Dark Days (2000) [ReUp]

Director: Marc Singer
Stars: Marc Singer

Near Penn Station, next to the Amtrak tracks, squatters have been living for years. Marc Singer goes underground to live with them, and films this "family." A dozen or so men and one woman talk about their lives: horrors of childhood, jail time, losing children, being coke-heads. They scavenge, they've built themselves sturdy one-room shacks; they have pets, cook, chat, argue, give each other haircuts. A bucket is their toilet. Leaky overhead pipes are a source of water for showers. They live in virtual darkness. During the filming, Amtrak gives a 30-day eviction notice.


Disc 1. Extras:
- Audio commentary with director Marc Singer







Disc 2. Contains:
- Deleted scenes with notes by Marc Singer
- The Making of Dark Days (2000) – interviews with Marc Singer, DJ Shadow, and others
- The Tunnel Today – director Marc Singer revisits the tunnel in 2011
- Fragile Dwelling – an all new photo essay featuring photographs by Margaret Morton
- Dark Days Design – a look at the typography with title designer Jay Hillyer
- Life After the Tunnel – an update on the characters
- Introduction with former New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Q&A with Singer and Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless Mary E. Brosnahan at the Maysles Cinema in 2011
- Original theatrical trailer