Ming of Harlem

2014·United Kingdom·71 min.
Ming of Harlem
Non rated
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A documentary exploring secret lives, behavior and extreme levels of human-beast intimacy and communication, focusing on the 'only in New York' story of Antoine Yates and his cohabitation in a Harlem high-rise with Ming, a five-hundred-pound tiger and Al, a seven-foot alligator, combined with filmic observation of predators in domesticated geographies.

ScreenwriterJean-Luc Nancy
CinematographyDavid Raedeker
Original titleMing of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air
Also known asMing of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air