The Film
In The Heights
Jon M. Chu | US | 143
Lights up on Washington Heights...The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life. In The Heights fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.
Performer
Mona aka Mon Amie
Mona DJs every Friday afternoon 3-6pm on WFMU and is the founder of Mon Amie Records (most known for reissuing Q Lazzarus' Goodbye Horses) and Mon Amie Events, which predominantly books women and LGBTQ DJs for weddings, parties, cultural, and corporate events.
