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The Dominican Film Festival In New York Returns November 9-14

Dominican film lovers rejoice. The Dominican Film Festival In New York returns November 9-14. Now in its 10th year, the festival has tons of Dominican films, both feature length and shorts, that you might not see outside of Quisqueya.…

Mike Jones MIC - WHIN By Any Means

11/06/21: Attica Comes To Showtime

From Emmy Award-Winning documentarian Stanley Nelson, Attica details the five-day prison rebellion that transpired in the fall of 1971 in upstate New York and still stands as the largest and deadliest the country has ever witnessed. More than a…

“We became a safe haven,” says Coogan’s co-owner Peter Walsh.

Coogan’s Way Coming TO WLIW Next Month

Coogan’s may be gone but it is not forgotten. If you missed Coogan’s Way TV Premiere on PBS earlier this month, it is coming to WLIW in November. It is also making the rounds of the film festival circuit…

10/10/21: Coogan’s Way Coming To Channel Thirteen

The documentary about the one and only Coogan’s, Coogan’s Way by Glenn Osten Anderson, will make its TV Premiere on Sunday, October 10 at 7 pm est on Channel Thirteen. Coogan’s Way tells the story of this beloved Uptown…

Elvis Nolasco - Emmanuel Abreu

Uptown On TV: Sinaliento

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elvis Nolasco (@elvisnasco) Washington Heights’ own and friend to the UC, Elvis Nolasco, has a new film you can catch right now on HBO Max. Show that man some Uptown…

UC Love: SUMMER OF SOUL

Hit up theaters or Hulu right now to catch SUMMER OF SOUL. We simply did not know that in the summer of 1969 some simply stellar talent performed Uptown for The Harlem Cultural Festival, which was filmed in Mount…

In The Heights: The Review

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) “Washington Heights. Say it, so it doesn’t disappear.” Thus begins the spell. You have just been entranced and about to embark on a raucous, polyrhythmic journey that you will repeat ad infinitum.  While the film adaption of…

In The Heights | Welcome to Washington Heights

Listen to the creators and stars of In the Heights talk about a crucial part of this story: the neighborhood of Washington Heights. Come for the music, the summertime vibes, and the street art; stay for the heartwarming community…

Peace Love Merengue Mural By Dister in Washington Heights

UC Love: Entre Mar Y Palmeras

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by New York Latino Film Festival (@nylatinofilmfestival) Last night I had the honor of being a part of the team that put together a next-generation event to celebrate the…