February 15, 2024
MOVIES AT THE UNITED PALACE WITH LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
Screening Date: Monday, February 26th @ 7pm
Movies at the United Palace with Lin-Manuel Miranda kicks off its 2024 season, entitled “Movies We Missed”, with Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, about two Mexican-American teenagers in 1987 El Paso, Texas who explore a new unusual friendship and gain new understanding about their families while navigating the difficult road to self-discovery.
After the screening, attendees will be treated to a special conversation between the United Palace’s good friend, patron, and neighbor, Lin-Manuel Miranda (also a producer of the film), director Aitch Alberto, and stars Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales. This will be the first NYC screening of the film where Miranda, Alberto, Pelayo and Gonzales are able to celebrate the film together due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, when the film was originally released.
Miranda’s 2023 Movies at the United Palace series was cut short by the writers’ and actors’ strikes, which also hurt the promotional efforts around many new releases. This led us to this year’s theme of “Movies We Missed” that will both shine a light on films that were released during the 2023 strikes, and also some films that we originally planned for our 2023 season.
Free general admission tickets for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe will be available on Monday, February 19th at 10am!
