The Hottest August

A complex portrait of a city and its inhabitants, The Hottest August gives us a window into the collective consciousness of the present. The film’s point of departure is one city over one month: New York City and its outer boroughs during August 2017. It’s a month heavy with the tension of a new President, growing anxiety over everything from rising rents to marching white nationalists, and unrelenting news of either wildfires or hurricanes on every coast. The film pivots on the question of futurity: what does the future look like from where we are standing? And what if we are not all standing in the same place? The Hottest August offers a mirror onto a society on the verge of catastrophe.





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photo of Brett Story

Credits

Director:

Brett Story

Executive Producer:

Maida Lynn, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen

Producer:

Danielle Varga, Brett Story

Cinematographer:

Derek Howard

Editor:

Nels Bangerter

Sound Designer:

Ernst Karel

Music:

Troy Herion

Contact

Distributor:

Danielle Varga
danielle@walkingproductions.com

Public Film Contact:

Danielle Varga
Walking Productions
danielle@walkingproductions.com

Publicity Contact:

Emilie Spiegel
emilie@cineticmedia.com
516-524-9392

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2019
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94:27 mins