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TERMINAL
BAR
EXACT RUNNING TIME
22:22
DIRECTED,
EDITED, ANIMATED and PRODUCED BY
Stefan Nadelman
ADDRESS
327 Sterling Place 2C
Brooklyn, NY 11238 USA
EMAIL
terminalbar@touristpictures.com
WEBSITE
http://www.touristpictures.com
1-LINE SYNOPSIS
A kinetic,
photo-driven documentary of one of the toughest, grittiest bars in Times
Square, Manhattan as seen through the haunting black and white photographs
taken by bartender Sheldon Nadelman from 1972 to 1982.
1-LINE
SYNOPSIS (alternate)
A pictorial history of a New York City bar whose customers, from the
hard drinking working class Irish to the coiffed African American gay
male, continually transform its focus during the 10 year reign of bartender/photographer
Sheldon Nadelman.
125-WORD
SYNOPSIS
'Terminal Bar' is a 22 minute, photo-driven documentary of one of the
toughest, grittiest bars in Manhattan as seen through the haunting black
and white photographs taken by Sheldon Nadelman from 1972 to 1982.
During his 10 year tenure as bartender and day manager, Sheldon amassed
over 2,500 portraits of his customers as well as other images of the
activities inside and outside of the bar.
'Terminal Bar' examines the nature of the establishment, its transformation
from an Irish bar to a gay bar, the old timers, winos, junkies, drag
queens, and cooks, from the viewpoint of Sheldon and two contemporaneously
written news articles.
250-WORD
SYNOPSIS
'Terminal Bar' is a 22 minute, photo-driven documentary of one of the
toughest, grittiest bars in Manhattan as seen through the haunting black
and white photographs taken by Sheldon Nadelman from 1972 to 1982.
During his 10 year tenure as bartender and day manager, Sheldon amassed
over 2,500 portraits of his customers as well as other images of the
activities inside and outside of the bar. 'Terminal Bar' examines the
nature of the establishment, its transformation from an Irish bar to
a gay bar, the old timers, winos, junkies, drag queens, and cooks, from
the viewpoint of Sheldon and two contemporaneously written news articles.
'Terminal Bar' provides the viewer not only with a window into the history
of the bar, but also its place on New York Cityâs West Side when this
neighborhood west of Times Square (across the street from the Port Authority
Bus Terminal) was replete with derelicts and seedy adult theatres before
its Disney-fication in the 1990's.
The photographs, interviews, narration and music are both dark and humorous,
and convey the destructive nature of alcoholism. The stories behind
the pictures provide a glimpse into many broken lives and a subset of
the gay culture of the 1970's in New York.
FILMMAKER
BIO
After receiving a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Iowa State University
in 1994, Stefan Nadelman began working in New York City as a print graphic
designer. Within four years, he transitioned to web design and began
using Macromedia Flash not only for interactive design but for film.
From 1999 to 2002, Nadelman has produced three films in his spare time
while continuing to work full time as an art director. Stefan is currently
freelancing as an animator/editor/producer as well as pursuing future
film projects.
FILMOGRAPHY
2002
- Tourist Pictures TRT - 8:00
Genre
- Documentary/Animation
2002 -
Terminal Bar TRT - 22:22
Genre - Documentary/Animation
2000 -
Latin Alive TRT - 3:00
Genre - Animated Short
PICTURES
(jpegs)
SALES
& DISTRIBUTION CONTACT
Anna
Lobell
HYPNOTIC
anna@hypnotic.com
1520 Cloverfield Blvd., Suite D
Santa Monica, CA 90404
phone (310) 453-2345
fax (310) 453-0075
http://www.hypnotic.com
FILM
PRINT CONTACT
Cary Nadelman
Moore & Van Allen PLLC
100 N. Tryon Street, 47th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
phone (704) 331-3549
fax (704) 339-5849
e-mail: carynadelman@mvalaw.com
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