Nora Sweeney

Most Popular Nora Sweeney Trailers

Total trailers found: 6

Sweet Oranges Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

While exploring the back roads and orchards off of California State Route 126, I meet Jaime, Blanca, and Hugo, a group of orange pickers from Michoacan, Mexico, who share with me their songs, dreams, aspirations, and thoughts about work.

Portrait of Inez Trailer (2012)

01 January 2012

Inez McWright, an 89-year-old African American woman from rural Louisiana, has lived in Val Verde, California since 1956.

The Concrete River Trailer (2023)

13 July 2023

An exploration of how different communities spend time along the Los Angeles River, a 51 mile waterway largely channelized with concrete that cuts through various neighborhoods of the city.

Fausto and Emilio Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

“I like it...because it’s my job.” Waiting, snipping, shaving, smoking, and chatting. These are the daily rhythms of a barbershop in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio where brothers Fausto (age 83) and Emilio (age 75) have worked together for decades.

Birds of a Feather Trailer (2020)

03 May 2020

In Birds of a Feather, Nora Sweeney creates a warm, endearing portrait of a group of elderly Armenian men playing backgammon in a park in Glendale, California.

Something Like Whales Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

In a dying industrial neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Queensgate Train Yard pulses with life. A local worker describes the haunting sound emanating from the yard as "something like whales.