Sep 10 2008 - 07:00
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
Dir: Alfredo de Villa / New York / 2002 / 89'
Script: Nat Moss / Alfredo de Villa
With: Bobby Cannavale, Jude Ciccolella, Danny Hoch, Andrea Navedo, Tomas Milian
"Washington Heights" tells the story of Carlos Ramirez, a young illustrator burning to escape the Latino neighborhood of the same name to make a splash in New York City's commercial downtown comic book scene. When his father, who owns a bodega in the Heights, is shot in a burglary attempt, Carlos is forced to put his dream on hold and run the store. In the process, he comes to understand that if he is to make it as a comic artist, he must engage with the community he comes from, take that experience back out into the world, and put it in his work.
Time: 7PM
Location: Casa de los Tres Mundos
Admission: Free
