Dark Days (2000)
First screened in April 2005 / Most recently screened in September 2025

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Director: Marc Singer. Documentary about and among the lives of homeless men and women who live in abandoned underground train tunnels in New York City.

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Photo © 2000 Picture Farm / Sloss Law Office, © 2011 Oscilloscope

In Brief: Bowled me over less than first time (unsure on structure, POV), but succeeds as both immersed portrait and camera feat.

VOR: ⑤  So few documentaries achieve this level of immersion alongside their subjects, much less train them as the principal crew in a daunting environment.

Grade: B+

(in April 2005: A–)

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Awards:
	Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award (Documentary); Best Cinematography (Documentary); Freedom of Expression Award
	Independent Spirit Awards: Best Documentary Feature
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Documentary Feature

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