Heroin Town Movie Soundtrack
1. Dan Rather Sucks - The John Cat Band
2. Willimantic USA - Jim Wolf
3. This Little Town - Cider Press String Band
4. Thread City - The John Cat Band
Reviews!
"FOUR STARS (Highest Rating). You must see this film! In the face of damning media allegations about a scandal in a small Connecticut town, documentarian Josh Goldbloom brushes Dan Rather aside to seek his own truth. Working completely by himself, sans crew, he was surprised by what he discovered: Sometimes the boogeyman isn't the junkie next door, but the necktie-wearing bureaucrat sitting in front of an American flag. Ultimately the film succeeds because of the strong sense of compassion and humanity Goldbloom clearly has for his subjects. Worthy of Oscar consideration." - Todd David Schwartz, CBS Radio
"Heroin Town blows away all stereotypes.It is a must see!"
- Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski
"A very compelling documentary" - AintItCoolNews.Com
""This is really a story about civil liberties under fire....Convincing." - Orlando Weekly
"Where Dan Rather and company found the vice they were looking for, Goldbloom found a community of destitute residents struggling to walk a straight line." - Nashville Scene
"This is a timely arrival for Goldbloom and Heroin Town, while documentaries like Fahrenheit 911 are stealing the limelight and breaking box office records. With Goldbloom's keen eye for the socially disenfranchised, I expect this is the beginning of what will become a cult following of his work."
- Mark Astrom, New Screen Broadcasting
The Hotel Hooker, once a charming rooming house, now a decaying shambles and within its closed doors, the epicenter of the countrys worst scourge: heroin. Upon watching this story on 60 minutes, Josh Goldbloom decided to go to the city of Willimantic, Connecticut, and see for himself just how bad things had gotten there. What he found stood in bold contrast to what Dan Rather and crew exposed. The director (a recovering addict himself) moved to the town and soon found himself a resident in the hotel. With a camera in hand and a commitment to find the true soul of these people, Goldbloom soon gained the trust of not only the hotels long-standing residents, but also the mayor, the citizens and even the towns clergy.
This intimate film shows the residents of Willimantic as fiercely proud of their town and feeling very betrayed by the media. What emerges is a remarkably complex portrait, and one which mirrors the plight of all American cities. Shot on a single 24p Mini DV camera, Heroin Town was also produced and edited by its director, who asserts: It is a statement to all filmmakers who dont have the money or the resources to make a feature film. With a good story and a strong will anything is possible. Those who see this remarkable film will undoubtedly agree.
- 2005 Philadelphia Film Festival guide
