A New York Story

Annabel Fleming moves through an exclusive Manhattan social world where manners and pedigree shape every move. When she meets Theo, a charismatic photographer from the downtown art scene, her evenings start to look different and her loyalties begin to shift. Her father's unexpected death unsettles the routines that used to define her life, and Annabel has to reckon with new feelings, new friends, and a city that feels larger and less predictable. The film watches her choices up close, keeping scenes small and intimate as she balances grief, curiosity, and the pull of two very different communities.

Released in 2024, A New York Story was directed by Fiona Robert from a script created by Sophia Robert. Fiona stars as Annabel, and Sophia appears in a significant role, alongside Logan Miller, Paul Karmiryan, and Francesca Root-Dodson. The picture was made on a modest scale and leans on real New York locations for atmosphere.

Critical response has been limited and mixed, reflected in a 4.3/10 vote average from three ratings. Viewers and reviewers point to the film's attention to class divides, creative ambition, and mourning, and say it favors mood and social detail over a fast-moving plot. Some observers single out the performances as earnest, while others find the pacing uneven and the narrative too restrained to fully satisfy.

As a recent, small release it hasn't yet made a broad cultural mark, but a few elements stand out for discussion: the uptown-downtown contrast, the look at privilege versus artistic life, and the fact that the director also takes the lead role. Those features give the film some currency among indie-minded audiences and New York-focused film conversations, even if it hasn't broken into mainstream discourse.

No wide commercial figures have been published, and the movie seems to have had a limited theatrical or festival presence rather than a major box office rollout. Its visibility so far has been concentrated in smaller screenings and online chatter rather than charted ticket sales.