“37” is inspired by the true story of Kitty Genovese murder in Kew Gardens, NY in 1964. The story made national headlines when it was reported that 37 neighbors witnessed the brutal murder and rape of Kitty Genovese and did not intervene. Something known as “The Bystander Effect.” A fictional account of what may have happened, “37” peeks into the lives of three disparate families, the lonely neighbor, and the doorman, who may have witnessed that tragic night. We understand their decisions not to act, by understanding their day-to-day struggles.
Writer and director Puk Grasten on “37”:
“The Kitty Genovese murder became a symbol of the modern (apathetic) society and a warning sign of the group mentality. In ‘37,’ the neighbors live peacefully, resigned to accept discrimination as a given, propagating the mentality of us vs. them. They struggle with fulfilling certain predetermined roles based on general and fixed social constructed ideas about sexuality, religion, race or the illusion of a perfect family. None of the neighbors question their roles until the murder takes place.”
Starring Samira Wiley (Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” “The Sitter”), Michael Potts (HBO’s “True Detective” & “The Wire,” “The Book of Mormon” on Broadway), Marquise Gary (“The Blacklist”), Christina Brucato (Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” “The Intern”), Jamie Harrold (“The Score,” “Erin Brockovich”), Maria Dizzia (“Martha Marcy May Marlene,” Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black”), Evan Fine (“PopStar: Never Stop Never Stopping,” “Louie”), Adrian Martinez (“Focus,” ”The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”), Thomas Kopache (“The Knick,” “Star Trek”), Lucy Martin (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”), Sophia Lillis (“IT,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”) and Don Puglisi (HBO’s “Vinyl”).
In theaters & On Demand October 7th
