Filmmakers and shop owners from all over New York City showcased works hightlighting the communities that form around shops and the shopkeepers who are the cornerstones.
Our mission is to build a community of support around local businesses.
This festival was a celebration of creativity, community and togetherness.
Trailer video edited by Robert Broadhurst
This film highlights the man behind the scenes who helps grease the wheels of the Lower East Side.
Junho Cabral, Director
Frank Arroyo, Owner Frank’s Bike Shop
https://franksbikes.com/
Created in association with DCTV Youth Media
https://www.dctvny.org/s/youth
Eleanor Roosevelt High School's Film Club explores a small business in East Harlem, NYC. Quechua Nostra, owned by Juan & Betty Lazo, feeds El Barrio @ 1634 Lexington Ave.
Kirin Lawrence, Robert Halpern, Ryan Zhang, George Hall, Directors
Juan & Betty Lazo, Owners Quechua Nostra
http://www.instagram.com/quechuanostra
Simple Syrup’s mission is to share wine made with care, love, and respect with all their neighbors in the Crown Heights community.
Jarika Johnson, Director
Kai-Michelle Coleman, Owner Simple Syrup
https://www.simplesyrup.nyc/