CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2025 WINNERS!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2025 WINNERS
Congratulations to all filmmakers who have been selected this year and we thank our dedicated team, partners and jury for making this special edition.
Below are the Winners and Honorable Mentions of the 14th Annual People’s Film Festival.
| BEST FEATURE FILM | THAT CREEP FROM THE BAR LAST NIGHT | Michael J. Coppola |
| BEST SHORT FILM | LOVE IS BLIND | Parneille Walker |
| (HM) HONORABLE MENTION – CHEST CANDY | Robert X. Golphin | |
| (HM) HONORABLE MENTION – BLOOD TAX | Rory Clarke | |
| BEST DIRECTOR | CATHERINE GUND | PAINT ME A ROAD OUT OF HERE |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPY | HARLEM FOOTSTEPS | Sandra R. Nixon |
| (HM) HONORABLE MENTION – SOCRATES | Ken Sagoes | |
| BEST ACTOR | REGGIE WATKINS – PERDIDO (FEATURETTE) “AMIR RASHAD” | Muhammad Bilal |
| BEST ACTRESS | KAKRA NUNOO BROWN – BEHIND THE JOY “NAOMI” | Jamal Smart |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY | ARCHITECT OF CHANGE | Keith Young |
| (HM) HONORABLE MENTION – MY NATIVE AMERICA | Jim Warne | |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT | ON OUR BLOCK | Astrid Useche, Chloe Barlow |
| (HM) HONORABLE MENTION – THESE EYES |James Top | |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL | MURALMENTE |Iván Darío Alba • Bogotá , Columbia |
| (HM) HONORABLE MENTION – THE CAT | Peyam Shadniya • Iran | |
| BEST MUSIC VIDEO | JOHNNY STORM| Katie LeCluyse • Tarji J. Irby |
| BEST EXP- NEW SOCIAL MEDIA | DA FLY TRAP Prince Smith |
| BEST EDITOR | ELEGANCE IN EVEY SIP | Adonis Williams • Ashleigh Alexandria |
| BEST ANIMATION | STONED FOR CHRISTMAS | Morgan Young |
| (HM) HONORABLE MENTION – SPECIAL EFFECTS – GODS OF THE UNIVERSE: RISE OF THE STAR CHILD | Cathy-Mae SitaRam | |
| RADICAL HISTORY MAKERS | MAKING WAVES: THE RISE OF ASIAN AMERICA | Jon Osaki • Josh Chuck |
| HARLEM CREATIVE AWARD | A LETTER FOR YOU | James Gillard |
| POWER OF “SHE” | SAREES ACROSS AMERICA | Jyoti Singh, Gauri Singh, Rob Alan Underhill |
| SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE | VOZA RIVERS | Harlem, NY |
| COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AWARD | SHANNY HERRERA | Harlem, NY |
