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 | |
| 6:00PM | WHERE I’M FROM | AMC MJ Theater | 4m | |
| 6:00PM | JACK x JILL | AMC MJ Theater | 5m | |
| 6:00PM | WONDERS | AMC MJ Theater | 15m | |
| 6:00PM | I’M A VIRGO | AMC MJ Theater | 115m | |
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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 6:00PM | followed by PEOPLE TALK BACK PANEL- (Filmmakers Discuss the Challenges of Completing Your Film Projects) | Maysles Cinema | 60m | |
| 7:00PM | HIP HOP IN THE SPOTLIGHT | |||
| 7:00PM | WE ARE THE EARTH | Maysles Cinema | 4m | |
| 7:00PM | 4k80 (FOUR THOUSAND EIGHTY) | Maysles Cinema | 4m | |
| 7:00PM | THE BLACK VOTE | Maysles Cinema | 4m | |
| 7:00PM | THE LAST BOMB -followed by People Talk Back | 59m | ||
| 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 | |
SATURDAY JUNE 3 | AMC MAGIC JOHNSON THEATER – 2309 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD. NY, NY 10027
| 1:00PM | ONLY FIRE | AMC MJ Theater | 1m | |
| 1:00PM | I’VE GOT iT UNDER MY SKIN | AMC MJ Theater | 14m | |
| 1:00PM | REMEMBER THE CHILDREN | AMC MJ Theater | 23m | |
| 1:00PM | BABY CAM | AMC MJ Theater | 1m | |
| 1:00PM | UNDER THY WINGS | AMC MJ Theater | 14m | |
| 2:00PM | MANIFEST (THE INTERVIEW) | AMC MJ Theater | 61m | |
| 3:00PM | CHAIN SNATCHERS | AMC MJ Theater | 19m | |
| 3:00PM | 15 MINUTES | AMC MJ Theater | 16m | |
| 3:00PM | TASTE | AMC MJ Theater | 17m | |
| 4:00PM | MELANIN | AMC MJ Theater | 120m | |
SATURDAY JUNE 3| MAYSLES CINEMA
12:00PM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ASIAN GAMES Maysles Cinema 2m
| 12:00PM | GOALPOSTS | Maysles Cinema | 5m | |
| 12:00PM | UNBELIEVABLE! THE ART WILLIAMS STORY | Maysles Cinema | 20m | |
| 12:30PM | ROSENWALD: TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION | Maysles Cinema | 10m | |
| 12:30PM | KID CHOCOLATE | Maysles Cinema | 20m | |
| 12:30PM | THE LEGACY LOST & FOUND: SEGREGATION IN RECREATION | Maysles Cinema | 24m | |
| 1:30PM | ATHENA | Maysles Cinema | 2m | |
| 1:30PM | NALUBALE | Maysles Cinema | 1m | |
| 1:30PM | ACHROMATISM | Maysles Cinema | 5m | |
| 1:30PM | MY LIFE, MY STORY, MY JOURNEY | Maysles Cinema | 16m | |
| 1:30PM | JOE EATS A TIGER | Maysles Cinema | 15m | |
| 1:30PM | DINNER INTENDED FOR TWO | Maysles Cinema | 2m | |
| 1:30PM | TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS | Maysles Cinema | 16m | |
| 2:30PM | I AM LIGHT | Maysles Cinema | 4m | |
| 2:30PM | YAR (friend) | Maysles Cinema | 5m | |
| 2:30PM | TIMELESS | Maysles Cinema | 6min | |
| 2:30PM | THE UNAMERICAN : A SOLDIERS STORY | Maysles Cinema | 4m | |
| 2:30PM | A BREATH OF FRESH AIR | Maysles Cinema | 15m | |
| 2:30PM | RICOCHE | Maysles Cinema | 27m | |
| 3:30PM | ABOVE WHAT COST | Maysles Cinema | 51m | |
| 3:30PM | FLOWERCHILD | Maysles Cinema | 9m | |
| 4:30PM | SCUMBAG | Maysles Cinema | 2m | |
| 4:30PM | PHONE CALL | Maysles Cinema | 5m | |
| 4:30PM | THE PERFECT SHOT | Maysles Cinema | 4m | |
| 4:30PM | SUPPLY & DEMAND | Maysles Cinema | 21m | |
| 5:00pm | EAST RIVER STORY | Maysles Cinema | 29m | |
| 5:00PM | RECOBA | Maysles Cinema | 10m | |
| 5:00PM | TIME SPENT | Maysles Cinema | 13m | |
| 5:00PM | JANGA | Maysles Cinema | 11m | |
| 6:15PM | HERE THEY GO | Maysles Cinema | 90m | |
| 7:45PM | MARCK ANGEL- JUSTICE | Maysles Cinema | 5m |
| 7:45PM | UNSAID | Maysles Cinema | 18m | |
| 7:45PM | REVELATIONS | Maysles Cinema | 17m | |
| 7:45PM | with salt… | Maysles Cinema | 16m | |
| 8:45PM | HERE IS A MAN | Maysles Cinema | 18 | |
| 8:45PM | IN YOUR HEAD | Maysles Cinema | 11min | |
| 8:45PM | BISHOP & CHAINEY | Maysles Cinema | 27min | |
| 9:45PM | THE SOUND OF SOUTHSIDE | Maysles Cinema | 77m | |
SUNDAY JUNE 4 | MAYSLES CINEMA
| 12:00PM | COLOR OF LOVE | Maysles Cinema | 11m | |
| 12:00PM | NATIVITY | Maysles Cinema | 13m | |
| 12:00PM | BORN TO SOMEONE | Maysles Cinema | 4m | |
| 12:30PM | REIMAGINING SAFETY | Maysles Cinema | 83m | |
| 12:30PM | BRONX MAGIC | Maysles Cinema | 5m | |
| 2:00PM | 1.5 MILLION | Maysles Cinema | 60m | |
| 3:00PM | PLUTO’S ON FIRE | Maysles Cinema | 11m | |
| 3:00PM | BROKEN BONES | Maysles Cinema | 16m | |
| 3:00PM | A MURAL FOR DJ | Maysles Cinema | 12m | |
| 3:00PM | THE FELLOWSHIP | Maysles Cinema | 28m | |
| 3:00PM | BROKEN SOUL | Maysles Cinema | 10m | |
| 4:00PM | THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD– followed by People Talk Back “Whose Street?” – Gentrification in Your Neighborhood” | Maysles Cinema | 74m | |
| 5:30PM | THE PEOPLE’S AWARDS | Maysles Cinema | ||
