We are Proud to Present the 2026 Lineup for the
15th Annual People’s Film Festival!
OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY, MAY 28
AMC MAGIC JOHNSON THEATER – 2309 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD. NY, NY 10027
| 6:00PM | RAISE IT UP | Jamal Joseph, Mike DeCaro | AMC |
| THIS IS VOZA | Jamal Joseph, Mike DeCaro | AMC | |
| THE SIGHT UNSEEN | Shawn Antoine II | AMC | |
| CAN WE KICK IT | Akbar Majeed | AMC |
FRIDAY MAY 29 | MAYSLES CINEMA
343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027
| 5:00PM | HAPPY FIFTY (THIRD) | Jacques Durand | |
| CHRO | Hamed Bahrami | MAYSLES | |
| 93 TIL | Alterik Miller | MAYSLES | |
| 6:30PM | CORPORATE CATFISH | Aliyah Jones | MAYSLES |
| YOGA GIRL | Kaitlyn Furey | MAYSLES | |
| MOMMY ISSUES | Valerie Denise Jones | MAYSLES | |
| HOMEGIRLS IN OUTER SPACE| Ben Guest | MAYSLES | |
| TYPECAST EPISODE 2 | Jamal Hodge | MAYSLES | |
| 7:45PM | TAKE IT TO THE GRAVE | Jamal Hodge | MAYSLES |
| 1.19.22 DOCUMENTARY | Marxelle. Becton. | MAYSLES | |
| BEHIND A LIE | Juliet Ibrahim | MAYSLES | |
| 8:45PM | SHARSWOOD PLANTATION LEGACY OF SARAH MILLER | Linear French, Jeremy Harris | MAYSLES |
| STRANGER IN THE NIGHT | PJ Bracco | MAYSLES | |
| THE CREW | Travis Stanley | MAYSLES | |
| THE FAMILY STORY | Barrington Nathaniel Marson | MAYSLES | |
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SATURDAY MAY 30 | MAYSLES CINEMA
| 11:00AM | VASYA | Anastasiia Podkolzina | MAYSLES | |
| LIL DJ TAKES A SHOT| Mychal Hunt | MAYSLES | ||
| BLACK HISTORY SITES OF RALEIGH NC | Raleigh- Wake Jack & Jill Junior Teens | MAYSLES | ||
| THE LEGACY WE CHOOSE | Ali Alowonle | MAYSLES | ||
| TOGETHER: THE SHORT | Anita C Osuigwe-Spencer | MAYSLES | ||
| 12:00PM | 21 VOICES | LaVerne Cody Gittens | MAYSLES | |
| 1:00PM | THE REBUTTAL: ELIZABETH MEADERS COLLECTION | Nataki Fidella Alexander | MAYSLES | |
| 2:00PM | TOXIC REALITY: A SHORT DOCUMENTARY OF BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS | Tony s. Clomax | MAYSLES | |
| TRIUMPH OVER PREJUDICE: THE MONTFORD POINT | Daniel Leonard Bernardi | MAYSLES | ||
| FOOTPRINTS OF THE FORGOTTEN 14 | Earl Wallace, Casey Scott | MAYSLES | ||
| The BORDER CZAR | Raymond T. Williams | MAYSLES | ||
| 4:00PM | SEEDS FOR LIBERATION | Matthew Solomon | MAYSLES | |
| 5:30PM | BLACK LUCHADOR | Adrian Jules | MAYSLES | |
| UNLOCKED | Darryl Stith | MAYSLES | ||
| THEY LIED TO US | Jason Labuda | MAYSLES | ||
| A BRISK WALK | Jakari Jyles Lister | MAYSLES | ||
| NO LABELS | Sharna McCullough Jenkins, Alterik Miller | MAYSLES | ||
| 6:30 PM | THE PRESIDENT MUST DIE: TIME ZERO| Damon Jamal | MAYSLES | |
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| 8:30PM | LOVE IN DA TRAP| Prince Smith | MAYSLES | |
| LOOK AT US NOW: A COMIC BOOK MOVIE | Vee Rodriguez | MAYSLES | ||
| MURALMENTE: INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERPRETING GRAFFITI – THE KISS OF THE INVISIBLES | Iván DarÃo Alba | MAYSLES | ||
| SPRAY CAN STORIES | Emmitt H Thrower | MAYSLES |
SUNDAY MAY 31 | MAYSLES CINEMA
| 11:00AM | LIVING MOMENTS | JOAN FEREBEE | MAYSLES |
| 11:00AM | EAST POINT AND WE GONE | Marcus L Robinson | MAYSLES |
| 12:00PM | HARLEM NOIR | James Gillard | MAYSLES |
| AMERICAN FALLS| Be’ Garrett | MAYSLES | |
| 1:00PM | 2 STORY HOME | Stephanie Annette | MAYSLES |
| 2:00PM | OUR CROWNS OF ART | Ayomide Ojebuoboh | MAYSLES |
| SILENT ECHOES: THE INVISIBLE WOMEN | Destiny Joy, Joe Hill | MAYSLES | |
| 3:00PM | LOVE, LAW, LEGACY DOCUMENTARY SHORT HIGHLIGHTS FLORIDA’S TRAILBLAZING BLACK LEGAL PIONEER | Joseline J. Hardrick | MAYSLES |
| A FIGHT FOR TIME| E Micheaux | MAYSLES | |
| TRUE SEE |Jamal Joseph, Mike DeCaro | MAYSLES | |
| LEVEL HEAD | Jamal Joseph, Mike DeCaro | MAYSLES | |
| UNHEARD VOICES: A Mother’s Quest for Freedom| Christopher Paul Horne | MAYSLES | |
| 4:30PM | UNHEARD VOICES: A Mother’s Quest for Freedom| Christopher Paul Horne | MAYSLES |
