"A city on an island, teeming with cash and ego, has nowhere to go but up. And up. And up."
— Jake Silverstein, The New York Issue.
A film about the radical real estate development of New York city, and what life is like 800 feet above the sidewalks.
Commissioned by The New York Times Magazine & in collaboration with art photographer Thomas Struth.
Director / DP: Jacob Krupnick
Producer: Christine Walsh & Kathy Ryan @ New York Times Magazine
Line Producer: Nate Udoh
Editor: Taylor Antisdel
Music: Nils Frahm