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Dominican Film Festival 2018

The 2018 Dominican Film Festival New York opens at the United Palace in Washington Heights, Manhattan on Tuesday, July 24 at 8 pm, and runs through Sunday, July 29, 2018. The Dominican Film Festival New York presents the year's best Dominican films, produced either in the Dominican Republic or by the Dominican … [Read more...] about Dominican Film Festival 2018

Latin Film

The Film Calendar Film Festivals help determine which new films get released in the coming year. The film festival calendar is oriented around the Oscars or Academy Awards, the world's most prestigious film awards which are usually held in March. The film year starts with Berlin in February. Cannes arrives in May. Tribeca is in June. Things get interesting in … [Read more...] about Latin Film

Dominican Culture

The Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean country in the Greater Antilles. It was the Indigenous Taíno heartland, called "Quisqueya" (Mother of All Lands). Spanish colonizers called it Hispaniola (Little Spain). The west side of the island is Haiti. We are taught to deny it, but many Dominicans are Haitian descent and a lot of Dominican culture has … [Read more...] about Dominican Culture

Tribeca Film Festival 2023 is Screening Some Latin Films That are Deep Dives into Latin Culture

The Tribeca Film Festival 2023 is screening several Latin films that give unique perspectives on Latin culture and other international points of view, in Tribeca and around town; June 7-18, 2023. Tribeca Film Festival 2023 Boca Chica "Boca Chica," by Gabriella Moses, is the story of twelve-year old Desi who sings in the local choir, but dreams of becoming a … [Read more...] about Tribeca Film Festival 2023 is Screening Some Latin Films That are Deep Dives into Latin Culture

New York Dominican NYC

New York Dominicans are one of the Latin communities defining New York today. New York City has been Dominican since the first immigrant, Juan Rodríguez, arrived in 1613. He set up New York's first bodega (colmado or store), in the Financial District where the National Museum of the American Indian is now. We have been New York's largest Latin community since 2019. … [Read more...] about New York Dominican NYC

Celebrate Mexico Now Festival 2022 Brings Contemporary Mexican Culture to NYC

Celebrate Mexico Now Festival 2022 is New York City's festival of contemporary Mexican culture. The festival is produced by CN Management, one of NYC's top Mexican American programmers. It has presented over 300 Mexican artists in NYC's leading cultural venues. Mexico has such great historic traditions that it is easy to miss what is happening there now. Many have reported … [Read more...] about Celebrate Mexico Now Festival 2022 Brings Contemporary Mexican Culture to NYC

Havana Film Festival New York

The Havana Film Festival New York screens Latin American films you won't see anywhere else in NYC. These are not Hollywood blockbusters. They are the exact opposite. Havana Film Festival selections have great storytelling and emotional depth that is beyond the comprehension of most Hollywood filmmakers. There are usually great opening and closing night parties. The festival … [Read more...] about Havana Film Festival New York