Bowery Dish (2005)

• 61%
• 2005
• Kevin R. Frech

Bowery Dish is a one-hour video documentary that illuminates the complex issues surrounding urban renewal/gentrification on the Bowery in a provocative and entertaining fashion. Bowery Dish is a firsthand exploration, told by the people at the forefront of change. Everyone from the homeless to the recent entrepreneurs gets his or her say; conflicting points of view are presented for the viewer to experience all sides. Professionally shot and mastered on Beta, Bowery Dish includes moments that can only be captured through other related media - candid moments in the cramped flophouses are shot digitally while historic footage of the Bowery provides context to the changes taking place. Music is an integral part of life on the Bowery. From the inspirational hymns of the Bowery Mission to the cutting-edge sounds of DJs spinning at the hottest clubs and the late night jam sessions of aging jazz musicians living in flophouses. Bowery Dish uses the diversity of music found on the Bowery to explore the conflicts and connections on this lively, eclectic avenue.