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Dark Days (15)

Documentary

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.

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The critical consensus

Complemented by its black-and-white photography and a moody DJ Shadow score, this is a gritty yet often tender look at society's margins.

***(*)(*)David Parkinson, Empire Online

As superficial as Dark Days was, the subject is singular enough for the film to be memorable.

Sophie Monks Kaufman, Little White Lies, 23/01/2014

The ending stumbles, but not enough to tarnish this study of life lived under society’s radar.

****(*)Kevin Harley, Total Film, 20/01/2014

Being shot on actual 16mm film stock at a historical moment just before digital became de rigueur also makes Dark Days an intriguing historical document for those interested in the technical processes of documentary filmmaking; a true labour of love with an aesthetic at once spontaneous and classically elegant, it’s unlikely anything much like it will ever be seen again.

****(*)Hannah McGill, The List, 21/01/2014

A re-release of Marc Singer's 2000 documentary, shot in black-and-white, which offers a startling and very moving insight into the experiences of a homeless community sleeping in the underground train tunnels of New York.

****(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 23/01/2014

A tough, compassionate movie.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 24/01/2014


Features about Dark Days (15)

Dark Days: going underground with New York's tunnel-dwellers

Sukhdev Sandhu, The Guardian, 26/01/2014

Where and when?

Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday January 24, 2014, until Sunday January 26, 2014. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/

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