Around Ludlow: Henry Street Settlement Movie Club

Director: Multiple Dirs

1970 / 77min / DCP

Abrons Arts Center presents a selection of short films produced by the then-teen filmmakers of the Henry Street Movie Club, a youth filmmaking workshop that was hosted by the Henry Street Settlement from 1968 to 1973. Documentary filmmaker and former Henry Street Movie Club member Michael Jacobsohn will join co-curator Ali Rosa-Salas for a Q&A following the screening.

“From tender reflections on young love, comedic portrayals of neighborhood mischief, and heated debates about the moral quandary of war, these films amplify the perspectives, worries, and dreams of Lower East Side teenagers in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They stand the test of time over 50 years after their creation, demonstrating that the authenticity of young people’s storytelling can reverberate across generations.” —Ali Rosa-Salas, Vice President of Visual and Performing Arts at Henry Street Settlement & Director of Abrons Arts Center

This program is presented as part of the exhibition Lower East Side Yearbook: A Living Archive, on view at Abrons Arts Center until January 4, 2026.

Q&A with documentary filmmaker and former Henry Street Movie Club member Michael Jacobsohn, HSM Club member Jose Peppy Rivera, and co-teacher of the HSM Club Ted Glass moderated by Ali Rosa-Salas, Vice President of Visual and Performing Arts at Henry Street Settlement & Director of Abrons Arts Center on Saturday, November 22nd