SUNSHINE REBELS; Gotham's Lost Tribe

SUNSHINE REBELS tells the story of a group of inner-city teenagers who in the 1970’s came together in New York City’s Central Park and in the process left an indelible stamp on world culture through startling innovations in street art, alternative music and extreme sports.

A coming-of-age story set in the world's most infamous park - abandoned and crumbling amid the city's collapsed economy - The Parkies reveals a unique and colorful 1970’s subculture. The documentary highlights the lives of the intriguing figures who lived communally, intensely, at times ferally, in the shadowy grounds of Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell, the heart of a broken and reeling Gotham City.

Some became legends . . .

Some moved on . . .

Some died . . .

This is their story.

In the 1960's a few visionaries chose to "drop out" of mainstream society. With little more than passion and a dream they sought to do what most viticulturists thought impossible - to make brilliant wine in the mountains of the West.

This is the story of the Oregon wine pioneers.

On September 11th, 2001, thousands of brave men and women gave everything of themselves. That day, and for months after, they tirelessly worked their way through the wreckage of an event that would change our world, and our lives, forever.

At the Center for New Media and the Arts we held a benefit to help achieve medical justice for the men and women who responded on 911. Learn More