Manhattan quartet

Duration: 10

Year Published: 1982

Creator: R. Protovin

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: An animated documentary film concerning the west side of New York City. Composed of xerographic reproductions of photographs and line drawings, this film presents a moving record of a moment in the ever-changing texture of New York. It combines the old and new elements of the city's cyclic evolutions - the Hudson River and its abandoned piers, the decaying West Side Highway and the World Trade Center. Accompanied by Reynold Weidenaar's composition, Songs in Steel and Concrete. (see also: Battery Film and Southern Images)