四名女子离开印尼的家乡来到纽约，在适应当地生活的过程中建立起意想不到的友谊，并应对千奇百怪的窘境。

当深圳的二线关隘从检查站变成了高楼大厦的玻璃幕墙，断指的劳工与写诗的女友发现：拆关的人，早已为自己筑起了更高的墙。当受压迫者选择挺身而出，却因此陷入永无休止的暴力轮回。

本片以过三十年代的大乐队时代为故事背景，描述一名萨克斯爵士乐手与一名女歌手之间爱恨交缠的情感，充满着人生的困惑和奈，跟一般好莱坞歌舞片的明亮轻快大异其趣

这个故事讲到了男女在事业与家庭上的抉择。丈夫与妻子在起步时双方只谈爱情，不谈事业。妻子是军官，丈夫只是个混混，二者还是结婚了，并沉浸于爱情之中…

上世纪90年代的上海，许多人都为出国狂热。路途 （阮经天饰）是最年轻的五星级酒店领班，处事精明、为人仗义，无论是手下阿坤等一众小弟，还是打算开娱乐城的金小姐，都对路途很是信任。从美国归来的精英商人米先生 （苗侨伟饰）更是看中他，邀请他担任纽约新酒店的负责人。为了去纽约，许多人怀着不同目的来接近路途，其中也包括令路途着迷的女孩阿鹃 （杜鹃饰）。纽约梦能否如愿以偿，路途和阿鹃的爱情又将何去何从 。

上世纪90年代的上海，许多人都为出国狂热。路途（阮经天饰）是最年轻的五星级酒店领班，处事精明、为人仗义，无论是手下阿坤（杨旭文饰）等一众小弟，还是妈妈桑金小姐（叶童饰），都对路途很是信任，也包括从美国归来的精英商人米先生（苗侨伟饰）。为了去纽约，许多人怀着不同目的来接近路途，其中也包括令路途着迷的女孩阿鹃（杜鹃 饰）。纽约梦能否如愿以偿？路途和阿鹃的爱情又将何去何从？一段在欲望都市中关于选择的爱欲纠缠，就此展开……

A day in the life of the city and citizens of New York as seen through the fantastic eye, and the incredibly distorted optic lenses, of filmmaker Francis Thompson.(imdb)

10分钟黑白短片 　　1986年恺撒最佳记录短片

The ship on which Bill Roberts is a stoker has just put into port, giving the crew one night ashore. The ship's bad-tempered third engineer orders the stokers to clean up, while the engineer heads for a dockside bar, where he has a confrontation with the wife he had abandoned. Then, as Bill himself goes ashore, he sees a young woman attempt to drown herself. Bill dives in, saves her, and then, assisted by the engineer's wife, sees that she is cared for. Bill and the rescued woman begin to enjoy one another's company, but they must contend with the malice of the engineer, as well as a number of other complications.

The ship on which Bill Roberts is a stoker has just put into port, giving the crew one night ashore. The ship's bad-tempered third engineer orders the stokers to clean up, while the engineer heads for a dockside bar, where he has a confrontation with the wife he had abandoned. Then, as Bill himself goes ashore, he sees a young woman attempt to drown herself. Bill dives in, saves her, and then, assisted by the engineer's wife, sees that she is cared for. Bill and the rescued woman begin to enjoy one another's company, but they must contend with the malice of the engineer, as well as a number of other complications.