* 1993
i took my camera to coney island to shoot some footage. i didn’t have anything
specific in mind, but i figured i’d find some interesting things.
walking along the boardwalk i heard the sideshow barker describing the acts
through a cheap megaphone: “see the human blockhead pound a spike into his
skull”. it only cost a dollar so i went in.
the seats were mostly empty. i saw the snake lady, the sword swallower, the fire
eater. i even got called on stage by the illustrated man to stand on him while he laid
on a bed of nails.