Latitude by Longitude: the mermaids of new york city
Director Gabriela Marti
Countries United States
Duration 6 min
Synopsis
Every year in June, on the longest day of the year, a curious event takes place on Coney Island. People living in the region meet up, decorate their bodies with special clothes and paints, and parade as mermaids through the streets to the beaches of the Atlantic coast. Documenting this occasion, the film, in the process, raises questions about the need for masquerade, celebration and rupture from everyday life.
Every year in June, on the longest day of the year, a curious event takes place on Coney Island. People living in the region meet up, decorate their bodies with special clothes and paints, and parade as mermaids through the streets to the beaches of the Atlantic coast. Documenting this occasion, the film, in the process, raises questions about the need for masquerade, celebration and rupture from everyday life.