What do Alicia Keys, Terrance Howard, Donald Faison, Larry David, Samuel L Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito and Angela Lansbury have in common? They are all in this film, and at one time they all lived in an apartment complex called Manhattan Plaza in New York City.
Narrated by Chazz Palminteri, Miracle on 42nd Street is the untold story about the history and impact of the Manhattan Plaza apartment complex in New York City. Starting with the facilities’ initial commercial failure in the dire 1970s, the film recounts how the buildings were “re-purposed” as subsidized housing for people who worked in the performing arts.
The social experiment was a resounding success in the lives of the tenants, and it led the way in the transformation of the neighborhood and local economy. The film makes a compelling case for both the economic value of the arts and artists in America.
Film Specifications
- Documentary Feature
- 1 hour 8 Minutes
- USA
- Languages: English
- Awards: Author’s International Film Festival, Guadalajara, Mexico “Best Feature Documentary”
- Screening Date – Friday, June 7, 2019
- Time – 7pm
- Location – AMC Empire 25 Times Square
Director Alice Elliott
Alice Elliott (Director) is the Academy Award®-nominated documentary filmmaker of The Collector of Bedford Street whose films are dedicated to celebrating the role of community activism in elevating the quality of people’s lives. Her short Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy was nominated for an International Documentary Association Award and her films have been presented in over 100 film festivals, as well as on HBO and PBS. She is a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow award recipient. In addition to her documentary work, she is a full-time teacher at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Currently she is co-directing The Dismantled with Emmy Award winning director Jason DaSilva.
Film Credits
- Alice Elliott, Director
- Joal Ryan & Steve Ryfle, Writers
- Ken Aguado, Producer
- Larry David, Key Cast
- Samuel L Jackson, Key Cast
- Alicia Keys, Key Cas
- Terrence Howard, Key Cast
- Angela Lansberry, Key Cast
- Donald Faison, Key Cast
- Giancarlo Esposito, Key Cast
