Castro Street (film)

Castro Street (1966) is a visual nonstory short documentary film directed by Bruce Baillie.^[1][2]

Castro Street
Directed by	Bruce Baillie
Produced by	Bruce Baillie
Distributed by	Canyon Cinema
Release date	1966 (1966)
Running time	10 minutes
Country	United States
Language	No dialogue

Summary

Inspired by Satie,^[3] the film uses the sounds and sights of a city street—in this case, Castro Street near the Standard Oil Refinery in Richmond, California, complete with diesel trains and gas plants^[4]—to convey the street's own mood and feel as there is no dialogue in this non-narrative experimental film.

Legacy

In 1992, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[5] The Academy Film Archive preserved Castro Street in 2000.^[6]

See also

• List of American films of 1966
• City symphony