NYPD vs. punks in a 45-minute war for the soul of Manhattan.
1989, New York City's Alphabet City and East Village. A year after the Tompkins Square Park Riot, squatters and their community allies try to stop the demolition of their building after an arson. Police forces occupy the neighborhood while the demolition continues. A portrait of an East Village that is no more. An homage to the voices and sounds of a neighborhood before its gentrification.
Direction
Guerrilla filmmaking from inside occupied buildings.
Sound
Raw punk soundtrack and police scanner chaos.
Director
Franck Goldberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1988 Tompkins Square Park Riot, referenced here, became a flashpoint for anti-gentrification organizing nationwide.
Many squatters featured were later evicted; the blocks shown now hold million-dollar condos.
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