In Jackson Heights In Jackson Heights In Jackson Heights is a 2015 documentary film about the communities of Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City directed by Frederick Wiseman. The film received widespread critical acclaim and is widely regarded as one of the best documentary films released in the 21st century. In 2017, the film was considered the thirteenth "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by "The New York Times". The film documents events in Jackson Heights including "a Muslim school, a Jewish center, a meeting of gay and transgender people, a City Council office and the local headquarters of Make the
Jackson Heights, Queens the United States of any county (roughly 75,000). The 2015 documentary "In Jackson Heights" portrays Jackson Heights as a microcosm of the American melting pot. The demographics of Jackson Heights were affected by three events: the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, which allowed working-class immigrants to be with their families in the U.S.; the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which upheld fair housing; and an event in 1990 where Julio Rivera, a gay man, was stabbed to death, which gave way to the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. The population is composed of over 60% foreign-born residents as of 2010 United States