Drop Dead City

In 1975, New York City—the greatest city in America—stood minutes away from bankruptcy, and nobody seemed to care until it was almost too late.

This documentary unfolds like a thriller, following a year in the life and near-death of an iconic city. Built entirely from stunning 16mm archival footage with present-day interviews from those "in the room," the film reveals how NYC accumulated crushing debt through ambitious social programs without financial controls. While stakeholders clashed and the city slid toward disaster, an unlikely alliance emerged through shared sacrifice and compromise.

A stark lesson in how we govern: pushing our institutions to the very edge of disaster before crisis finally forces the action that could have prevented it all.