Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
The Museum of the City of New York’s award-winning short documentary explores how New York City grew from a settlement of a few hundred Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans into the metropolis we know today and features animated maps and archival photographs, prints, and paintings from the Museum’s collections. Now expanded and updated, the film's final chapter captures the astonishing – if sometimes challenging – transformations the city has experienced in the first decades of the 21st century.
- Overview
- Cast
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Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 1, 2005
Runtime
0h 28m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
Production Companies
Local Projects
Director
Jake Burton
Description
The Museum of the City of New York’s award-winning short documentary explores how New York City grew from a settlement of a few hundred Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans into the metropolis we know today and features animated maps and archival photographs, prints, and paintings from the Museum’s collections. Now expanded and updated, the film's final chapter captures the astonishing – if sometimes challenging – transformations the city has experienced in the first decades of the 21st century.
