Watch New York, New York, Spike Lee’s new “love letter” to his home city

The short film, shot entirely on Super 8, captures a deserted NYC in the middle of lockdown.

May 08, 2020

Spike Lee has released a new short film. New York, New York is a three-and-a-half-minute clip that's available to stream on Instagram. Soundtracked by Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York," the short film travels around the city in the midst of lockdown, from a deserted Rockaway beach to an empty Yankee Stadium via Wall Street and Grand Central Station.

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“My short film New York, New York is a love letter to its people. Plain and simple," Lee wrote on Instagram. The surprise short comes a day after Lee announced that his next film, Da 5 Bloods starring Chadwick Boseman, is set to be released via Netflix on June 12.

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Thumnail photo: Charley Gallay / Getty Images.

Watch New York, New York, Spike Lee’s new “love letter” to his home city