In The Heights: What to know about the Lin-Manuel Miranda film

“I’m grateful that this movie was shot in Washington Heights,” he adds. “We felt the vibrations of the community, we felt the people, riding their motorcycles, music blaring from people’s cars, smelling the food coming from the Cuchifrito down the block. I hope that people get excited to hope, and that they feel excited about telling their own stories about where they’re from.”