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Spike Lee's New Short Film Is a Love Letter to New York Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

11.07.2020 - 02:52

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Spike Lee is paying tribute to New York City.The filmmaker released a new short film, titled, on Thursday dedicated to the city amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Lee wrote that the three-minute project is a «love letter to its people…plain and simple.»The clip is set to Frank Sinatra’s classic tune of the same name and features historic landmarks, subway stations, Yankee Stadium, Wall Street and Broadway theaters.

It then transitions to hospitals, people wearing masks while in lines at pharmacies, nurses and doctors wearing scrubs. There's also people holding up signs of support for the healthcare professionals and frontline workers.

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