Picked by The New Yorker
The Originals
Directed by Cristina Costantini, Alfie Koetter · Starring Matteo Alioto, Sal Alioto, Anthony Demaio, Carmine Ruggiero · 2022
Five lifelong friends recall growing up in 1970s Brooklyn, from games in the street to the criminal elements they tried to steer clear of.
Animated memories bring vintage Brooklyn street life vividly back to life.
Five friends recount what life was like in Brooklyn in the nineteen-seventies—from the games they played in the street to the criminal elements they tried to avoid—in this short film by Cristina Costantini and Alfie Koet
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