Summary
Features five short documentaries about New York City and some of the people who call the city their home.C-Rock: Looks at Bronx boys who dive off a 100 foot tall cliff into the Harlem River as a rite of passage.
Taxi garage: Looks at a taxi garage located in Queens and the people that work there, including New York City's oldest taxi driver.
One track mind: Story of Philip Coppola, who has been cataloging, archiving and sketching stations in the New York City subway system.
A son's sacrifice: A father and son tale that looks at a son's journey to convince himself, his father and his Muslim brethren that he is a part of their community.
Black Cherokee: Follows street performer, Otis Houston, Jr., from Harlem, who performs for car commuters along Manhattan's GFDR Drive.
Contents
C-Rock / Spuyten Duyvil Productions LLC ; directed and produced by Jordan Roth ; written by Jordan Roth, Karen Lynn Weinberg (©2013) (29 min.)Taxi garage / Flying On One Engine Productions, Inc. ; a film by Jean Tsien, Joshua Z. Weinstein ; director, producer, cinemtaographer, Joshua Z. Weinstein ; producer, editor, Jean Tsien (2012) (30 min.)
One track mind / Poolside Entertainment ; producer, Matthew Spain ; produced and directed by Jeremy Workman (2005) (23 min.)
A son's sacrifice / a Yoni Brook, Musa Syeed, Marco Williams production ; a co-production of Foment Films LLC and the Independent Television Service ; directed and produced by Yoni Brook ; produced by Musa Syeed ; executive producer, Marco Williams (©2006) (27 min.)
Black Cherokee / directed by Sam Cullman & Benjamin Rosen (2012) (22 min).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Coppola, Philip Ashforth.
Uddin, Imran. Houston, Otis, -- Jr. Cliff diving -- New York (State) -- New York. Taxicab drivers -- New York (State) -- New York. Taxicab industry -- New York (State) -- New York. Artists -- New York (State) -- New York. Subway stations -- New York (State) -- New York. Subways -- New York (State) -- New York. Subway stations -- Decoration -- New York (State) -- New York. Fathers and sons -- New York (State) -- New York. Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- New York (State) -- New York. Halal food industry -- New York (State) -- New York. Family-owned business enterprises -- Succession. Muslims -- New York (State) -- New York. Street entertainers -- New York (State) -- New York. New York (N.Y.) Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Short films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York, New York] :First Run Features,2016 |
| Edition | Widescreen and full screen. |
| Contributors |
Weinstein, Joshua Z.,
director of photography, film director, film producer. Tsien, Jean, editor of moving image work, film producer. Lyons, Robert J., director of photography, film producer. Workman, Jeremy (Film producer), director of photography, editor of moving image work, film director, film producer. Roth, Jordan (Film producer), film director, film producer, screenwriter. Weinberg, Karen Lynn, screenwriter. Spain, Matthew, director of photography, film producer. Brook, Yoni, director of photography, film director, film producer. Syeed, Musa, film producer. Cullman, Sam, film director. Williams, Marco, film producer. Cullman, Sam, director of photography, editor of moving image work, film director. Rosen, Benjamin, editor of moving image work, film director. Coppola, Philip Ashforth, on-screen participant, commentator. Uddin, Imran, on-screen participant. Houston, Otis, Jr., on-screen participant. First-Run Features (Firm), presenter, publisher. Wheelhouse Creative (Firm), production company. Spuyten Duyvil Productions, production company. Flying on One Engine Productions, production company. Poolside Entertainment (Firm), production company. Foment Films, production company. Independent Television Service, production company. |
| Participants/Performers |
One track mind: Featuring, Philip Coppola. A son's sacrafice: Featuring, Imran Uddin. Black Cherokee: Featuring, Otis Houston, Jr. |
| Other Contributors |
C-Rock: Cinematography, Eric Branco ; original music, Jim Becker Taxi garage: composer, Adam Crystal. One track mind: camera, Jeremy Workman, Matthew Spain, Robert Lyons ; editor, Jeremy Workman ; music, Karen Altman. A son's sacrifice: Photography, Yoni Brook ; supervising editor, Mary Manhardt ; music, John McDowell. Black Cherokee: Cinematography, Sam Cullen ; editors, Sam Cullman, Benjamin Rosen, Lynn True. |
| Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Films originally produced 2005-©2013. Extras: One track mind: Q&A with Philip Coppola and director Jeremy Workman; Black Cherokee: Q&A with directors Sam Cullman and Benjamin Rosen; C-Rock: Q&W with director Jordan Roth; trailer. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen and full screen presentations. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |