PENN F—ING STATION

37’ I U.S.A I 2024

Penn F—ing Station is a gritty, city-politics saga that follows the debate over how to fix New York City’s Penn Station, the largest transit hub in the western hemisphere. But when the battle breaks out between the city’s power brokers and the city’s residents, what’s at stake is not just a train station; it’s the future of New York City.

• Featuring: Layla-Law Gisiko, Steve Marshall, Luana Green, Governor Kathy Hochul, Janno Lieber, CEO of MTA, Legrek Parond
• Director: Claire Read
• Producers: Claire Read and Nora DeLigter 
• Editing: Alex T. Ostroff and Julia Mendoza Friedman 
• Executive Producers: Tom Cashin and Jay Johnson
• Cinematography and Sound: Claire Read
• Additional Cinematography: Michael Crommett, Nora DeLigter, Bernardo Garcia Elguézabal, and Emilija Gasic
• Original Music: Will Epstein
• Colorist: Luca Balser
• Sound Mix: Jake Nadrich

Penn F—ing Station premiered at at DC/DOX, and went on to play at Rooftop Films, Montclair Film Festival and more. The film had a theatrical release at Firehouse DCTV and with Mezzanine Film in LA, and received a grant from 2024 Rooftop Filmmakers Fund.