Program 13 - World Premiere of 'Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off-Track Betting' featuring a Q&A with director Joseph Fusco

Monday, May 9, 2016
8:30 PM 10:00 PM 20:30 22:00

Cinema Village 22 East 12th Street New York, NY, 10003 United States (map)

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Flotsam - A short, experimental documentary chronicling the legendary Mardi Gras event in New Orleans through the eyes of those who clean it all up. (2016, 15 min)

Finish Line: The Rise and Demise Of Off-Track Betting - The first documentary film of the untold story of OTB. A fascinating story of vice, political corruption, New York, and horses, but most of all a story of people: the people who worked at OTB, the people who played at OTB, and the people who killed OTB. Followed by a Q&A with director Joseph Fusco (2015, 65 min)

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Program 13 - World Premiere of 'Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off-Track Betting' featuring a Q&A with director Joseph Fusco

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