Doors 7:30p
Program 8:00p

Toñitas
44 Grand St
Brooklyn, NY

We’re delighted to partner with our friends at the Bronx Documentary Center! Join us for this special event marking the partnership of the Bronx Documentary Center’s 7th Annual Latin American Foto Festival with Toñita’s. The BDC is excited to collaborate with the legendary Puerto Rican social club Toñita’s as part of the Festival’s expansion. We’ll feature screenings of the award-winning documentaries “Los Sures” and “Toñita’s”.

“Los Sures”: Diego Echeverria’s film portrays the Southside community’s struggles with poverty, drugs, gang violence, crime, racial tension, and inadequate resources. It also celebrates the resilience and culture of the largely Puerto Rican and Dominican residents.

“Toñita’s”: Is a documentary portrait of the last Puerto Rican social club in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, featuring its regulars and the beloved community matriarch Maria Toñita. Produced by UnionDocs Collaborative Studio.

Marking 50 years as a beloved community anchor, Toñita’ Caribbean Social Club stands as the last of its kind in Williamsburg’s Southside, a neighborhood almost entirely transformed. Founded by Maria Antonia Cay, affectionately known as Toñita, the club not only serves as a window to the past but also bridges larger themes of migration and displacement experienced by Latin American communities within and beyond New York City.