We are Proud to Present the 2025 Lineup for the
14th Annual People’s Film Festival!
OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY, MAY 29
AMC MAGIC JOHNSON THEATER – 2309 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD. NY, NY 10027
| 6:00PM | ELEGANCE IN EVERY SIP | Adonis Williams, Ashleigh Alexandria | AMC MJ Theater | TICKETS | |
| 6:00PM | HARLEM FOOTSTEPS | Sandra Nixon | AMC MJ Theater | TICKETS | |
| 6:00PM | PAINT ME A ROAD OUT OF HERE | Catherine Gund | AMC MJ Theater | TICKETS | |
| 6:00PM | BREAK A LEG | Thomas J. Cooksey | AMC MJ Theater | TICKETS | |
| 6:00PM | DA FLY TRAP | Prince Smith | AMC MJ Theater | TICKETS | |
| 6:00PM | GAME ON aka Peek A Boo | Andrew AJ Jackson | AMC MJ Theater | TICKETS | |
| 6:00PM | THAT CREEP FROM THE BAR LAST NIGHT | Michael J Coppola | AMC MJ Theater | TICKETS | |
FRIDAY MAY 30 | MAYSLES CINEMA
343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027
SATURDAY MAY 31 | MAYSLES CINEMA
MENTAL BLOCKS TALKBACK SERIES
| 10:00AM | ON OUR BLOCK | Astrid Useche, Chloe Barlow | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| MB TALKBACK: STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH | ||||
| 11:00AM | JOHNNYSTORM. |Katie LeCluyse, Tarji J. Irby | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| MB TALKBACK: VIOLENCE – IT’S IN THE MUSIC | ||||
| 12:00PM | DA FLY TRAP |Prince Smith | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| – | MENTAL BLOCK TALKBACK: ARE YOU WOKE? | |||
| RACE|POLITICS|GENTRIFICATION | ||||
| 1:00PM | WEAVING THE PIECES TOGETHER | Joshua Coverdale | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| ARCHITECTS OF CHANGE | Keith Young | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| ROCK ISLAND PRISON 1864 | Joy Shannon | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| BLOOD TAX | Rory Clarke | Maysles Cinema | |||
| HISTORY | ||||
| 2:30PM | CAUTION SPAWN AHEAD | Stacey Larkins | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| MY NATIVE AMERICAN | Jim Warne | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| 4:00PM | BEHIND THE JOY | Jamal Smart | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| ART | ||||
| 5:00PM | BAD SYNE (TRAILER) | Ilysa Spencer | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| SUEÑOS Y PINTURAS ANIMATION | Patricio Jijon | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| ART OF TOGETHERNESS | Marcus Robinson | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| WOMAN GRAFFITI MURALMENT INSTRUCTION OF INTERPRETING GRAFFITI WOMEN & MURAL ART | Iván Darío Alba | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| THE CRAZIEST STORY |Dave Steck | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| THESE EYES | James Top | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS |
| 6:30PM | WHEN EVERYTHING WAS BLUE | Christina Chironna | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| HELLO TO YOUR FiRST DAY & GOOD BY TO YOUR LAST | David Djaco | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| THE COST|Hess Wesley | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| BRAISING | Bryan Ribeiro | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| SINS OF A FATHER | Nuekellar Hardy | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| RELATIONSHIPS | ||||
| 7:45 PM | DATE NIGHT | Stefon Jermaine Mcbride, Christian Davis | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| A LETTER FOR YOU | Carleton King | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| CHEST CANDY | Robert X. Golphin | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| THIS IS HOW YOU SEE ME | Demedrius Charles | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| BLACKMANS REALITY |Babatunde Jon Adeniyi | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | ||
| CLOSING NIGHT FILM | ||||
| 9:15PM | PERIDIO | Muhammad Bilal | Maysles Cinema | TICKETS | |
| THE PEOPLES AWARDS | ||||
