Diary of a Times Square thief
Diary of a Times Square Thief is based upon a mysterious diary found by the filmmaker on Ebay. This manuscript describes the adventures of a young man who, in the late eighties, left the Midwest of the United States to go to New York to realize his big dream: to find a publisher for his work and become a writer. The film consists of small, intimate portraits of some of the colorful characters described in the diary who possibly have known the writer. Through these encounters the filmmaker gets closer to and finally finds the talented but failed author. Besides, the film shows the world-famous Times Square area when it was still a dramatically brutal urban jungle.
Scenes
Time Square in the 80s
This clip shows the experience of a woman living at the Time Square Hotel at Time Square, New York, during the 80s. Back in those days, there was a lot of criminality and violence in the neighbourhood. The hotel itself was in a bad state.
Working at Time Square Hotel in the 90s
Richard used to work at the Time Square Hotel at Time Square, New York. In this clip he shares his experiences, the good and the bad ones.
Photographs from NY Times Square in the 90s
Photographer Sammy shows his interesting photographs of the neighbourhood of Times Square, New York. He took the photographs in the 90s, when he was a freelance news photographer.
Story of a former sex worker in Times Square Hotel
In this clip, former sex worker and current sex educator ‘Ducky’ talks about her past, from her childhood up to the time she used to work in the Times Square Hotel in New York.
Conversation with tv legend Joe Franklin
Joe Franklin, an interview legend himself, is being interviewed in this clip. He talks about his work and about his memories. Furthermore, he promises to help the director in his search for the diary writer John.
Finding John the diary writer
Finally, the filmmaker has found John, the writer of the diary. He explains why he has sold his diary. In this clip, John looks back at that period of his life and talks about the life he’s leading right now.
