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OPENING NITE KICKS OFF THURS, MAY 16

Forgot your festival pass? No worries, first four days free!  The 19th Annual Harlem International Film Festival kicks off with four days of free screenings at The Forum at Columbia University and culminates in a night of Harlem Ballin’!  And that’s just the first weekend. The festival continues for four more days at Maysles Cinema! 

BLOW UP MY LIFE ON APPLE TV AND AMAZON – NOVEMBER 21!

Starting November 21 you can catch BLOW UP MY LIFE streaming on Apple TV and Amazon.  Winner of the Best Film Award at Harlem International in May, the comedy/thriller features strong performances from Harlem native Kara Young as well as her co-stars Jason Selvig, Ben Horner, Davram Stiefler and Reema Sampat.

WE WANT YOUR FILMS & SCREENPLAYS

Submissions are currently closed to the 19th Annual Harlem International Film Festival taking place May 2024. Contact us to join our email list, follow us on social media, or check back here this Autumn for updates on applying to the 2025 event. Thanks to the hundreds and...

BLIND EYE ARTIST ON AMAZON PRIME

Ashwin Chaudhary won Best Documentary Director at the 2023 Harlem International Film Festival for capturing the incredible, true and inspirational story of painter Justin Wadlington.  On Amazon Prime starting October 6th.

HARGROVE IN JAPAN!

Filmmaker Eliane Henri premieres her intimate portrait HARGROVE in Shibuya, Japan.  The must-see film was an official selection in Harlem in 2023 and now begins its international distribution in Japan.

BLOW UP MY LIFE RETURNS TO NYC!

BLOW UP MY LIFE is back in New York at the AMC Empire 25 in Times Square for one week only.  Winner of the Best Film Award at Harlem International in May, the comedy/thriller features strong performances from Harlem native Kara Young as well as her co-stars Jason Selvig, Ben Horner, Davram Stiefler and Reema Sampat.

WATCH YOUTH v. GOV ON NETFLIX

If you missed it at the 2021 Harlem International Film Festival, you can now watch YOUTH v GOV on Netflix just in time to celebrate this historic legal outcome and move ahead to the next step in this important fight for climate justice and securing a clean and healthy world for all our children for generations to come!