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'''Anthony E. "Tony" Buba''' (born October 20, 1943) is an American filmmaker. He is primarily known for his documentaries about his hometown [[Braddock, Pennsylvania]] and [[Pittsburgh]].
== Life ==
Tony Buba was born in 1944 as first child of Edward Buba († 1997) and Angeline Buba, nee Gentile (1921–2017).<ref name="ABOBIT">''[https://ift.tt/3457hWd Angeline Buba Obituary]''. In: legacy.com, access date September 28, 2020.</ref> His mother came to America in 1929 with her family from the Italian town [[Tursi]].<ref name="ABOBIT" /> Buba grew up in Braddock, Pennsylvania with his younger brother [[Pasquale Buba|Pasquale "Pat" Buba]] (1946–2018).<ref name="ABOBIT" />
After high school Buba joined the [[United States National Guard]] and later worked in a steel mill.<ref name="NYT">John Anderson: ''[https://ift.tt/JXray9 A Steel Town’s Chronicler and Conscience]''. In: [[New York Times]], June 1, 2012.</ref> At the end of the 1960s he began to study. In 1971 he received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Psychology from [[Edinboro University]].<ref name="RESUME">''[https://ift.tt/3kPEbRy Tony Buba Resume]''. In: braddockfilms.com, access date September 28, 2020.</ref> In 1976 he received his [[Master of Fine Arts]] in film studies at [[Ohio University]].<ref name="RESUME" />
During these years he produces his first documentary shorts, that portrayed his hometown Braddock and the structural change that came with the [[steel crisis]] of the 1970s.<ref name="ABOUT">''[https://ift.tt/2HFBvb7 About Braddock Films]''. In: braddockfilms.com, access date September 28, 2020.</ref>
After he had finished his studies, Buba also produced ads, image films and TV shows. Shortly afterwards the Buba brothers met [[George A. Romero]]. He worked on the sound of some of Romeros films. In 1978 the filmmaker also casted both brothers for small roles as drug dealers in ''[[Martin (1978 film)|Martin]]'' and bikers in ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''.
In 1988 he made his first full-length feature ''[[Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy]]'', which was shown at the [[39th Berlin International Film Festival]] in the Panorama section <ref>''[https://ift.tt/2EEkY63 Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy]''. In: berlinale.de, access date September 28, 2020.</ref> Buba was also nominated at the [[6th Independent Spirit Awards]] for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature|Best First Feature]].
Buba founded his company ''Braddock Films'' in 1992.<ref name="ABOUT" /> 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“.<ref>''[https://ift.tt/30d0eKc Sometimes Cities: Urban America Beyond NYC]''. In: anthologyfilmarchives.org, access date September 28, 2020.</ref>
He is married to Jan McMannis-Buba and lives in [[Pittsburgh]].
== 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 (1978 film)|Martin]]
* 1978: [[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/2gwP4se Website of Braddock Films]
*
* [https://ift.tt/3mVX5bb Tony Buba] on [[Vimeo]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASeKNvP4TAY No Place But Home: Tony Buba] on [[YouTube]]
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American documentary filmmakers]]
[[Category:People from Braddock, Pennsylvania]]
== Life ==
Tony Buba was born in 1944 as first child of Edward Buba († 1997) and Angeline Buba, nee Gentile (1921–2017).<ref name="ABOBIT">''[https://ift.tt/3457hWd Angeline Buba Obituary]''. In: legacy.com, access date September 28, 2020.</ref> His mother came to America in 1929 with her family from the Italian town [[Tursi]].<ref name="ABOBIT" /> Buba grew up in Braddock, Pennsylvania with his younger brother [[Pasquale Buba|Pasquale "Pat" Buba]] (1946–2018).<ref name="ABOBIT" />
After high school Buba joined the [[United States National Guard]] and later worked in a steel mill.<ref name="NYT">John Anderson: ''[https://ift.tt/JXray9 A Steel Town’s Chronicler and Conscience]''. In: [[New York Times]], June 1, 2012.</ref> At the end of the 1960s he began to study. In 1971 he received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Psychology from [[Edinboro University]].<ref name="RESUME">''[https://ift.tt/3kPEbRy Tony Buba Resume]''. In: braddockfilms.com, access date September 28, 2020.</ref> In 1976 he received his [[Master of Fine Arts]] in film studies at [[Ohio University]].<ref name="RESUME" />
During these years he produces his first documentary shorts, that portrayed his hometown Braddock and the structural change that came with the [[steel crisis]] of the 1970s.<ref name="ABOUT">''[https://ift.tt/2HFBvb7 About Braddock Films]''. In: braddockfilms.com, access date September 28, 2020.</ref>
After he had finished his studies, Buba also produced ads, image films and TV shows. Shortly afterwards the Buba brothers met [[George A. Romero]]. He worked on the sound of some of Romeros films. In 1978 the filmmaker also casted both brothers for small roles as drug dealers in ''[[Martin (1978 film)|Martin]]'' and bikers in ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''.
In 1988 he made his first full-length feature ''[[Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy]]'', which was shown at the [[39th Berlin International Film Festival]] in the Panorama section <ref>''[https://ift.tt/2EEkY63 Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy]''. In: berlinale.de, access date September 28, 2020.</ref> Buba was also nominated at the [[6th Independent Spirit Awards]] for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature|Best First Feature]].
Buba founded his company ''Braddock Films'' in 1992.<ref name="ABOUT" /> 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“.<ref>''[https://ift.tt/30d0eKc Sometimes Cities: Urban America Beyond NYC]''. In: anthologyfilmarchives.org, access date September 28, 2020.</ref>
He is married to Jan McMannis-Buba and lives in [[Pittsburgh]].
== 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 (1978 film)|Martin]]
* 1978: [[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/2gwP4se Website of Braddock Films]
*
* [https://ift.tt/3mVX5bb Tony Buba] on [[Vimeo]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASeKNvP4TAY No Place But Home: Tony Buba] on [[YouTube]]
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American documentary filmmakers]]
[[Category:People from Braddock, Pennsylvania]]
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