Bombay Beach (2011)

Director:

Alma Har'el

Release Date:

14 October 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Drama | Musical

Tagline:

I was in jail for one hundred years...

Plot:

Bombay Beach is one of the poorest communities in southern California located on the shores of the Salton Sea...

Plot Keywords:

Salton Sea | Town Name In Title | American West | Mental Illness | Two Word Title

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Directed by
Alma Har'el

Produced by
Alma Har'el	....	producer
Rafael Marmor	....	associate producer
Boaz Yakin	....	executive producer
Boaz Yakin	....	producer

Original Music by
Zach Condon

Cinematography by
Alma Har'el

Film Editing by
Alma Har'el
Joe Lindquist

Sound Department
Dror Mohar	....	sound designer
Dror Mohar	....	supervising sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Matthias Koenigswieser	....	additional photography

Editorial Department
Alex Hulsey	....	post production supervisor
Michael Lafuente	....	digital intermediate technical director
Beau Leon	....	colorist
Clark Andrew Vogeler	....	additional editor
Terry Yates	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jordan Calig	....	post production audio engineer

Other crew
Paula Present	....	choreographer

Thanks
Travis Baker	....	special thanks
Chris Innis	....	special thanks
Bob Murawski	....	special thanks
Andrew Spieler	....	special thanks
Richard Tanne	....	special thanks

Distributors

• Rapid Eye Movies (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Constellation (2011) (USA) (Digital)
• Focus World (2011) (USA) (all media)
• Roco Films (2011) (Non-USA) (all media)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Bombay Beach, California, USA

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.193" (2012)

Soundtrack:

The Penalty

Superb Innovative

Very well made and innovative docu drama. Most important to all films of this genre, the subject is utterly fascinating and contains people with genuine quirkiness and character. The story and the people are captured in a unique and compelling way too which adds to its wonder. Rightly acknowledges and thanks the great Werner Herzog in the credits as his ability to look beyond characters and create drama through them has clearly influenced the feel of this film. Thoroughly enjoyable throughout. I wish it had received more coverage and will hopefully get Oscar acclaim this year if submitted. A real gem and very much worth watching.