A complex portrait of a city and its inhabitants, The Hottest August’s point of departure is one city over one month: New York, including its outer boroughs, in August 2017. It’s a month heavy with the tension of a new President, growing anxiety over everything from rising rents to marching white nationalists, and news of wildfires and hurricanes on the coasts. The film pivots on the question of futurity: what does the future look like from where we're standing? And what if we aren't all standing in the same place?
