Drop Dead City

Opened Friday, April 25, 2025

Special Events

  • Sat May 3 : 

    Q&A with dirs. Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn at 1:20 p.m.

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SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

PLEASE NOTE: Our elevator is currently out of service. The 6:45 show on April 28, all shows on April 29, and the 1:35 and 4:10 shows on May 1 of DROP DEAD CITY are on the second floor and only accessible by stairs. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Friday, April 25 at 6:45: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn and Guy Trebay moderated by Susan Morrison of the New Yorker

Saturday, April 26 at 6:45: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn and novelist Tom Beller moderated by Ginia Bellafante of the New York Times

Sunday, April 27 at 1:35: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn moderated by historian Kevin Baker

Sunday, April 27 at 4:10: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn moderated by critic and broadcaster Joe Neumaier

Saturday, May 3 at 1:20 p.m.: Q&A with directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn

Using vibrant archival footage and firsthand accounts, this gripping documentary explores the NYC fiscal crisis of 1975, an extraordinary, overlooked episode in urban American history that saw an already struggling city of 8 million people brought to the edge of bankruptcy and social chaos by a perfect storm of greed, incompetence, ambitious social policy, and poor governance.

“The film feels simultaneously like a time capsule of a bygone era and a woefully relevant exposé of the failings of current, greed-fuelled bureaucracy.” – POV Magazine

 Official selection: DOC NYC

  • Country USA
  • Running Time 109 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Fear City
  • Director Peter Yost, Michael Rohatyn
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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