An experimental look at how old and new architecture comes together on Saint Marks Place and Astor Place in the East Village.; Ana has just moved to Jackson Heights from South America and lost her first job. Discouraged and uneasy in the whirl of different cultures, she comes to realize that she is not alone in her immigrant experience.; Cupcakes and Herring looks at how two very different food establishments made their homes on the Lower East Side, and in the process defined the neighborhood.; A Bensonhurst pizza delivery boy encounters a series of unforeseen obstacles along his usual route.; One day, the music disappears from Brighton Beach. When one man realizes how important these sounds are to his neighborhood, he takes up the cello to bring it back.;

As part of the Summer Arts Institute Filmmaking Workshop, each student was given the opportunity to create a one-minute film about themselves using the skills they learned.;