The Salt Mines
Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug addictions through prostitution. They made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks that the Sanitation Department keeps next to the salt deposits used in the winter to melt the snow. The three friends share the place known as "The Salt Mines".
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
The Salt Mines
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 1, 1990
Runtime
0h 47m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
60%
Original Title
The Salt Mines
Production Companies
Frameline, Starfish
Director
Susana Aikin
Description
Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug addictions through prostitution. They made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks that the Sanitation Department keeps next to the salt deposits used in the winter to melt the snow. The three friends share the place known as "The Salt Mines".