REVIEW: ‘The Passengers’ (2025) – time capsule documentary

New York film makers Thomas Mazziotti and Jerome Heaven have made multiple narrative films – both comedies and dramas. They now tackle the ambitious project of creating a documentary from 1992 time capsule footage. Footage initiated by a Village Voice ad asking New Yorkers to tell their stories of love, life and happiness – a year which was marked by event such as John Gotti’s conviction, Arthur Ashe’s AIDS confession and, of course, the Rodney King riots that rocked the country.

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