The Salt Mines
1990 | 47m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio |
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| Writer: | |
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| Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug addictions through prostitution. They made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks that the Sanitation Department keeps next to the salt deposits used in the winter to melt the snow. The three friends share the place known as "The Salt Mines". | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1990 |
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| Director: | Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | prostitute, transvestite, drug addiction, squatter, hiv, crack cocaine, poverty, crack addict, homeless, substance abuse, woman director |
| Production Companies | Frameline, Starfish |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Jun 23, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
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| Susana Aikin | Director |
| Carlos Aparicio | Director |
| Maria Zamakola | Assistant Editor |
| Elliott Sharp | Musician, Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Susana Aikin | Producer |
| Carlos Aparicio | Producer |
| Jorge Carmona | Associate Producer |
| Javier Domingo | Associate Producer |
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