“Last Halloween” By Gerard Zarra

After the post pandemic return of New York’s fabled Halloween parade, the store’s faithful staff reunited to open its doors for one last hurrah.

A bold band of characters reopens their legendary costume shop for one last stand against Amazon.

In 2021, Halloween Adventure, one of the New York's most iconic stores, shut its doors to the disappointment of its devoted employees and thousands of Halloween revelers.

Or did it?

FROM THE DIRECTOR

“We made this documentary to chronicle the return of the New York City Halloween Parade after re-emerging from the pandemic and the final days of the legendary Halloween Adventure store in Greenwich Village.

We documented the iconic costume shop's last stand against Amazon, and got an inside look at the LGBTQ+, punk, and costumed subcultures in its orbit. In an age where cities are losing small business and community hubs to corporate influence and digital expediency, we wanted to tell the story of a bold band of costumers that dared to make their neighborhood a little fun and a little freaky!”

-Gerard Zarra

Credits

Directed by Gerard Zarra

Producers // Michael McBride / Gerard Zarra

Featuring

Stitch Azintime

Tony Bianchi

Claudia Tubin

Jim Glaser

Christopher Hardwick

The Halloween Adventure Family

Kostume Kult

Location Sound // Eric Perez

Cinematography //Gerard Zarra

Editors // Gerard Zarra / Ben Jackson

Additional Cinematography // Michael McBride / Daniel Lewinstein / Stephen Roll / Alex Tymchak

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