简介：Acomplexportraitofacityanditsinhabitants,TheHottestAugustgivesusawindowintothecollectiveconsciousnessofthepresent.Thefilm’spointofdepartureisonecityoveronemonth:NewYorkCity,includingitsouterboroughs,duringAugust2017.It’samonthheavywiththetensionofanewPresident,growinganxietyovereverythingfromrisingrentstomarchingwhitenationalists,andunrelentingnewsofeitherwildfiresorhurricanesoneverycoast.Thefilmpivotsonthequestionoffuturity:whatdoesthefuturelooklikefromwherewearestanding?Andwhatifwearenotallstandinginthesameplace?TheHottestAugustoffersamirrorontoasocietyonthevergeofcatastrophe,registeringtheanxieties,distractions,andsurvivalstrategiesthatpreoccupyordinarylives.…