New York Never Let Me Down

Name: New York Never Let Me Down
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-10-07
Duration: 14 min
Cast: Paula Spiro

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Release Date

10/7/2026

Runtime

14 mins

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Documentary

Overview

Charlotte Wells drops into the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region to visit Paula Spiro, a legendary drummer and drum teacher (whose former students include Luscious Jackson drummer and original Beastie Boy Kate Schellenbach). Having left New York in 2024, the elderly Spiro recalls her life in the city with wonderment and an unerring sense of rhythm, in a tribute to the artists and queer elders being pushed out of the place they shaped.

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Original Language

English

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A tender 14-minute portrait of a legendary drummer remembering her life in New York City and the vibrant queer artistic community she helped build. The film moves with the rhythm of lived experience, honoring what is lost when artists are displaced from the places that shaped them.