DATES/TIMES: Tuesday February 25, 2025, 5:30 pm-Midnight

VENUE: La Nacional – 239 West 14th Street (MANHATTAN)

New York, New York. February 4, 2025. – This February 25th, La Nacional on West 14th Street in Manhattan comes alive with “A Night at La Nacional,” an event drawing on the great tradition of downtown venues with a diverse programme of arthouse film, visual arts, performance, music and more, designed for filmmakers and artists of all disciplines to share their work, forge partnerships for new opportunities, and build community.

“A Night at La Nacional” springs from a partnership begun in 2011 between La Nacional (Spanish Benevolent Society) and Bronx World Film, the borough’s pioneer arthouse film presenter, which has held its flagship Cycle event there every year since. This partnership has provided a strategic platform for over 450 films from all over the world in all genres, many by young directors, women and people of color. It has allowed Bronx World Film to champion Bronx filmmakers and communities and establish itself as pioneeer promoter in the US of Central America’s emerging cinema. Through this event we aim to strengthen the partnership, which makes a unique contribution to the city’s arthouse film landscape.

 “A Night at La Nacional” takes place at the stately walkup with the distinctive red door north side of West 14th between 7th and 8th, in the second-floor gallery, which doubles as a second dining area for the contemporary Spanish restaurant on the ground floor and as host for a range of arts events, notably flamenco and tango classes. Founded in 1868, La Nacional is one of the city’s oldest non-profits, a remnant of Manhattan’s “Little Spain” and a lifelong pillar of its community. Latin American performers cherish it for its longstanding open-door policy.

“A Night at La Nacional” is a miniature version of our flagship Bronx World Film Cycle, a rich multidimensional experience that we hope will draw new audiences and patrons to our most worthy host institution deserving of all our support so that it can continue to serve our communities for another bustling, vital 150 years and more in New York City.