“At 56 packed minutes, One October is a small masterpiece of cinema." - Gerald Peary, the Arts Fuse

“One October is a narrative time capsule, offering up the gift of hindsight that in turns feels both tellingly ominous and gleefully hopeful." - Samantha Sanders, Audiences Everywhere

From producer Edward Norton, One October is a lyrical time capsule that offers a window into the shifting heart of New York City. Filmed entirely in October of 2008, a time when gentrification is rapidly displacing the working and middle classes, Wall Street is plummeting, and Senator Obama is making his first presidential bid, the story begins with Iowa-raised Clay Pigeon, an intrepid radio host who takes to the streets of New York City to talk to everyday citizens who are facing the uncertaintly of change.

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (2017) - Official Selection
Ashland Independent Film Festival (2018) - Official Selection

About Clay Pigeon
For 12 years Clay Pigeon hosted "The Dusty Show with Clay Pigeon," a one-hour weekly program on WFMU, an independent freeform radio station in Jersey City, NJ. As of June 2017, Clay was promoted to host WFMU's popular Morning Show. Clay was raised in Audobon, Iowa, where he first developed a conversationalist style that has informed his work over the years.