Oh! There are others out there who are as intrigued by scrapper trucks as I am. You can even get a sneak peek at the Scrappers documentary being made by Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak and Courtney Prokopas. According to their little press release they are holding a benefit this Friday:
Benefit for Scrappers
a documentary film by Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak, and Courtney Prokopas
Friday, September 12th, 2008
6-10pm
at The AV-aerie
2000 W. Fulton
Chicago
FEATURING:
-scenes from the film
-large triple-channel projection (one night only!)
-conversation with the filmmakers and subjects
-tickets available to a private screening of the finished film
-musical performances by:
Frank Rosaly
Jonathan Crawford/Frank Rosaly/Michael Zerang percussion trio
The Friction Brothers
DJ John Corbett
$10 suggested donation at the door
RSVP requested, to scrapmovie@gmail.com
Set in Chicago's labyrinth of alleyways, Scrappers is a cinema verite portrait of three men vying against thousands of other metal scavengers, all searching for a living with brains, brawn and battered pickup trucks.
Learn more at:
www.scrappersmovie.com