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The Salt Mines (1990)
Directed by Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio
Documentary · 47m
Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug addictions through prostitution. They made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks that the Sanitation Department keeps next to the salt deposits used in the winter to melt the snow. The three friends share the place known as "The Salt Mines".
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio
- Original Music Composer
- Elliott Sharp
- Producer
- Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio
Details
- Release date
- 1990-10-01
- Runtime
- 47m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Frameline, Starfish