NYC, 1981

In 1981, there were more than 120,000 reported robberies and 2166 murders in New York City. There were numerous rapes, assaults and gang violence. After years of increasing crime rates, it seemed unlikely in 1981 that New York would ever reverse course.

NYC, 1981 from Austin Peters on Vimeo.

NYC, 1981 is a documentary short created by A24 Films that explores one of the most statistically violent years in New York City’s history with the people who lived through it. The short was created to help promote the new film A Most Violent Year

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Also: NYC,1981, a culture website inspired by the film A Most Violent Year.