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Aperture NY LLC  ·  Bronx, New York  ·  Incorporated · Insured

NEW YORK
DESERVES
CINEMATIC
PRESERVATION

Documentary-driven media and public storytelling rooted in New York culture, institutions, and community memory. Aperture NY creates cinematic content for outreach campaigns, tourism initiatives, cultural organizations, and archival preservation.

Available for upcoming projects and seasonal event coverage.

Production scales based on project scope, including multi-event coverage and extended campaign support.

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Selected Experience

PROJECT
EXPERIENCE

Selected experience includes independent productions, cultural documentation initiatives, and ongoing narrative development aligned with tourism, public storytelling, and institutional media.

Cultural Event Coverage
La Bandera
Puerto Rican Parade & Cultural Event Coverage
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Cultural Documentary Production
Stamped, Then Forgotten
Cultural Documentary Production
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Cinematic Short Documentary · Cultural Storytelling
The Bronx Zoo: A Generational Landmark
Cinematic Short Documentary · Cultural Storytelling
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Visual Documentation
The Boogie Down Archives
Bronx Street Photography & Cultural Archive
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What We Deliver

CORE CAPABILITIES

01
Public Event Coverage

We provide full photo and video production for public-facing events, government press days, community programs, and institutional initiatives. Delivered in broadcast, web, and archival formats with structured review-ready packages.

02
Public Outreach & Campaign Content

We produce cinematic outreach campaigns and community engagement media for public agencies, nonprofits, and cultural institutions — optimized for digital distribution, social platforms, and internal communications.

03
Tourism & Cultural Documentation

We deliver cinematic documentation of cultural events, heritage sites, tourism destinations, and community narratives — formatted for web, broadcast, archival preservation, and institutional use.

04
Post-Production & Media Delivery

We provide editing, color grading, motion graphics, captioning, and transcript workflows — with multi-platform exports and organized delivery packages ready for stakeholder review, public release, or archival filing.

Filmmaker at work in New York
4K
Cinematic
NYC
Based
LLC
Incorporated
Company Overview

LEAN STRUCTURE.
INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTION.

"Cinematic quality. Institutional execution. Built for the work that actually matters."

Aperture NY LLC is a Bronx-based public storytelling and communications studio. We operate as a lean core team with a scalable contractor network — expanding crews, editors, motion graphics artists, translators, and audio support based on project scope.

We deliver consistent, broadcast-quality content for government agencies, cultural institutions, nonprofits, and tourism initiatives — organized for stakeholder review, public release, and long-term archival.


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The People Behind The Work

THE
COLLECTIVE

A culturally rooted visual storytelling studio — documenting institutions, communities, public history, and legacy-driven narratives across New York.

Creative Director
Creative Direction · Production Operations · Institutional Storytelling

Victor Calderon

Victor bridges systems thinking and cinematic storytelling — overseeing narrative development, production coordination, and operational strategy for every Aperture NY engagement. His background in operations gives the studio structure beyond a traditional creative shop, positioning Aperture NY as a procurement-ready institutional storytelling partner rooted in cultural preservation and public media.

Public StorytellingCultural PreservationProduction StrategyInstitutional Media
Visual Artist
Studio Arts · Photography · Visual Composition

Stephanie Calderon

A Lehman College graduate in Studio Arts, Stephanie brings formal artistic training and a refined documentary sensibility to every frame. Her work is grounded in fine art composition, detail-oriented image making, and museum-quality visual standards — elevating Aperture NY's photographic output beyond content production and into the realm of archival and institutional visual documentation.

Fine Art PhotographyVisual CompositionDocumentary StillsArchival Imaging
Documentary Photographer
Documentary Photography · Bronx Culture · Community Documentation

Angelo Shenery / Bronxshots

Angelo Shenery — known as Bronxshots — is one of the Bronx's most respected documentary photographers and cultural documentarians. His work captures the living memory of NYC neighborhoods, community life, and the authentic texture of urban culture with the depth of a visual historian. Bronxshots is not simply a photography platform — it is a cultural archive, a preservation effort, and an authentic lens into the soul of New York City.

Bronx CultureCommunity DocumentationUrban Visual HistoryNostalgia & Memory

Aperture NY is not simply a group of creatives with cameras. It is a culturally rooted visual storytelling studio capable of documenting institutions, communities, public history, and legacy-driven narratives.

Work With The Collective
Why Organizations Work With Us

WHAT SETS
US APART

Cinematic Storytelling. Institutional Execution.

We deliver content built around a clear narrative strategy with the production discipline of an institutional partner — every deliverable is purposeful, organized, and ready for public use.

Scalable Production Network

We operate lean and scale up — expanding our crew with editors, motion graphics artists, translators, and audio specialists as project scope requires. Consistent quality at any scale.

Contract-Ready File Delivery

We provide structured, contract-ready file delivery with clear naming conventions, multi-platform exports, captioning, transcripts, and review-ready packages — on schedule, every time.

NYC Cultural Familiarity

Rooted in the Bronx, we bring deep cultural fluency to every project — understanding the communities, institutions, and narratives that make New York City's public storytelling meaningful.

Government & Institutional Support

BUILT FOR
PARTNERS THAT MATTER

01
Government, Agency & Institutional Partnerships

We support public agencies, museums, cultural archives, historical institutions, and educational organizations with event documentation, public outreach campaigns, and community engagement media — structured for internal review, public communications, and archival compliance.

02
Nonprofit & Community Collaborations

We partner with nonprofits, community organizations, and cultural institutions to produce mission-driven content — accessible, community-centered, and built for multilingual and public-facing distribution.

03
Accessibility-Conscious Production

We support accessible media workflows — including captioning, transcript delivery, audio description coordination, and accessible formatting — ensuring content reaches every intended audience.

04
Tourism & Destination Storytelling

We produce cinematic tourism content for destination marketing organizations, cultural agencies, and public tourism initiatives — formatted for broadcast, web, and international distribution.

Operational Capabilities

HOW WE
DELIVER

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Structured Media Delivery

Organized file packages with clear naming conventions and format documentation.

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Review-Ready Packages

Staged delivery for internal stakeholder review before public release.

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Captioning & Transcripts

Full captioning and transcript workflows for accessibility compliance.

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Multi-Platform Exports

Broadcast, web, social, and archival formats delivered simultaneously.

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Archival-Ready Formatting

Content formatted for long-term institutional storage and future reference.

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Stakeholder Collaboration

Structured communication and progress updates throughout production.

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Rapid Turnaround Support

Expedited delivery timelines available for time-sensitive campaigns.

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Scalable Contractor Network

Editors, motion graphics, translators, and audio support on demand.

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Multilingual Production Support

Community-centered content for multilingual and multicultural audiences.

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READY TO
DELIVER.

For project inquiries, event coverage, or contract opportunities, please provide project details below. Responses are typically provided within one business day.

Available for government, nonprofit, tourism, and agency partnerships. Serving NYC and the Hudson River Valley region with scalable production support.

Victor@apertureny.com
347.714.0997
Bronx, New York  ·  Serving NYC & Hudson River Valley
www.apertureny.com

Company Information

Aperture NY LLC  ·  Bronx, New York
Minority-Owned Business (Certification Pending)  ·  SAM Registration Pending
Project experience includes independent productions, cultural documentation, and public-facing content initiatives.

Cultural Documentary Production

STAMPED,
THEN FORGOTTEN

When the James A. Farley Post Office began its transformation, a trove of construction archives — blueprints, photographs, and records — were nearly lost forever. Rescued from destruction, these documents survived.

Project Type
Documentary Film
Location
New York, NY
Client
Independent
Status
In Production
01 — The Discovery

THE DISCOVERY

During the transformation of New York City's James A. Farley Post Office, a collection of construction archives narrowly escaped destruction. Preserved by a longtime postal employee, the materials remained hidden for decades — until their historical weight became impossible to ignore.

— Archive —
Asset Pending
Site of Discovery — James A. Farley Building
— Archive —
Asset Pending
Archival stamps
— Archive —
Asset Pending
Construction records
02 — Context

WHY THIS STORY MATTERS

01
Preservation

History often disappears quietly through modernization.

02
Labor

The workers behind institutional history are rarely documented.

03
Legacy

Objects become bridges between generations.

04
New York

The city rebuilds itself while risking the loss of memory.

03 — Craft

VISUAL APPROACH

The visual approach blends cinematic documentary realism with intimate archival photography. Warm practical lighting, slow observational camera movement, and textured close-ups emphasize the emotional weight of physical history.

Warm Archival Lighting
Macro Document Photography
Observational Interviews
Urban Historical Atmosphere
— In Production —

A FILM ABOUT THE THINGS
WE ALMOST LOST

04 — Narrative

KEY STORY MOMENTS

01
Archive Reveal

Macro photography and slow movement introduce the scale and fragility of the preserved materials.

02
Family Conversation

A generational discussion explores the tension between monetary value and historical responsibility.

03
Preservation Inquiry

Historians, archivists, or institutional voices help contextualize the importance of what was saved.

05 — Process

PRODUCTION PLAN

Pre-Production

Archive review, research, interview planning

Production

Interviews, archive filming, NYC location footage

Post-Production

Edit, sound design, color, archival integration

Delivery

Final film, trailer, stills, case study assets

06 — Deliverables

DELIVERABLES

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Documentary Film
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Trailer
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Social Cutdowns
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Promotional Stills
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Archival Photography
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Festival Assets
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Website Case Study
07 — Positioning

WHY THIS FITS APERTURE NY

This project positions Aperture NY as a studio focused on cultural preservation, institutional storytelling, and emotionally driven documentary production. The work demonstrates our ability to transform archival material into accessible, cinematic narratives for public, cultural, and historical audiences.

— Aperture NY —

PRESERVING HISTORY THROUGH
CINEMATIC STORYTELLING.

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