New York: A Documentary Film – Vorabpremiere in NYC

Join us for an advance preview of two exciting new chapters of NEW YORK: A Documentary Film, the award-winning, 17 1/2-hour public television series. The evening will feature a screening of selected excerpts from episodes nine and ten, “The Future of Cities,” followed immediately by a panel discussion with the series’ creators Ric Burns and James Sanders. NEW YORK: The Future of Cities—episodes nine and ten in the ongoing series chronicling the dramatic story of one of the greatest cities on the planet—explores the eventful history of New York across the tumultuous first two decades of the 21st century, starting in the aftermath of 9/11, as the city rebuilt and re-conceived itself on a breathtaking scale, and rose to become the supreme exemplar of a global “superstar city” in an era one scholar has called the “new urban age.” As these transformations occurred, the city would grapple with the challenges facing cities everywhere—including issues of infrastructure, governance, immigration, social justice, and equity—at the same time confronting an unprecedented series of world-historic crises—political, financial, climatic, and now epidemiological—each different, each existential, each global in reach, each calling on every ounce of the extraordinary resilience and creativity and individual and collective commitment the city can muster—and each, in their way, calling into question the future of cities. Produced by the same team that created the original NEW YORK series, The Future of Cities presents a sweeping and dramatic portrait of New York since September 11th—a city which, by the dawn of the 21st century, had emerged with stunning swiftness from decades of urban decline, to assert its place at the very center of a new and now globalized urban culture. NEW YORK: THE FUTURE OF CITIES coming soon to PBS A Steeplechase Films production in association with WNET/Thirteen and PBS Directed by Ric Burns Written by James Sanders and Ric Burns Produced by Bonnie Lafave, Leigh Howell, Emily Pfeil and James Sanders Executive Producer Margaret Munzer Loeb Advance registration is encouraged to guarantee a spot. All sales are final; refunds and exchanges are not permitted. Programs and dates are subject to change. Please contact us with any questions. Members: To receive your discount, click on the "Buy Tickets" button above, then sign in to your account on the ticketing page. Groups of 10 or more get discounts; contact the Public Programs department or call us at 917.492.3395. Accessibility: Assistive listening devices are available, and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Please contact the Museum or call us at 917.492.3333 with any questions.