THE PEOPLE'S

festival choice

For the last 13 years, the People’s Film Festival has had the privilege of featuring some of the most compelling independent films, many of which have gone on to attain global success and acclaim.

BEST FEATURE FILM GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME | Daniel Wolff
BEST SHORT FILM THE GOOD MAN |Andrew AJ Jackson
(HONORABLE MENTION) THE LAST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK | Jason Labuda
BEST DIRECTOR PEPPER & MICKEY | Miranda Rose Fayne, Arielle Duran, Cornelia Silsbee
BEST CINEMATOGRAPY ALONE | Jamal Hodge
BEST ACTRESS MOOD |“KASIA L. TREPAGNIER" Directed by Anthony R Page
BEST ACTOR PAPI |“JOHN ANTHONY TORRES” Directed by Ashley L. Canfield
BEST DOCUMENTARY DRIVING THE GREEN BOOK |Mike De Caro-Alvin Hall - Saro Varjabedian
(HONORABLE MENTION) WE ARE DISTANCE RUNNERS: UNTOLD STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ATHLETES | Anthony Renard Reed
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT THE HOODTROPHY BINO STORY: BREAKING THE GENERATIONAL CURSE | Sam "Gebar" Gebremiche
(HONORABLE MENTION) KINGDOME | Shawn Antoine II
BEST INTERNATIONAL EMPATHY IN AFRICA | Dan McDougall
(HONORABLE MENTION) WITHOUT FREEDOM NOT ART | Pauline Amos | THE ELLIPSIS FIGURE | Saeed Heshmati
BEST URBAN UNDERGROUND RAPSTAB |Christopher Godwin Williams
BEST ANIMATION IFFY | Lesego Vorster, Ross Lelliott, Osiokeh Ikharo
BEST VR-360 FILM REIMAGINED VOLUME III: YOUNG THANG | Melissa Joyner
THE AUDIENCE AWARD T.O.N.Y TOP OF NEW YORK| Michael Steven-Paul (MIKEY J)
(HONORABLE MENTION) INTERCEPTION: JAYNE KENNEDY- AMERICAN SPORTSCASTER | Safiya Songhai

TPFF SPECIAL FESTIVAL AWARDS

HARLEM CREATIVE AWARD GRIST | Shannon Harris
RADICAL HISTORY MAKERS ANALOGUE REVOLUTION: HOW FEMINIST MEDIA CHANGED THE WORLD | Marusya Bociurkiw
POWER OF “SHE” WHITE LENS | Fatou Thiam
(HONORABLE MENTION) BEYOND THE RING | Mari Geldenhuys, Malcolm Rainers
THE CHANCE AWARD SERAPHIM |MARCK ANGEL | Directed by R.E.D.
SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE Senator Cordell Cleare

BEST FEATURE FILM MELANIN Darren Brown

BEST SHORT FILM WONDERS Huriyyah Muhammad

  • HONORABLE MENTION: KID CHOCOLATE Brandon “Rick” Alexander

BEST DIRECTOR Jamal Hodge IN THY WINGS

  • HONORABLE MENTION: Carleton King MANIFEST -THE INTERVIEW

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY REIMAGINING SAFETY Matthew Solomon

  • HONORABLE MENTION: TASTE Bobby Huntley

BEST ACTRESS Kisha Barr IN THY WINGS

BEST ACTOR JOE EATS A TIGER Camden Randall

  • HONORABLE MENTION: JANGA Johnny Zito

BEST DOCUMENTARY THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD Ian Philips

  • HONORABLE MENTION: 1.5 MILLION Gregory Hernandez

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT ROSENWALD: TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION Charles Poe

  • HONORABLE MENTION: The Legacy Lost & Found: Segregation In Recreation Dr. Tammy L. Holmes

BEST INTERNATIONAL I´VE GOT iT UNDER MY SKIN • Sebastian Andrei SWITZERLAND

  • HONORABLE MENTION: ABOVE WHAT COST Azeriah P.B Payne, Lucian Sylvester UNITED KINGDOM

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT Yar (Friend) • Fran Menchon • CANADA

BEST MUSIC VIDEO MARCK ANGEL- JUSTICE R.E.D., Marck Angel

  • HONORABLE MENTION: BORN TO BE SOMEONE P.J. Bracco

BEST ONLINE CONTENT CREATOR BISHOP & CHAINEY Rashiid Hewitt

MICRO SHORTS NALUBALE Nickson Kamau UGANDA

THE AUDIENCE AWARD • I’M A VIRGO • Boots Riley ADVANCE SCREENING

TPFF SPECIAL AWARDS

THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE MAYOR ERIC ADAMS

HARLEM CREATIVE AWARD MANIFEST -THE INTERVIEW Carlton King

HONORABLE MENTION: EAST RIVER STORIES Bruce Gorman

THE POWER OF SHE COLOR OF LOVE Natasha C Smith

HONORABLE MENTION: WITH SALT… Phyllis Toben Bancoft

MEDIA ACTIVIST THE BLACK VOTE Selton Haith Shaw

RADICAL HISTORY MAKER REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN Ario Iron Cloud

BEST FEATURE FILM | SURVIVAL |Damon Jamal

BEST SHORT FILM | ADONAI |Gil Green, Hess Wesley

BEST DIRECTOR |IMPACT- DICK GREGORY |Jordan Stone, Rosario Dawson - Executive Producer | ITALY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | NOTHING IS REAL |Masa Gibson

BEST ACTRESS | REMOVABLE | Yi Lu –Directed by Shu-Ying Chung

BEST ACTOR | THE BLUE CAVE | Robert Barnes Jr –Directed by Muhammad Bilal
BEST DOCUMENTARY | THE SUN RISES IN THE EAST |Tayo Giwa

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT | CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY |Maria S. Gomez

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT (HONORABLE MENTION) OYÁTE UN ITÓWAPI - PICTURES OF MY PEOPLE MLK DAY FEATURE |Mark Ruberg

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY |COMING HOME SOUTH AFRICA |Eric Narciandi

BEST ANIMATION | KOREAN GENOCIDE |Seung-il Chon • KOREA

BEST INTERNATIONAL | THE RECKONING |Trudy Ronzani - Athi Petela SOUTH AFRICA

BEST URBAN UNDERGROUND | LOVE & BROTHERHOOD |Jay Horn

BEST PSA | EMBARRASSED |Sir Steve McQueen • UNITED KINGDOM

BEST ONLINE CONTENT CREATOR | MISS_ezeani | Chinaza Ezeani • NIGERIA

THE AUDIENCE AWARD | REM |Jason M Johnson

TPFF SPECIAL FESTIVAL AWARDS

HARLEM CREATIVE AWARD | THE BLUE CAVE |Muhammad Bilial

HARLEM CREATIVE AWARD (HONORABLE MENTION) STRANGER IN THE PARK |David Djaco

POWER OF “SHE” | JUST US |Alycia L. Cooper

POWER OF “SHE” (HONORABLE MENTION) HEZA (strength) |Derya Deni • IRAQ

SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE | Sensi Marvin Gatlin- HARLEM, NY

CHANCE AWARD |AMERICA GONE VIRAL |Selton Haith Shaw • Langston Shaw – Producer

PUBLIC MEDIA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

MEDIA ACTIVIST | KEN MURPHY

LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC MEDIA | GLORIA MESSER

COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AWARD | THE HUDSON FAMILY

RADICAL HISTORY MAKERS AWARD | WHEN MOMMA & ME LIVED OUTSIDE: ONE FAMILY'S JOURNEY THROUGH HOMELESSNESS

BEST FEATURE FILM | CONNECT | Bobby Huntley
BEST FEATURE FILM (HONORABLE MENTION) BLACK SPADES Veronica Keitt
BEST SHORT FILM | MOURNING MEAL | Jamal Hodge
BEST DIRECTOR | MOURNING MEAL | Jamal Hodge
BEST CINEMATOGRAPY | TNC | Bobby Huntley
BEST CINEMATOGRAPY (HONORABLE MENTION) HARLEM: TOWN HALL- JERUVIA
BEST ACTRESS | MOURNING MEAL | Jamal Hodge
BEST DOCUMENTARY | LAST CALL | Johnny Sweet
BEST DOCUMENTARY (HONORABLE MENTION) HAPI Taaqiy Grant
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT | SHAOLIN | Alec Palumbo
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY | PIETÀ Andrea DelGiudice
MUSIC VIDEO | GEORGE FLOYD: SAY THEIR NAMES | Christopher R. Owens, Alyssa Dann
BEST INTERNATIONAL | LOCKDOWN | Moses Inwang • NIGERIA
BEST INTERNATIONAL (HONORABLE MENTION) THE BEGINNING OF THE END Alvaro Orús Andreu • Spain
BEST URBAN UNDERGROUND | THE LAST BOMB | George "SEN-1" Morillo & Naimah Holmes
HARLEM CREATIVE AWARD | FADE | LaVarro Jones
THROUGH HER EYES | BETRAYAL OF A NATION | Brandi Webb
POWER OF “SHE” | MARIPOSA | Dimitri Luedemann
SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE | "MEECH- Wolf Style"
THE AUDIENCE AWARD | IN THE WINGS | Byungseon Kong
THE AUDIENCE AWARD (HONORABLE MENTION) BLACK ENOUGH Keith Harmon
RECORD DROP MUSIC COMPETITION | TENDER | Andi Galusha
RECORD DROP MUSIC COMPETITION (HM)- EXPLORATIONS Marcelle Abela • MALTA