NEW YORK - TelAve -- "The Sight Unseen" will make its first television broadcast for the general public on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) Lifestyle on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET, followed by an encore presentation on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET.

Presented by Harlem Film House and produced by Perspexsion, this hybrid documentary-drama examines a reported 1971 Bronx phenomenon involving a glowing Christian cross through the lenses of religion, faith, spirituality, eyewitness testimony, and historical documentation. Its New York City television debut reflects the film's direct connection to the region's religious history, community heritage, and cultural memory.

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Writer and director Shawn Antoine II first learned of the story in 2016, when his great-aunt described it during a hospital visit. His mother, Sharon Wilson-Antoine, was six-years-old when the cross reportedly appeared. Years later, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, he discovered a photograph of his mother, grandmother, and aunt published in The Amsterdam News, as part of Melvin Tapley's reporting on the phenomenon. Those family memories and archival discoveries became the basis for "The Sight Unseen".

More than 300 backers across the United States made "The Sight Unseen" possible for the New York City based production, raising $25,000 in one month. Local businesses donated food and space, while the production employed more than 60 Harlem community members as cast and crew, turning the family's account into a film.

Director: Shawn Antoine II

Writer: Shawn Antoine II

Producer: Shawn Antoine II; Korstiaan Vandiver; Sultan Ali Jr.; Timothy Mendonca; Sharon Wilson-Antoine

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Executive Producer: Shawn Antoine II; Sharon Wilson-Antoine; CR Capers; Sir Shefik Macauley

Director of Photography: Marshall Wayne Cooper; David Williams

Trailer: https://youtu.be/99x-cX_sSN4



Where to Watch: MNN Lifestyle — FiOS 34, RCN 83, Spectrum 56 & 1996 (Manhattan cable); Livestream at https://www.mnn.org/channels/mnn-lifestyle

About Harlem Film House

Harlem Film House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Harlem, New York, with the mission "Change the Narrative". The organization supports independent filmmakers through exhibition, education, professional development, and distribution.

About MNN

Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), established in 1992, is Manhattan's free cable network, reaching approximately 500,000 cable subscribers, with facilities in Hudson Yards and Harlem.