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Dark Days [DVD] [2001]

DVD ~ Marc Singer
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Marc Singer
  • Directors: Marc Singer
  • Producers: Marc Singer, Avra Jain, Ben Freedman, Charlotte Stockdale, Christopher Griffith
  • Format: Black & White, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Jan 2002
  • Run Time: 84 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005QG1P
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 37,239 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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For two years Marc Singer lived with the people who make their home in the tunnels beneath Penn Station in New York, creating Dark Days, an unflinching portrait of a part of society that is literally and figuratively beneath our notice. "You'd be surprised what the human mind and body can adjust to," says Tito, one of the tunnel dwellers. Along with his neighbours he is homeless, but the tunnels offer them a degree of safety that doesn't exist on the streets above. In this strange place they manage to achieve a remarkable degree of domesticity, building shelters, keeping pets and cooking meals. Singer has an eye for telling images, such as Dee dragging a sofa along the train tracks like Sisyphus rolling his stone in Hell. With its grainy black-and-white photography and haunting soundtrack, this is a surprisingly beautiful film, but it is never sentimental, nor does it try to impose false nobility on its subjects. Dark Days shows a world that we never knew existed, and in this simplicity lies its power. --Simon Leake

Video Description
In the pitch black of the tunnel, rats swarm through piles of garbage as high-speed trains leaving Penn Station tear through the darkness. For some of those who have gone underground, it has been home for as long as twenty-five years.

Deeply moving and surprisingly entertaining, Dark Days is an eye-opening experience that shatters the myths of homelessness by revealing a thriving community living in tunnels beneath New York City and honestly capturing their resilience and strength in their struggle to survive.

Haunting soundtrack by DJ Shadow.

DVD Special Features:
The Making of "Dark Days" - 45 minute documentary. Includes interviews with director Marc Singer, DJ Shadow, Ben Freedman and more.
Commentary by Marc Singer.
Never-before-seen footage - 15 additional scenes with notes by Marc Singer.
The history of the NYC subway tunnels.
Life After The Tunnel - follow up by Marc Singer.
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Digitally mastered/16.9 widescreen version.
Crew biographies.
Scene access.
Theatrical trailer and more.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible!!!, 16 April 2005
I saw this DVD and couldn't believe what was being shown - people in the world's richest nation being reduced to living in subway tunnels, collecting cans for money, recovering meat from bins and, failing that, cooking the rats that share their homes. I never realised humans could be forced into this type of existence in a developed country. The director doesn't try to turn the film into any political execise, instead it is simply a story being told.

The film was shot on a low budget with the homeless actually helping the director - it was his idea to sell the film and help the homeless move out of the tunnel. The black and white film, the amazing soundtrack, the interesting - and sometimes very funny - characters, all combine to create a film with huge atmosphere.

This film is an amazing eye opener - it would be impossible for anyone to watch this film and not be moved by the story told.

As many people as posible should see this film.

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The most thought provoking film I have ever seen, 24 Sep 2001
By chriscaley@onetel.net.uk (Derbyshire, England) - See all my reviews
I saw this film at the cinema earlier this year. I went with a friend to see it and had absolutely no idea what I was going to see - and therefore had no expectations about it. In a nutshell the film is a documentary on how hard life is when you're homeless. It's set in the subway tunnels, underneath one of the busiest cities in the world - New York. The film follows a particular group of homeless individuals in their quest to build their own community away from the "outside world". Even though the film is at times quite dark, in places it is very funny and is something that each and every one of us in the "outside world" should be forced to watch - to make us more tolerant and understanding of people who do not have access to the opportunities that most of us do. This has to be the most thought provoking film I have ever seen. I'm hoping the DVD answers some of the questions I have about what the people in the film are up to now.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, deeply moving and ultimately uplifting film., 26 Aug 2003
Dark Days truly is a dark film - shot in the Amtrack tunnels beneath New York (using power from the trainlines) it tells the story of a small group of people who have made their lives and homes in the pitch black. Harrowing and often funny with a haunting soundtrack by DJ Shadow the film ultimately relates a story of human triumph agianst common human tribulations like bad luck, depression, drugs and prejudice. The features added when bought on DVD are excellent and give a great insight into the characters and the crew themselves.

If you like hip hop culture, good music and films that leave you thinking rather than blinking see it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite documentary
Director Marc Singer follows a group of people who have made their home in the tunnels beneath Penn Station in New York City, and the results are mesmerising. Read more
Published 5 months ago by W.T.A

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting documentary with a great soundtrack
As above, I bought this as a DJ Shadow fan mainly to hear the soundtrack but I found the documentary really interesting learning about these guys who live in an underground world,... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Aaron Mulholland

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating look at life on the other side of the tracks
Its incredible to hear some of the stories the people involved in this film have to tell, their take on the world, how they make their money and how they came to be homeless... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2007 by Mr. L. Adams

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
This is a film about an aspect of life which is completely alien to most of us: homelessness. It is a film about people who are living on the edge or, to be more precise, in a... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2006 by Mrs. S. K. Goffin

3.0 out of 5 stars And Then Came The Light
Terrific achievement by the film maker and participants, none of whom knew anything about film-making when the project started. Read more
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