Thursday, October 15· 7pm– 9pm
ONCE UPON A PLACE
Once Upon a Place is a 2021 Spanish documentary written, produced, and directed by Celia Novis. The film relates the story of La Nacional, a nondescript building in New York City that has welcomed thousands of immigrants to the United States over its 150-year history. It follows the ebb and tide of Spanish immigration
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to this country, the rise and fall of New York City as home to the American Dream, and the tale of hundreds of lives touched by the possibility of a new life. Yet that story of immigrants to America, so relevant today, remains a mystery to most New Yorkers and Americans.