Famous Nathan (2015)

A Coney Islandinspired denselylayered visually dynamic documentary portrait of the life and times of the original Nathans Famous created in 1916 by filmmaker Lloyd Handwerkers grandparents Nathan and Ida Handwerker 30 years in the making Famous Nathan interweaves decadesspanning archival footage family photos and home movies an eclectic soundtrack and neverbeforeheard audio from Nathan his only interview ever as well as compelling intimate and hilarious interviews with the dedicated band of workers not at all shy at offering opinions memories and the occasional tall tale