Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16 | Fist Up Film Festival Returns

Dark promotional poster for the 2026 NYC Pop-Up Fist Up Film Festival taking place May 15–16, presented by The Action Lab and partner organizations.

Date and Time

Saturday, May 16, 2026
6:30 pm

Location

2180 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10035
2180 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10035

Cost

About this event

The Action Lab Artists in Action Fellows Eli and Kahlil Fantauzzi are co-producing this year's Fist Up Film Festival in collaboration with the Evergreen Initiative at The Action Lab. Fist Up showcases films with strong local impact, pairing each screening with panel discussions that connect storytelling to organizing and community dialogue.

Friday, Retaining Cultural Inheritance: The Friday program centers the legacy of artist-activism, featuring Following Harry, a documentary that intimately chronicles the final twelve years of Harry Belafonte's life and his enduring commitment to social justice. RSVP for Friday

Saturday, Caribbean/Boricua Identity and Cultural Resistance: Saturday's program explores identity, resistance, and community power, with the lineup including Take Over: Young Lords at Lincoln Hospital. RSVP for Saturday

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