The Other City
World Premiere

The Other City

Discovery
| USA | 90 MINUTES | English
Female Director(s), Documentary

Not far from the White House, the Capitol, and the National Mall lies a part of Washington, DC that the tourists never see and the mainstream media virtually ignores. At least three percent of DC is HIV positive, a staggering rate higher than parts of Africa. Behind all the stories of heartbreak, loss, and struggle there are also the incredible, encouraging stories of the people behind grassroots movements to extend education, combat stigmas, and spread hope.

Festival alum Susan Koch's (Kicking It, TFF '08) eye-opening and inspiring documentary tells the unseen and unheard stories behind the epidemic in our nation's capital. From a mother of three who has used her plight with government housing as motivation to campaign for reform, to a former drug addict now advocating for funding of needle exchange programs on Capitol Hill, to the self-described "privileged" young people volunteering at Joseph's House shelter, Koch smartly fixes on the positivity fueling these grassroots movements to remind us that the only unsolvable problems in this country are the ignored ones.


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Susan Koch and Susan Koch
Susan Koch is an Emmy- and Peabody-winning director of Kicking It, which premiered at the Festival, and City at Peace, which screened at film festivals worldwide and was broadcast on HBO. She co-directed and produced Mario's Story, which received the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Producer
Sheila C. Johnson
Co-Producer
Jose Antonio Vargas
Director
Susan Koch
Screenwriter
Jose Antonio Vargas
Editor
Jeff Werner
Director of Photography
Neil Barrett, Horacio Marquiinez
Executive Producer
Sheila C. Johnson, Michelle Freeman

Contacts
Press Contact
Tom Chiodo
Rubenstein Communications
New York, NY 10105
Phone: 212.843.8289
tchiodo@rubenstein.com
Technical Contact
Jeff Werner
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: 818 606-6220
wernitor@aol.com
Producer
Sheila Johnson
Middleburg, VA 20118
Phone: 703 879 7435
gritz@sal-farm.com
* Rush Tickets available at venue except for
Beacon Theatre
Rush will be offered when advanced tickets for a screening or event are no longer available at venues other than Beacon Theatre.
The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.



Monday, April 26, 4:30 pm
@SVA Theater 2


Tribeca Talks: After the Movie: Join us for a panel discussion on the HIV/AIDS issue with director Susan Koch, producer Sheila Johnson, writer/coproducer Jose Antonio Vargas, United States Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, amfAR chairman Kenneth Cole, Washington Post columnist Colbert King, subjects from the film Ron Daniels and Jose Ramirez, and Jehmu Greene, president of the Women’s Media Center and former president of Rock the Vote. Moderated by syndicated columnist Roland Martin.

Co-presented by AmFar

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