The Bagger

It's the 1980s. Hard times have hit cities like Detroit Buffalo Pittsburgh and Cleveland. The youth of America running on the fumes of a waning prosperity seek refuge in dance clubs where New Wave music carries them away. . Akron Ohio once a boomtown staggers forward to face the stark reality of fleeing jobs and empty factories. Freddie Beck a budding young photographer dreams of a way out. Alternating between shooting gigs by day and dancing to Blondie Billy Idol and the B-52’s at night he is presented with the opportunity of a lifetime but taking it might cost more than he’s willing to pay.. A saga of blood brothers — one black and one white — Zink presents a multi-layered human interest story singular to what we now call the Rust Belt yet universal in its portrayal of youthful hubris and fragility.