Films. Conversations. Community.

Extraordinary
stories.
Right around
the corner.

Meet the imaginative people shaping your neighborhood. Discover what’s possible when we look a little closer.

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Robert DiMaio presenting a neighborhood film screening to an audience at Queens Public Library
1mile. Endless
possibilities.
A conversation begins at Queens Public Library.

A fresh perspective on familiar places

Every neighborhood has
a story worth sharing.

Our films explore the impact of artists, environmentalists, and community builders within a one-mile radius of our public screenings. Together, we turn schools, libraries, and community centers into places of discovery.

The people. The places. The possibilities.

Look closer.

Three ways to discover the
extraordinary in the everyday.

A Hunters Point Parks volunteer in conversation with a neighbor beside the waterfront
Connection starts with the people around us.

More than a film screening

Watch. Talk. Discover.

A shared experience.
A new sense of place.

01

Watch a local story.

Discover artists, environmentalists, and community builders through films rooted in the places around you.

02

Start a conversation.

Bring generations together to exchange perspectives, ask questions, and explore imaginative thinking.

03

See your neighborhood anew.

Continue the discovery through talks and tours that connect local ideas with everyday life.

Newtown Creek seen from the Pulaski Bridge, with the Manhattan skyline beyond

New perspectives.
Closer than you think.

Robert DiMaio and Martin Birnbaum discussing Central Park with an audience at the JCC
Robert DiMaio and Martin Birnbaum in conversation at the JCC.

Our story

An invitation
to be curious.

Led by filmmaker and Executive Director Robert C. DiMaio, The Radius Project brings local stories into shared spaces.

Through films, talks, and tours, we explore how imagination, empathy, and critical thinking can enrich a community—and how much we can learn from one another.

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Bring the neighborhood together

The next conversation
could start with you.

For schools, libraries, community centers, and curious neighbors.
Let’s talk about a film screening in your community.

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Artists

Meet the artists bringing new perspectives to the places we share, from public sculpture to community-based art.

From the collection

Don Gummer · Joy Brown · Swoon

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Environmentalists

Explore the people reimagining our relationship with local waterways, parks, and the natural world.

From the collection

Waterways of Hope · Mary Mattingly and Swale · Martin Birnbaum and Central Park

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Community builders

Discover how neighbors come together through volunteerism, collaboration, and a commitment to their communities.

From the collection

Crisis volunteerism · How children benefit from volunteerism · Volunteers building bicycles

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