SCHMATTA: Rags to Riches to Rags
"Filmmaker Marc Levin does a magnificent job of widening the documentary's lens -
providing a glimpse of a disappearing way of life that speaks to the larger issue of where an entire
stratum of U.S. blue-collar jobs has gone." - Variety
Airs Monday, October 19th at 9 pm on HBO
DIRECTED BY | Marc Levin
PRODUCED BY | Daphne Pinkerson, Marc Levin
EDITOR/CO-PRODUCER | Richard Lowe
LINE PRODUCER | Kara Rozansky
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | Karl Hollandt
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (HBO) | Sheila Nevins
SUPERVISING PRODUCER (HBO) | Nancy Abraham
FIELD PRODUCER | Donovan Leitch
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Daniel Levin
ASSISTANT EDITOR | Chris Walker
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY | John Zorn
OFFICIAL SELECTION | 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION | 2009 Hamptons International Film Festival
SYNOPSIS | The Garment Center is the heart and soul of Midtown Manhattan and the backbone of the fashion industry. It was the gateway for many immigrants to the American Dream. Now, it’s in danger of disappearing. This HBO feature documentary explores the rise and fall of New York's fabled schmatta (rag) trade as a microcosm for the economic shocks that have changed our lives.
MORE INFO | Visit SCHMATTA on HBO.com