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Documentary/2024
Director Lex Gillespie
An award-winning documentary film on the meteoric rise, historic glory days, and bittersweet fall of the Borscht Belt. Former waiters, tummlers, and dance instructors reminisce about the family-run resorts and bungalows that established a cultural standard whose legacy continues to this day.
Conversation with director Lex Gillespie and moderator Peter Alan Chester
Director Lex Gillespie
An award-winning documentary film on the meteoric rise, historic glory days, and bittersweet fall of the Borscht Belt. Former waiters, tummlers, and dance instructors reminisce about the family-run resorts and bungalows that established a cultural standard whose legacy continues to this day.
Conversation with director Lex Gillespie and moderator Peter Alan Chester
