Legend has it that some of the oldest surviving homeless communities in New York City have been hidden from the public view for decades in the underground tunnels of Manhattan. Many homeless dwell in continual darkness along tunnels miles long and yet manage to survive. What happens to someone who lives in such a dark and dreary dwelling?
Practical Effects
DIY tunnel sets that scream 'we had $500 and a dream.'
Director
Richard Mauro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'mole people' urban legend peaked in 90s New York journalism, making this film a bizarre time-capsule of pre-gentrification Manhattan paranoia.
Director Richard Mauro never directed again; co-director Anthony Savini's only other credit is as a production assistant on a 1998 short film.
US
