Manhatta (1921) is a short documentary film directed by painter Charles Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand.
With the city as subject, the film consists of 65 shots sequenced in a loose non-narrative structure, beginning with the Staten Island ferry approaching Manhattan and concludes with a sunset view from a skyscraper.
The film features intertitles that include excerpts from the writings of Walt Whitman.
[3][4] Restoration proved difficult, as the negative was lost, and only a single, heavily damaged 35mm print remained in existence.
The Museum of Modern Art and Anthology Film Archives also commissioned a new score from New York composer Donald Sosin.