Viva Les Amis (2005)

Viva Les Amis

2005

Documentary

Synopsis

Viva Les Amis looks at one local café as an example of a national trend: The loss of the mom and pop shop. The film explores the 27 year history of Les Amis Café – a sidewalk café that served almost three decades of eclectic customers and staff. Through the eyes of Newman Stribling, once manager of Les Amis Café, now cab driver, the film delves into the long history of Les Amis, and reveals the present: Les Amis Café replaced by a Starbucks.

Credits

Director

Nancy Higgins

Cast

Alan Pogue as Self

Beau Montgomery as Self

Chris Dunlap as Self

D. Montgomery as Self (Archive Footage)

David Blackwell as Self

Kim Krizan as Self (Archive Footage)

Lee Daniel as Self

Newman Stribling as Self