documentary short)
* 1979: Sweet Sal (Documentary short)
* 1980: Homage To A Milltown (Documentary short)
* 1980: Home Movies (Documentary short)
* 1980: Washing Walls With Mrs. G. (Documentary short)
* 1981: The Mill Hunk Herald (Documentary short)
* 1983: Peabody and Friends (Documentary short)
* 1983: Voices from a Steeltown (Documentary short)
* 1985: Birthday Party (Documentary short)
* 1985: Braddock Food Bank (Documentary short)
* 1988: Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy (Documentary)
* 1994: No Pets (Feature film)
* 1995: Small Differences (Documentary short)
* 1996: Struggles in Steel: The Fight for Equal Opportunity (Documentary)
* 1998: Fade Out (Documentary short)
* 1998: Unidentified Man (Documentary short)
* 2000: ECI (Documentary short)
* 2006: Expressway – A Work in Progress (Documentary short)
* 2007: Ode To A Steeltown (Documentary short)
* 2007: Year On The Throne (Documentary short)
* 2008: Stigmata (Documentary short)
* 2008: Voices Of Our Region (Documentary short)
* 2010: The Fall (Documentary short)
* 2013: Accordion Stories (Documentary)
* 2013: We Are Alive! The Fight to Save Braddock Hospital (Documentary, Co-director Tom Dubensky)
* 2014: Ghosts of Amistad: In the Footsteps of the Rebels (Documentary)
Actor
* 1978: ''
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
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