Jordan Firstman’s directorial début tells the story of a gay promoter who finds out he’s a father. On a groggy Lower East Side morning, the three actors who play his night-life posse compare notes on queer family planning.

Preparing to play a petty thief in a new movie, John Turturro learned the moves—“reefing the kick” among them—from Apollo Robbins, and observed how much stealing has in common with acting.

The director stops by the Two Palms studio to sign prints of a list of his favorite New York movies—“Taxi Driver,” “Do the Right Thing,” and some you wouldn’t expect.