THE ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH IN NEW YORK (2017)

A film by Manoël Pénicaud for the touring exhibition SHARED SACRED SITES (“LIEUX SAINTS PARTAGÉS”) at : - the MACEDONIAN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MMCA) in Thessaloniki, from 23 September 23 to 31 December 31, 2017. - the JAMES GALLERY (The Graduate Center, CUNY) in NEW YORK, from March 27 to March 30, 2018: https://www.centerforthehumanities.org/james-gallery/exhibitions/shared-sacred-sites Direction: Manoël Pénicaud Translation: Karen Barkey, Dimitris Papadopoulos Editing: Francesca Berselli Duration: 4 mn 48 New York, USA, 2017 Production: IDEMEC-CNRS In the Ground Zero area, the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas was destroyed during the 9/11 attacks in the heart of Manhattan. In September 2015, the construction of a new church of Saint Nicholas started.This place of worship will have some distinctive arrangements such a nondenominational space.