Through Sharing, You Become a New Yorker

Meet Georges Forgeois. Twenty-five years ago, he opened Bar Tabac. "We're not a fancy restaurant," he says. "We're the soul of football in Brooklyn for the French people."

On the day France faced England, hundreds packed inside. They cheered. They argued. They danced. Georges has lived many lives and came to New York with almost nothing. Now he looks around his café during a World Cup match and sees people from everywhere, shoulder to shoulder.

Directed & Produced by Jean-Michel Dissard, Michael Premo, Rachel Falcone

Cinematography by Bruno Papic

Sound by The Sound Co-op, Danny Hole

Editing by Edgar Andrade

A Storyline series.

We are Public Artists in Residence for New York City’s celebration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The residency is coordinated through the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs in partnership with NYC Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani.