Young Irish immigrant, Alan Cooke contemplates the great metropolis New York City, and the very meaning of home itself. A vivid moving and poetic portrayal of life in contemporary New York featuring a host of celebrities, native New Yorkers and immigrants via candid interviews.
Writing
Cooke's poetic narration weaves interviews into something cinematic
Cinematography
Intimate NYC portraits that feel like stolen moments
Director
Dawn Scibilia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dawn Scibilia shot this on a shoestring over four years, capturing a pre-gentrification NYC that's already vanishing.
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