We are proud to present the 2023 Lineup for the 12th Annual People’s Film Festival!

View THE PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL schedule.

OPENING NIGHT JUNE 1 | AMC MAGIC JOHNSON THEATER – 2309 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD. NY, NY 10027

6:00PM HIP HOP AWARDS & INTRODUCTIONS AMC MJ Theater
6:00PM UNCLE NEAREST AMC MJ Theater 11m TICKETS
6:00PM WHERE I’M FROM AMC MJ Theater 4m TICKETS
6:00PM JACK x JILL AMC MJ Theater 5m TICKETS
6:00PM WONDERS AMC MJ Theater 15m TICKETS
6:00PM I’M A VIRGO AMC MJ Theater 115m TICKETS

FRIDAY JUNE 2 | MAYSLES CINEMA – MAYSLES CINEMA 343 MALCOLM X BLVD, NY, NY 10027

4;00PM EXPOSING POLITICS:A PLAY OF ACTS Maysles Cinema 51m TICKETS
5:00PM PEOPLE TALK -FINANCING YOUR FILM– Securing Your Financial Future w/NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL Maysles Cinema 60m FREE
6:00PM WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS  Maysles Cinema 60m  TICKETS
6:00PM followed by PEOPLE TALK BACK PANEL- (Filmmakers Discuss the Challenges of Completing Your Film Projects) Maysles Cinema 60m  TICKETS
7:00PM HIP HOP IN THE SPOTLIGHT MAYSLES CINEMA
7:00PM WE ARE THE EARTH Maysles Cinema 4m  TICKETS
7:00PM 4k80 (FOUR THOUSAND EIGHTY) Maysles Cinema 4m  TICKETS
7:00PM   THE BLACK VOTE Maysles Cinema 4m  TICKETS
7:00PM THE LAST BOMB -followed by People Talk Back 59m  TICKETS
7:00PM “THE NEXT LEVEL OF HIP HOP” Join members representing the 4 Elements of the Hip Hop Culture to discuss the next level of HipHop- is it Drill?
8:30PM SLIGHTLY NEW Maysles Cinema 95m  TICKETS

SATURDAY JUNE 3 | AMC MAGIC JOHNSON THEATER – 2309 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD. NY, NY 10027

1:00PM ONLY FIRE AMC MJ Theater 1m TICKETS
1:00PM I’VE GOT iT UNDER MY SKIN AMC MJ Theater 14m  TICKETS
1:00PM REMEMBER THE CHILDREN AMC MJ Theater 23m  TICKETS
1:00PM BABY CAM AMC MJ Theater 1m  TICKETS
1:00PM UNDER THY WINGS AMC MJ Theater 14m  TICKETS
2:00PM MANIFEST (THE INTERVIEW) AMC MJ Theater 61m  TICKETS
3:00PM CHAIN SNATCHERS AMC MJ Theater 19m  TICKETS
3:00PM 15 MINUTES AMC MJ Theater 16m  TICKETS
3:00PM TASTE AMC MJ Theater 17m  TICKETS
4:00PM MELANIN AMC MJ Theater 120m  TICKETS

SATURDAY JUNE 3| MAYSLES CINEMA

12:00PM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ASIAN GAMES Maysles Cinema 2m

12:00PM GOALPOSTS Maysles Cinema 5m TICKETS
12:00PM UNBELIEVABLE! THE ART WILLIAMS STORY Maysles Cinema 20m  TICKETS
12:30PM ROSENWALD: TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION Maysles Cinema 10m  TICKETS
12:30PM KID CHOCOLATE Maysles Cinema 20m  TICKETS
12:30PM THE LEGACY LOST & FOUND: SEGREGATION IN RECREATION Maysles Cinema 24m  TICKETS
1:30PM ATHENA Maysles Cinema 2m  TICKETS
1:30PM NALUBALE Maysles Cinema 1m  TICKETS
1:30PM ACHROMATISM Maysles Cinema 5m  TICKETS
1:30PM MY LIFE, MY STORY, MY JOURNEY Maysles Cinema 16m  TICKETS
1:30PM JOE EATS A TIGER Maysles Cinema 15m  TICKETS
1:30PM DINNER INTENDED FOR TWO Maysles Cinema 2m  TICKETS
1:30PM TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS Maysles Cinema 16m  TICKETS
2:30PM I AM LIGHT Maysles Cinema 4m  TICKETS
2:30PM YAR (friend) Maysles Cinema 5m  TICKETS
2:30PM TIMELESS Maysles Cinema 6m  TICKETS
2:30PM THE UNAMERICAN : A SOLDIERS STORY Maysles Cinema 4m  TICKETS
2:30PM A BREATH OF FRESH AIR Maysles Cinema 15m  TICKETS
2:30PM RICOCHE Maysles Cinema 27m  TICKETS
3:30PM  ABOVE WHAT COST Maysles Cinema 51m  TICKETS
3:30PM FLOWERCHILD Maysles Cinema 9m  TICKETS
4:30PM SCUMBAG Maysles Cinema 2m  TICKETS
4:30PM PHONE CALL Maysles Cinema 5m  TICKETS
4:30PM THE PERFECT SHOT Maysles Cinema 4m  TICKETS
4:30PM SUPPLY & DEMAND Maysles Cinema 21m  TICKETS
5:00pm EAST RIVER STORY Maysles Cinema 29m  TICKETS
5:00PM RECOBA Maysles Cinema 10m  TICKETS
5:00PM TIME SPENT Maysles Cinema 13m  TICKETS
5:00PM JANGA Maysles Cinema 11m  TICKETS
6:15PM HERE THEY GO Maysles Cinema 90m  TICKETS
7:45PM MARCK ANGEL- JUSTICE Maysles Cinema 5m  TICKETS
7:45PM UNSAID Maysles Cinema 18m TICKETS
7:45PM REVELATIONS   Maysles Cinema 17m TICKETS
7:45PM with salt…  Maysles Cinema 16m TICKETS
8:45PM HERE IS A MAN  Maysles Cinema 18 TICKETS
8:45PM IN YOUR HEAD  Maysles Cinema 11m TICKETS
8:45PM BISHOP & CHAINEY  Maysles Cinema 27m TICKETS
9:45PM  THE SOUND OF SOUTHSIDE   Maysles Cinema 77m TICKETS

SUNDAY JUNE 4 | MAYSLES CINEMA

12:00PM COLOR OF LOVE Maysles Cinema 11m TICKETS
12:00PM NATIVITY Maysles Cinema 13m TICKETS
12:00PM BORN TO SOMEONE Maysles Cinema 4m TICKETS
12:30PM REIMAGINING SAFETY Maysles Cinema 83m TICKETS
12:30PM BRONX MAGIC Maysles Cinema 5m TICKETS
2:00PM 1.5 MILLION Maysles Cinema 60m TICKETS
3:00PM PLUTO’S ON FIRE Maysles Cinema 11m TICKETS
3:00PM BROKEN BONES Maysles Cinema 16m TICKETS
3:00PM A MURAL FOR DJ Maysles Cinema 12m TICKETS
3:00PM THE FELLOWSHIP Maysles Cinema 28m TICKETS
3:00PM BROKEN SOUL Maysles Cinema 10m TICKETS
4:00PM THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD– followed by People Talk Back “Whose Street?” – Gentrificaiton in Your Neighborhood” Maysles Cinema 74m TICKETS
5:30PM THE PEOPLE’S AWARDS Maysles Cinema TICKETS