Starting today, February 14th, New York Social Diary will be screening Last Night in New York, a documentary directed by Matthew Miele (Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, 2013; Harry Benson: Shoot First!, 2016; Always at The Carlyle, 2018) that chronicles the life of our very own David Patrick Columbia and his unique perspective on the social, historical and cultural domain of NYC that he has been reporting on for decades.
The film will run exclusively on New York Social Diary from February 14th-22nd as each day will feature a new chapter (there are 8 total).
Naturally, the film touches upon the subject of "society" and where it's heading, but the real meat of the story lies in David's upbringing and family background. His father was a chauffeur for “Black Jack” Bouvier, Jackie Kennedy’s wild and womanizing paterfamilias. And it was at his parents’ dinner table where conversations about the goings-on in the back seat of chauffeured limousines created rare moments of peace in an otherwise volatile household, sparking David’s escapist interest in society.
David’s own family history is filled with drama, heart-breaking tragedy and great poignancy, making his a uniquely American story about social mobility, self-reliance and self re-invention – in short, of achieving one’s dreams by dint of will, perseverance and personality.
Those helping to tell the story include Liz Smith, Charlotte and Anne Ford, Patrick McMullan, Cornelia Guest, Jill Kargman, Nikki Haskell, Hilary Geary Ross, Beth DeWoody, Geoffrey Bradfield, Blair Sabol, Gayfryd Steinberg, Carolyne Roehm, Muffie Potter Aston, Susan Fales-Hill, Susan Magrino, R. Couri Hay, and more.
WE KICK OFF THE STORY TODAY WITH CHAPTER 1 ...
