Viva Les Amis (2005)
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.
Director: Nancy Higgins
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Newman Stribling as Self |
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Richard Linklater as Self |
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Lee Daniel as Self |
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Kim Krizan as Self (Archive Footage) |
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D. Montgomery as Self (Archive Footage) |
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Chris Dunlap as Self |
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Stephanie Schoonover as Self |
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Beau Montgomery as Self |
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David Blackwell as Self |
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Alan Pogue as Self |
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Alan Pogue as Self |
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Alan Pogue as Self |
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Alan Pogue as Self |
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Alan Pogue as Self |
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Alan Pogue as Self |
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Kymmie Landgraf as Self |
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Randy "Biscuit" Turner as Self |
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John Kunz as Self |
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Jessica Nien as Self |
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'Big Rickie' Morrison as Self |
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Seth Maxwell Malice as Self |
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Katie Schmitz as Self |
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Alvin Dedeaux as Self |
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Bobby Landgraf as Self |
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Gretchen Von Eberstein as Self |
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Hilary York as Self |
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Tom Smith as Self (Archive Footage) |
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Scott Conn as Self (Archive Footage) |
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Thor Harris as Self |
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Fred Jay Ross as Self |
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Steve Skelton as Self |
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Ouida Forbis as Self |
| Directing | Nancy Higgins | Director |
| Production | Nancy Higgins | Producer |
| Production | Christian Moore | Producer |
| Editing | Nancy Higgins | Editor |
| Camera | Levy Castleberry | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Christian Moore | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Nancy Higgins | Camera Operator |