Anyone who is radically themselves attracts a lotta attention. Such is the case with the singular Timothy “Speed” Levitch, who anchors this low-budget documentary about his offbeat New York City bus tours. Filmmaker Bennett Miller operated a handheld camera on Levitch’s bus, recording over 80 hours of his frantic narration about the city, which then underwent eight months of editing with no input from the film’s subject. In the end, what AFS screens is a snapshot of Nineties NYC through one man’s words – Levitch’s oddball opining a perfect match for the city that never sleeps. – James Scott
Jan. 13 & 18
