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A Few Things I Know About Miami (????) [N/A]

Original Title:
A Few Things I Know About Miami

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Florida Arts Council
Florida International Univerrsity, Department of Communication
Midtown Video
Ryder Systems, Inc.
Southern Films, Inc.
State of Florida, The Department of State, The Division of Cultural Affairs
The Dade County Council of Arts and Sciences
The Florida International University Foundation
The Metropolitan Dade County Board of Commissioners
The National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Humanities

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 30

Overview from TheMovieDB

This film consists of five segments which interweave archival footage with interviews to highlight aspects of Miami's history. The segments are: On Flagler Street--about the old movie palaces; Down on Second Avenue--the Black entertainment mecca of the 1920's and 1930's; Waiting at the station--the railroad; Night lights--a family of neon sign makers; On the river--Plato Cook and commerce on the Miami river.

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Production

Archival Footage Coordinator:
Bob DeFlores

Archival Footage Research:
Dorothy Fields
The Miami Herald
Harold "Jack" Jones
Seth Bramson
Myrna Bramson

Art Direction:
Rose Mauch

Co-Director:
Mel Kiser
Corky Irick

Music:
Brian Eno
Robert Fripp
Steve Reich

Production Assistant:
Dave Gordon
Barry Shea

Thanks:
Darrell Calvin
Jim Dalton
Wometco Theaters, Inc.
Phyllis Williams
Garth Reeves, Jr. (Publisher, Miami Times)
May Brown
Arva Moore Parks
Bob Perry
China Valles
R.W. Wyckoff
T.E. Johnston, Jr.
M.A. "Mac" McLain
Fred Backus
Rick Winfield
Plato Cox
Captian Jose Ma. de Sola
Vance Irick

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