SCREENINGS

Paramount Digital Release

After a theatrical release in theaters, Paramount Global VOD released on Amazon & Apple on September 22, 2023!

Paramount Theatrical Release

On September 15, 2023, Paramount Pictures released LIFT theatrically in
21 cities nationwide, including:

New York | Los Angeles | San Francisco | Chicago | Philadelphia | Boston | Washington DC | Atlanta | Houston | Seattle | Miami | Tampa | Portland | Birmingham | Albuquerque | Nashville

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Screenings + Panels 2023


  • 7pm screening followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and subject Steven Melendez and Sharia Blockwood

    Moderated by Jackie Glover

    This film is part of the Community Matters: Now More Than Ever series.

  • 6:30pm screening followed by a panel with Steven Melendez, Diana Byer and Tiffany Cordero

  • National Gallery’s East Building Auditorium

    4th St NW, Washington, DC 20565

    2pm screening followed by a panel discussion with LIFT’s film subjects,
    director David Petersen and moderated by producer Mary Recine.

  • Monday, Sept 18 at 7:00PM

    Paramount Screening Room

    Moderated by: Helene Stapinski author and journalist

  • Starr Cinema in Rhinebeck, NY in association with Kaatsbaan Cultural Center to under-resourced youth and the Upstate Films membership

    Moderated by: Adam Weinert of Kaatsbaan

  • Regal Cinemas Union Square

  • 7pm screening followed by a panel with David Petersen and Steven Melendez

  • As part of Jacob’s Pillow PillowTalks series, this free screening is part of Jacob’s Pillow Community Engagement Program

  • Organized by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the National Conference on Ending Homelessness and Capitol Hill Day brings together service providers, system leaders, advocates, and people with lived experience of homelessness to learn from each other, discuss best practices, and share new innovations in the field.

    Hilton Hotel, Washington DC

  • The Billie Holiday Theatre, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

    LIFT outreach screening as part of day of films, panels, live performances, and music that shines a spotlight on the invisible and intimate stories of our society's overlooked people; places

    Moderated by Karine Plantadit with special guests Steven Melendez, Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag

  • Libraries across the US are increasingly on the frontlines of America’s homelessness crisis, this ALOUD event is the premiere impact screening of LIFT in Los Angeles and part of the film’s outreach efforts to inspire audiences, arts and social service organizations, and families experiencing home insecurity.

  • Special screening hosted by Ford Foundation president, Darren Walker, for leaders and members in social justice and the arts.

Festival Screenings 2022-2023

Tribeca Festival World Premiere - June 2022 Winner Best Documentary Audience Award 2nd Place

Shine Global Awards - October 2022 Winner Top Prize Children’s Resilience in Film Award

San Francisco Dance Film Festival - November 2022 Winner Best Documentary

Hamptons International Film Festival - November 2022

Palm Springs International Film Festival - January 2023 Best of Fest

Miami International Film Festival - March 2023

Cartagena International Film Festival - March 2023

Seattle International Film Festival - May 2023 Winner Best Documentary Audience Award 2nd Place