by Colin Archdeacon | Jun 10, 2014 | New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014
Catalina: One Family’s Fight Against Their Landlord by Colin Archdeacon http://www.vimeo.com/95367219 Catalina has an unusual landlord, even by New York City standards. After a winter without heat or a bathroom, Cat was less than surprised when the city shut...
by Kayle Hope | Jun 9, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014
Persona by Kayle Hope http://www.vimeo.com/95390373 Ricky Syers is an artist who makes marionettes based on real people. He started out playing music in Washington Square Park and just brought a marionette for fun. He later realized people wanted to see the...
by Qingqing Chen | May 21, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014
Striking mold on staten ISland post-Sandy by Qingqing Chen http://www.vimeo.com/95360540 When Sandy hit New York City, 650,000 houses across the city were damaged or destroyed. The flood surge overwhelmed the East and South shores of Staten Island, covering more than...
by Kelly Dickerson | May 21, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014
Not Guilt – “by” Dickerson http://www.vimeo.com/96017625 Antonio Yarbough is released after 12 years in prison thanks to a new DNA analysis technique See transcript Transcript : Replace this line with YOUR word for word TRANSCRIPT Get the rest of the story more...
by Jake Naughton | May 20, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014, Where does this go?
232 Miles: A Love Story in Long Distance by Jake Naughton http://www.vimeo.com/95364140 This is a short film about my relationship with my boyfriend Juan, who lives 232 miles away. It’s about being together even when far apart. It’s a love story. See...
by Caroline Lewis | May 19, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014
http://www.vimeo.com/95619933 Roca Mía by Caroline Lewis Roca Mía is a cooperative construction company in Far Rockaway that formed from the wreckage of Hurricane Sandy. They’re attempting to rebuild houses and the local economy. See transcript Transcript :...
by Jaclyn Anglis | May 18, 2014 | New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014
Street Harassment by Jaclyn Anglishttp://www.vimeo.com/95493260 Jessica Lief, a trauma therapist in NYC, reflects on her experiences with street harassment. Studies show internationally that anywhere from 70 to 99 percent of women will face street harassment. Now, NYC...
by Julia Alsop | May 15, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014
Heroes and Villains – by Julia Alsop http://www.vimeo.com/95359898 Replace this line with Your 240 character description Nick Dupree lives in lower Manhattan with his girlfriend, Alejandra. Bed-bound, vent-dependent and left with limited mobility from a...
by Dominique Lemoine Ulloa | May 15, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014
Here & Now: Finding Home Through Photography by Dominique Lemoine http://www.vimeo.com/95345641 Despite leaving her home country of Ecuador more than a decade ago, it wasn’t until recently that Luisa Simbaña started to feel at home in New York City. Thanks to...
by Kristen Clark | May 15, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014
Home by Kristen Clark http://www.vimeo.com/95402262 Michelle and her two sons have been limping by in their ruined home—an apartment with no daylight, no running water and no toilet—for nearly a year. Follow one morning in their long fight to remain in their...
by Erin Brodwin | May 15, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014
The Rainmaker by Erin Brodwin http://www.vimeo.com/96045941 When he turned 18, high school student and budding actor Gary Corbin was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bone cancer. Doctors told him that if he didn’t have his leg amputated he would die within a few...
by Parker Brown | May 15, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014
Changed: How One Deportation Gave Rise to a Dreamer, by Parker Brown http://www.vimeo.com/95363773 Estefania’s father disappeared one day and never returned — he had been deported back to South America. And though in the time since she’s been able to start a new life...
by Amanda Dingyuan Hou | May 15, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014
A Beijing Opera Master in New York – by Amanda Hou http://www.vimeo.com/95383522 –> A renowned Beijing opera connoisseur, Weizhong Lv, emigrated to New York a decade ago, where he now works in a nail salon in Astoria. Struggling with language and cultural...
by bob.sacha | May 15, 2014 | New York Stories of compelling issues Spring 2014, New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014
What Lies Above by Oresti Tsonopoulos http://www.vimeo.com/95365074 Samantha Carasquillo, 22, is six months pregnant and lives in a mold-infested NYCHA unit with her son Aiden who is three. She’s concerned about the well-being of her children and found out about the...
by Meral Agish | May 15, 2014 | New York Stories of Compelling Issues Spring 2014
New Life in a Vacant Lot by Meral Agish http://www.vimeo.com/95361723 A group of activists, led in part by Gil Lopez, founded Smiling Hogshead Ranch in Long Island City in February 2011. Gil had moved to New York from Florida for what was supposed to be a temporary...
