Chico Freeman

An unemployed ex-office worker searching for work floats a fragile line of sanity as she struggles to find friendship and companionship. Her tenuous grasp on reality further fluctuates when a man whom she met in a restaurant and started an affair with is called to go to India for an assignment. The final straw occurs when she is evicted and moves into a sleazy hotel. She then starts seeking casual sex in unorthodox locations just to have human contact.

For another view of the Lower East Side, Kowalski’s Chico and the People offers a glimpse of the homeless population in Tompkins Square Park. This short documents the live recording of the soundtrack for Kowalski’s documentary Rock Soup, featuring jazz saxophonist Chico Freeman performing among a group of homeless people at the park.