Washington Heights (2002)

Title: Washington Heights

Original Title: Washington Heights

Release Date: 2002-05-22

Status: Released

Rating: 7.875/10 (from 4 votes)

Language: EN

Genres: Drama, Romance

Production Companies: Stolen Car Productions, Ex-Bo Productions, AsDuesDon

"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.