Shot entirely during October 2008, it was a time of significant shifts.
Theres the transgender woman who believes New York is the one place that accepts her for who she is.
One single mother in Harlem is terrified shell lose her home to gentrification.

Credit: One October
Yes, hes attempted it, but lived to tell the tale.
Since the man has answered honestly, he requests the same honesty from Pigeon.
Its Pigeons sincere approach here and throughout the documentary that holds the audiences attention.
Watching this movie in 2018, that hopelessness foreshadows the grossly unsettling political times to come.
To think, New Yorkers were worriedthen.