Three finalists complete the 2023 Screenplay Showdown! by directing ten pages from their work chosen by the Festival! One finalist will be awarded Winning Feature Screenplay of the year.
The Festival mourns the untimely passing of Brooklyn born and raised talent, “Godfather of Harlem” creator, Festival jury member & longtime supporter, Paul Eckstein.
We conclude the first weekend of the Festival on Sunday, May 21 with a rich tribute to Jazz Icons including local legend Craig Harris’ insightful performance documentary.
Saturday, May 20 continues our Double Feature Frenzy with Tamika Miller’s riveting drama that will have you on the edge of your seat the entire time!
The Friday Nite Spotlight features Doug E. Doug’s memorable performance in this magical fantasy shot mainly in Harlem and the Bronx in the aftermath of the pandemic.
This year’s Friday Nite Spotlight begins with the premiere of Season 2 of STARZ Award-winning series on Friday, May 19 at 7 PM.
Award-winning three-time Alum Christina Kallas is back with the Manhattan Premiere of the final chapter of her “Gun Trilogy” in a night of tribute to Sam Hargress, the late owner of Paris Blues.
The New York Premiere of Ryan Dickie & Abigail Horton’s wild comedy-adventure stars Jason Selvig, Davram Steifler, Reema Sampat and Harlem’s own Kara Young.
In 2005, documentary film pioneer Albert Maysles founded the Maysles Documentary Center – an intimate cinema and event space in central Harlem that is home to an education program offering filmmaking opportunities to young people from the neighborhood.
Before Citizen Kane and the War of the Worlds, leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon and producer John Houseman convinced a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare’s Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem’s Lafayette Theater.