“Tell me about Mom.”

Gregory and Lloyd Porter remember their mother.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I never knew how people were going to respond when I said Tom died of AIDS.”

Mary Caplan tells her friend Emily Collazo about her brother's death from AIDS in the early 1980s.

Recorded in New York, NY

“One day some guy showed up to him and said, 'We're going to make some movie. Can you write a script?'”

Chin-Ju Li tells his daughter, Julia, about his father, the filmmaker Pingqian Li.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I just recently lost somebody who was very much like my best friend.”

Lisa Cerulli to her brother, Derek Billings (not pictured), and mother, Sandy.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I said, 'I'm never taking a walk again,' and you said, 'Well, that's okay. But just for now, let's take a walk.'”

Doris Cohen to her daughter, Lisa.

Recorded in New York, NY

“So I ran back to the bus, and I said, 'Sweetie, your restaurant is right here.'”

New York City bus operator Ronald Ruiz remembers one of his passengers on the City Island line in the Bronx.

Recorded in New York, NY