New York, August 2017. The city heat is oppressive, the new president has created a tense atmosphere and the TV news is all about forest fires and hurricanes. Canadian filmmaker Brett Story spends a month exploring the city and its suburbs, interviewing people about their hopes for the future. THE HOTTEST AUGUST is a report from the front lines about a society perceived to be on the verge of a disaster. A disaster, which will rip through the tension and make the question of survival gain importance.
(Arsenal Kino)