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Three Trembling Cities

Fiction Webseries. Three Trembling Cities is an intimate portrait of the inner lives and daily struggles of the immigrants who make NYC's heart tremble with hope.

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Oct 17, 2016

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Title: Three Trembling Cities

Production: Chaotic Sequence

Distributor: Chaotic Sequence

Release Date: Oct 17, 2016
Country: United States
Video Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.10:1
Audio: Stereo
Contains: Some Adult Language
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10

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Awards

The first season has been to 20+ festivals around the globe and won five awards to date - Best Drama at the UK Webfest, Best Multicultural Webseries at the Baltimore New Media Festival, the Made in NY Award at the Brooklyn Webfest, Best Drama at the Philly TV Fest, and Best Diverse Representation award at the Toronto Webfest. Screened at the 2017 AND 2018 New York Public Library Immigrant Heritage Week program.

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Notice: Three Trembling Cities is no longer available on the Steam store.

Season 1

1. Chapter 1

Oct 15, 2016

6 minutes

Urmi (Nandita Chandra) and Ilona (Tjasa Ferme), best friends and fellow grad students, get ready for one last night out together before Ilona leaves for Dubai to teach.

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2. Chapter 2

Oct 15, 2016

7 minutes

While Urmi and Ilona try to enjoy their last night out together and end up arguing instead, Behrouz (Arash Mokhtar) and Azin (Sherz Aletaha) sit across from them at the restaurant, debating the wisdom of his returning to Iran to perform in a play.

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3. Chapter 3

Oct 15, 2016

10 minutes

Ilona and Urmi try to end things on a good note, and bump into Azin and Behrouz on the sidewalk outside the restaurant.

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4. Chapter 4

Oct 15, 2016

10 minutes

Urmi, Ilona, Behrouz and Azin drink at a bar together. It's a heady conversation, about politics, art, immigration, and the American dream, among other things.

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5. Chapter 5

Oct 15, 2016

8 minutes

Ilona and Urmi say goodnight to Behrouz and Azin. Ilona and Urmi have a heavy discussion about America and desire. Behrouz leaves for Iran.

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6. Chapter 6

Oct 15, 2016

11 minutes

Babacar (Yacine Djoumbaye) tries to start up a jewelry business, first going to Kai (John D. Haggerty), then Sam (Storm Gunraj), running into roadblocks all the way. Sam's cousin Madha (Pascale Piquion) finds out Sam is actually undocumented.

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7. Chapter 7

Oct 15, 2016

11 minutes

Babacar's roommates Dawit (Peter Goitom) and Abdul (Irungu Mutu) work at the same restaurant as he does. Dawit goes for a job interview, trying to leave the restaurant world. Babacar gets a second job so he can balance sending money back home and the jewelry-making.

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8. Chapter 8

Oct 15, 2016

13 minutes

Dawit's job interview doesn't go so great. Babacar produces his first jewelry prototype. He brings it to Madha and Sam but finds out Sam headed back to Guyana.

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9. Chapter 9

Oct 15, 2016

11 minutes

Babacar and Dawit fight over Babacar's big secret - that he's keeping from Madha and everyone else.

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10. Chapter 10

Oct 15, 2016

13 minutes

Babacar gets his jewelry business off the ground, but is having trouble selling. Urmi struggles with her dissertation, and meets Azin for coffee. They talk about their imploding marriages, pleasing their parents, and the nature of love.

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Reviews

“At a time when the public dialogue about immigration to the United States has never been more fraught, a beautifully executed new web series by filmmaker Arthur Vincie presents the exciting, terrifying, weird, experience of immigrant life in New York in gorgeous detail.”
Bushwick Daily

“But what separates the series is how it grounds its characters in real detail and specific heritages. They aren’t just from Africa , they’re from Eritrea and Senegal. Iranian immigrants aren’t just Muslims in the US, they’re conflicted about a homeland that expelled their parents and remains very much in transition. The show loves to dwell on the smaller moments, with dialogue that skillfully jumps from banter and sarcasm to bittersweet and touching.”
Stareable

“[The characters] are neither tarted up in glamour drag to make them presentable, nor visualized pathetically. They have the natural beauty of people, and yes, these people are looking good. We meet them in a world made up of moments not long arcs; moving like water from one piece of New York to another, much in the manner of Hal Hartley films. No one asks for our understanding or compassion; they all shimmer invitingly in their personhood. Moreover, they embody what so many have noted about the clarity of perception of ‘outsider.’”
Alliance of Women Film Journalists

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About This Series

Three Trembling Cities is an intimate portrait of the inner lives and daily struggles of the immigrants who make NYC's heart tremble with hope. The first season follows two fictional circles of immigrants as they juggle jobs, relationships, family expectations, and their own dreams. Their stories are intercut with non-fiction interviews with immigrants who've gone through parallel experiences.

The first season has been to 20+ festivals around the globe and won five awards to date - Best Drama at the UK Webfest, Best Multicultural Webseries at the Baltimore New Media Festival, the Made in NY award at the Brooklyn Webfest, Best Drama at the Philly TV Fest, and Best Diverse Representation award at the Toronto Webfest.

Starring Nandita Chandra, Yacine Djoumbaye, Arash Mokhtar, Sherz Aletaha, Tjasa Ferme, Peter Goitom, Pascale Piquion, Irungu Mutu, Storm Gunraj, John D. Haggerty, Chris Dunlop.

Cast and Crew

Directed By

Produced By

Daria Sommers, Ben Wolf, Debarati Biswas

Written By

Music By

Quentin Chiappetta

Starring

Nandita Chandra, Yacine Djoumbaye, Arash Mokhtar, Sherz Aletaha, Tjasa Ferme, Peter Goitom, Pascale Piquion, Irungu Mutu, Storm Gunraj, John D. Haggerty, Chris Dunlop

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 200 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 5Mbps for 540p, 3Mbps for 360p.

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core I3+ or AMD equivalent recommended for HD 1080p playback
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 12Mbps for 1080p or 8Mbps for 720p.

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: Mac OSX 10.7
Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 200 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 5Mbps for 540p, 3Mbps for 360p.

Recommended:

OS: Mac OSX 10.10+
Processor: Intel Core I3+ or AMD equivalent recommended for HD 1080p playback
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 12Mbps for 1080p or 8Mbps for 720p.

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

Minimum:

OS: Linux Ubuntu 12.04 or later, SteamOS 2.20 or later
Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 200 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 5Mbps for 540p, 3Mbps for 360p.

Recommended:

OS: Linux Ubuntu 12.04 or later, SteamOS 2.20 or later
Processor: Intel Core I3+ or AMD equivalent recommended for HD 1080p playback
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 12Mbps for 1080p or 8Mbps for 720p.

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