PLEASE NOTE: Our elevator is currently out of service. The 6:45 show on April 28, all shows on April 29, and the 1:35 and 4:10 shows on May 1 of DROP DEAD CITY are on the second floor and only accessible by stairs. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Friday, April 25 at 6:45: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn and Guy Trebay moderated by Susan Morrison of the New Yorker
Saturday, April 26 at 6:45: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn and novelist Tom Beller moderated by Ginia Bellafante of the New York Times
Sunday, April 27 at 1:35: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn moderated by historian Kevin Baker
Sunday, April 27 at 4:10: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn moderated by critic and broadcaster Joe Neumaier
Saturday, May 3 at 1:20 p.m.: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn
Using vibrant archival footage and firsthand accounts, this gripping documentary explores the NYC fiscal crisis of 1975, an extraordinary, overlooked episode in urban American history that saw an already struggling city of 8 million people brought to the edge of bankruptcy and social chaos by a perfect storm of greed, incompetence, ambitious social policy, and poor governance.
“The film feels simultaneously like a time capsule of a bygone era and a woefully relevant exposé of the failings of current, greed-fuelled bureaucracy.” - POV Magazine
Official selection: DOC NYC