SHORT SYNOPSISTHROUGH A CONVERSATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHER WINSTON VARGAS, WE EXPLORE THE EVOLUTION OF THE DOMINICAN COMMUNITY THAT MIGRATED FROM ONE ISLAND TO ANOTHER. WE WITNESS THROUGH HIS GAZE THE PECULIAR EXPERIENCE OF THE DIASPORA IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE EFFECT OF THE COMMUNITY ON ITS NEW ENVIRONMENT. APART FROM ADDRESSING DOMINICAN IDENTITY, WINSTON CONFRONTS THE DIFFICULTIES OF ADAPTING, THEIR RESILIENCE AND THE VALUE OF DOCUMENTING AND VISUALLY EXPRESSING THEIR PRESENCE OVER THE YEARS.
EXTRA CREDIT 1PROJECT MANAGER: DIANA BARRERA
EXTRA CREDIT 2MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLIST: CORAL TEJADA
EXTRA CREDIT 3COLORIST: JOSÉ E. DURÁN (CHUBA-K!)
EXTRA CREDIT 4MOTION GRAPHICS: FRANVER MONTALVO
EXTRA CREDIT 5ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND FOOTAGE OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS: WINSTON VARGAS