Directed by: Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio
Produced by: Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio, Zachary Mortensen
Written by: Joshua Zeman
Fear can do many things. It can turn the brave into weaklings, the pious into unbelievers. And, in the documentary Cropsey, we witness how fear turned a homeless man in to an urban legend.
In the 1960's Staton Island was a dumping ground for the rest of New York City, despite a growing community. Not just of garbage, but human refuse as well. The island was home to a TB ward and the infamous Willowbrook Mental State School, where the residents lived in horrid conditions (Geraldo broke the story, which kickstarted his career). After the "school" was closed, residents in the surrounding neighborhoods suspected some patients, unwilling to leave the only home they knew, lived within the web of tunnels under Willowbrook. From this, the tale of Cropsey was born.
Filmmakers Brancaccio...
Produced by: Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio, Zachary Mortensen
Written by: Joshua Zeman
Fear can do many things. It can turn the brave into weaklings, the pious into unbelievers. And, in the documentary Cropsey, we witness how fear turned a homeless man in to an urban legend.
In the 1960's Staton Island was a dumping ground for the rest of New York City, despite a growing community. Not just of garbage, but human refuse as well. The island was home to a TB ward and the infamous Willowbrook Mental State School, where the residents lived in horrid conditions (Geraldo broke the story, which kickstarted his career). After the "school" was closed, residents in the surrounding neighborhoods suspected some patients, unwilling to leave the only home they knew, lived within the web of tunnels under Willowbrook. From this, the tale of Cropsey was born.
Filmmakers Brancaccio...
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