Footage shows b-roll of 1980s Harlem, New York.

Begins with a tracking shot through a crumbling, dilapidated neighborhood.

An “M” train crosses a metal bridge.

A black woman strolls down a sidewalk with a boy. A black man sits on a stoop, having his joyful morning cigarette as he watches the activity on the street before him. 

A black boy and girl run down a sidewalk toward the camera.

A black woman, wearing a clear shower cap, leans on her window sill, looking out the window.

A shirtless black boy holds onto and leans against a black railing, perhaps from an an apartment building.

A black woman, accompanied by a black girl, carries a shopping bag, walking toward the camera on a sidewalk.

A black boy, wearing dark slacks and a plaid long-sleeved shirt, twirls his backpack in the air, as if bored. He walks down a sidewalk, perhaps on his way to school. Two lanky black boys, who could be brothers, walk on a sidewalk; both wear shorts and striped socks and carry paperback books.

A black man pushing a cart discreetly lifts the cover of a garbage can, as if to check if it might have some hidden treasure.

A black woman wearing a red skirt and plaid green shirt runs across the street with her son to avoid being hit by oncoming traffic.

A black boy kisses his sister on a sidewalk.

A black boy looks out his apartment’s window, gazing at the street activity outside. Across the street, a black family relaxes on a stoop, talking and waiting.