2002-05-22 • 1h 29m

Washington Heights Get Out!

"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.

Directors

Alfredo De Villa

Writters

Alfredo De Villa, Nat Moss, Junot Diaz, Manny Perez

Editors

Alfredo De Villa, Nat Moss, Junot Diaz, Manny Perez, Tom Donahue