East River (2008)
- Directed by
- Marc Grey
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man navigates the lonely streets of New York City at night. He encounters a woman and they have a brief conversation.
noirishurbanmelancholicunderstatedslow-burnatmosphericintimate
What happens
East River is a 2008 short film written and directed by Marc Grey, notable for being the onscreen debut of Lupita Nyong'o. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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