M is an abbreviationfor Manhattan. A poetic documentary. An abbreviation can always meansomething else. The upper edge, where Manhattan outlines the sky hasnothing in common with the overwhelming impressions of any NYC sidewalk.With reduced and silent photography, M dwells on the shy side of thecity's character. There is something to tell about places on top, whereglances are not frequently free to go. A description at the edge of acity. Christoph Janetzko Janetzko lives inBraunschweig, West Germany, where he studied painting and graphics aswell as film and where he lectures on film. He worked in New York in1986 on a DAAD (German governmental) grant.