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Scrappers
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Scrappers tells the true stories of Otis and Oscar, two Chicago residents trying to support their families by collecting and selling scrap metal. The film shows how globalization, the 2008 financial crisis, crackdowns on undocumented immigrants and widespread scrap metal theft affect these men and their families.
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Film Details
93 mins - ,
Cast:
  • Oscar
    ... Himself
  • Otis
    ... Himself
  • Luisa
    ... Herself
  • Loretta
    ... Herself
  • Kevin
    ... Himself
  • Adrian
    ... Himself
Crew:
  • Director:
    Brian Ashby
  • Director:
    Ben Kolak
  • Director:
    Courtney Prokopas
  • Writer:
    Brian Ashby
  • Writer:
    Ben Kolak
  • Writer:
    Courtney Prokopas
  • Producers:
    Brian Ashby
  • Producers:
    Ben Kolak
  • Producers:
    Courtney Prokopas
Film Reviews:
  • "Directors Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak and Courtney Prokopas unearth fascinating insights and sometimes painful realities hidden amidst the rubble, particularly near the film’s end, when the scrappers’ already fragile way of life is crushed as the great recession lowers the price of a ton of recycled metal from $250 to a measly $60."
    True Slant
  • "[The filmmakers] put in the hours in the alleys and brought back a human document. It is necessary we have these films because our lives are so closed off we don’t understand the function these men perform. You want green, there ain’t nobody greener than Oscar and Otis."
    Roger Ebert, Sun Times
  • "Without recourse to a voice-over, Scrappers details economic unrest as well as the complex race and class hierarchies of Chicago's scrap scene. This is all secondary, however, to the film's enduring interest in learning how Oscar and Otis actually go about their work — noteworthy in a documentary field crowded with predigested arguments."
    San Francisco Bay Guardian
Film Festivals:
  • Chicago Underground Film Festival
Production Company:
Scrappers Documentary Film Group
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