In celebration of the New York Transit Museum’s 50th Anniversary, the Film Forum is hosting a NYC In Transit series, featuring some of transit’s most notable roles on screen. Check out the lineup of iconic films where buses, elevated trains, and subway cars take center stage.
New York Transit Museum Members can purchase up to two tickets per transaction for TRACKING SHOTS: FILMS FROM THE NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM ARCHIVES at a discounted price of $12 by presenting their Transit Museum membership card to their box office or booking online with promo code (for details, see July 21 member email).
A program of rare films from the Museum’s own archive introduced by Jodi Shapiro, Curator at the New York Transit Museum
Interior N.Y. Subway, 14th Street To 42nd Street (1905, approx. 4 min., 35mm print courtesy MoMA)
The NY Subway Is the Safest In the World, Ca. (1922, approx. 7 min.)
Rapid Transit (1949, approx. 9 min., 16mm)
Daily Miracle (1961, approx. 28 min.)
Where Do We Go From Here? (1970, approx. 27 min., 16mm)
Progress In Motion (1988, approx. 12 min.)
