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The Horror of Dolores Roach | Official Trailer

The Horror of Dolores Roach was a truly outstanding podcast series that had murder, mayhem, marijuana and empanadas to boot. It was a thoroughly enjoyable series set in our beloved Washington Heights. Well, guess what? The Horror of Dolores…

Film Works Alfresco

Bring a blanket, watch a free movie, enjoy a summer evening… Film Works Alfresco is NYC’s only English and Spanish language free outdoor cinema series. Organized by Inwood Art Works, it presents independent and popular films with local relevance…

WATCH: Beba On Hulu 

Do yourself a favor and watch Beba on Hulu right NOW! Beba is a searing and introspective coming of age story centered around Rebeca Huntt, who is both the subject and the filmmaker. Miss Hunt, who is an Afro-Latino…

Spread Love: 5th Annual Inwood Film Festival

Once again it’s on. After a two-year pandemic-related delay, the Inwood Film Festival makes its return, picking up where they left off in 2020, with in person programming over four days from Thursday, June 2nd – Sunday, June 5th at the…

05/15/22: Do The Right Thing @ The United Palace 

Waaaake up! Wake up! Wake up! The United Palace will screen the seminal 1989 movie “Do the Right Thing” on Sunday, May 15 followed by a talk back with Uptown superhero Lin-Manuel Miranda and film director, producer, actor, professor, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Spike…

Movies At The United Palace Are Back…

That’s right folks, after nearly 2 years, the Movies at the United Palace film series is finally back. Starting in January 2022 a different film will be shown every month until June. Movies at the United Palace is not…

Mike Jones MIC - WHIN By Any Means

Spread Love: You’re Watching Video Music Box

You’re Watching Video Music Box Chronicles the longest-running music video show in the world, Video Music Box, launched and hosted in New York City by visionary DJ and MC Ralph McDaniels. With four decades of never-before-seen footage from McDaniel’s…

11/24/21: Coogan’s Way Coming To WLIW

The documentary about the one and only Coogan’s, Coogan’s Way by Glenn Osten Anderson, will be on NYC TV again on WLIW on Wednesday, November 21 at 9 pm est. Coogan’s Way tells the story of this beloved Uptown…

UC Love – Home from School: The Children of Carlisle

“Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.” This was the guiding principle that removed thousands of Native American children and placed them in Indian boarding schools. Among the many who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School were…

New grants focus on local indie filmmakers | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen Carlos Deschamps has always been fond of storytelling. As a young child, the Washington Heights native would conjure up narratives in his imagination and bring them to life using his toy collection. “I always played with…