Creative Santa Fe and the Siler Yard Arts + Creativity Center presented the extraordinary documentary Miracle on 42nd Street at the Santa Fe Violet Crown cinema on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 as a one-night private cocktail party and screening. This documentary details the story of the iconic apartment complex in Manhattan that provided subsidized housing to several artists during the late 1970s: The Manhattan Plaza. This film features Alicia Keys, Donald Faison, Larry David, Samuel L Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito and Angela Lansbury as they all, at one time, lived in the Manhattan Plaza, and got their start with the help of affordable housing.
This is an inspiring story to watch unfold as we launch into making the Siler Yard Arts + Creativity Center our own Miracle in Santa Fe!
ABOUT THE FILM: The story of Manhattan Plaza, the renowned experiment in subsidized housing catering to people in the arts. Numerous celebrities pay homage to the impact the building had on their lives and careers. Click here to learn more about this documentary.
