S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks in Traffic is an 80-minutes 2001 film by Daniel Cross. The narrative unfolds from the point-of-view of squeegees at the height of a war against squeegee kids. This documentary is from their point of view as Roach, a squeegee himself, provides an alternative voice. Roach's camera is positioned behind "enemy" lines: living in derelict buildings, squeegeeing for money, being hunted by police. The viewer is forced to look at ...
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S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks in Traffic is an 80-minutes 2001 film by Daniel Cross. The narrative unfolds from the point-of-view of squeegees at the height of a war against squeegee kids. This documentary is from their point of view as Roach, a squeegee himself, provides an alternative voice. Roach's camera is positioned behind "enemy" lines: living in derelict buildings, squeegeeing for money, being hunted by police. The viewer is forced to look at the living reality of Roach and his friends: Hungry on the streets in one of the world's most prosperous countries-considered thugs, criminals, and enemies. This film shatters the windshield between "us" and "them". Roach's camera acts as the hammer: hard, forceful, direct; impacting with the force of an actual life. Cross's camera documents the impact: recording the reflections of individual lives, mirrored upon the shards of flying glass.
The main character, Roach, Eric Denis later on became an EyeSteelFilm documentary director himself known...
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