The Last Movie Theater in Washington Heights, 2022

The Last Movie Theatre In Washington Heights is a magical-realist documentary about the RKO Coliseum Cinema, a 100-year-old movie theater that now only exists in the collective memory of its movie-goers.

Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, and Writer: Anthony Rojas

Drone Footage by: Young Wepa and Anthony Rojas

Starring: Led Black, Aaron Simms, and Anthony Rojas

Archival Images provided by The City of New York

Archival Footage provided by Boris Riabov

With Special Support from The Museum of the City of New York, The Uptown Collective, and Inwood Art Works

Special Thanks to: Carmen Rojas, Nelson Rojas, Merc Rojas, and Emily Rojas

Official Selection:

  • Warner Bros. Discovery’s New York Latino Film Festival, 2022

  • Dominican Film Festival in New York, 2022

  • NALIP Official Selection,2022

  • Mott Haven Film Festival, 2022

  • Inwood Film Festival, 2023

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