A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985 a film by Alan Steinfeld

A film by Alan Steinfeld depicting the experience of living in the East Village in the1980s. Featured and exhibited at the New York Museum of Modern Art's Club 57 retrospective: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibit... Firsthand view of how this moment in the East Village was a convergence of art, fashion, and gentrification. Synopsis: Filmmaker Alan Steinfeld captures the transition that was happening in the East Village in mid-1980s. On one bright summer day in June of 1985, he and performance artist Barbara Lehman walked through the heart of the East village down St. Marks place from Cooper Square to the Art festival in Tompkins Square Park. On the way they ran into many of the colorful characters who had made this community a hotbed of creative activity. at the time. Below are some of the cameos in order of appearance: Barbara Lehman - performance artist - East Village tour guide http://www.robertatkins.net/beta/witn... Sharon Topper; lead singer of God Is My Co-Pilot (street seller) Dave Street - downtown comedian Al Robbins - filmmaker Trish Bellomo- owner of Manic Panic Jan Geller, waiter at Orlin Leonard Abrams - Publisher of the East Village Eye Marsha of Marsha’s Garage PeggyAnn Wachtel- East Village Arts Festival co-organizer Tom Murrin - Alien Comic Bill Orcot - Photographer Glenn Sorvisto - Drummer Delaney Koppersmith - Owner of Cobblestones Vintage David Boyle - East Village druid Gary Ray, curator and founder of the Darinka performance space Luca with hammer Iris East village artist Richie Havens - musician Allen Ginsberg - poet Ann Magnuson - founder of Club 57 performance space Angel dust punk Laraaji- musician Lawrence Lyons - writer Iternity- craft artist S.O.B - Sounds of Brazil Doug Landau -Founder of King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Davd Life and Sharon Gannon- of Jivamukti Yoga Foo Fur Girl - foo Aquarian Julius, the Dogman of Tompkins Square Produced, Written and Directed by Alan Steinfeld Co-Producer Richard Polonetsky Copyright 1985, 2003, 2018 New Realities Media Subscribe to NewRealities for the latest in Consciousness and Spirituality: http://www.youtube.com/user/NewRealit...