TWENTY-FOUR DOLLAR ISLAND
UNSEEN CINEMA
•
14m
In the year 1626, the Dutch bought from the Native Americans the island of Manhattan for the total sum of twenty-four dollars. Here they founded the city of New Amsterdam which, within thirty years, had a population of 1,000 people. Three centuries later, New Amsterdam grew into New York with eight million inhabitants.
"You understand that I am speaking of a film in which New York is the central character, not a picture in which individuals are portrayed, which would make New York merely the background for a story. I am talking about the picture in which New York is the story." — Robert Flaherty
[Music composed and performed by Donald Sosin.]
Up Next in UNSEEN CINEMA
-
UNGLASSED WINDOWS CAST A TERRIBLE REF...
"The second film by Stan Brakhage [starring Lawrence Jordan and a handful of other actors] originally featured original music composed by James Tenney. The score was never recorded. In its place, 'Mr. Tenney has selected [Béla] Bartok's SECOND PIANO CONCERTO as a suitable background for the film,...
