New York: The Greatest City in the World?
This documentary explores New York through the lives of the people who make it, a city built on the greatest migration in human history and a melting pot of languages, faiths and cultures. Guided by Griff Rhys Jones, it moves through neighborhoods and stories to ask what makes the metropolis so magnetic. The film balances spectacle with intimacy, letting real New Yorkers reveal the city's contradictions and energy. It is an engaging portrait of a place that never stops reinventing itself. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.
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