Broadway Express

Streaming video - 1959

Shot in 1959, Michael Blackwood’s first film, Broadway Express, is a portrait of the people of New York City, as experienced in the city’s lively subways. Blackwood’s camera captures the beautiful and chaotic choreography of the commuters. Accompanied by a sparse musical score driven by punchy snare drums and rumbling piano notes that emulate the rhythmic, pacing pounding of the subway cars, this short film pulses with a frenetic energy that builds to a crescendo before collapsing into the collective weariness of New York City at days end. The subway’s cars and platforms empty out in preparation for another day, when the dance will happen all over again.

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Subjects
Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Michael Blackwood Productions 1959.
2019.
Language
English
Other Authors
Michael Blackwood (film director)
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (19 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).