Synopsis
During a typical morning in New York's East Village, two strangers are changed after a chance encounter. Linus, a street musician, is an East Village staple who serenades passersby with his most prized possession every morning, his trumpet. When Kyle, a young man from Harlem, neglectfully knocks over Linus' trumpet, his slight becomes an act that leaves both of these strangers changed forever.
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