WUFF’s 15th Anniversary Season Kicks Off October 23rd!
Submissions are now closed. Filmmakers will be notified of their acceptance by Sept 18th.
Thank You to Our Early Season 15 Sponsors!
Interested in sponsoring the main festival this October? Email andrew@workersuniteff.org or message us here.
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Congratulations to Our Season 14 Winners!
Submissions for Season 15 (Oct 23-Nov 5, 2026) Are Now Closed.
Missed the Season 14 Festival? You can watch all trailers below:
About the Festival
The Workers Unite Film Festival, now in its 15th season, is a celebration of Global Labor Solidarity. The Festival aims to showcase student and professional films from the United States and around the world which publicize and highlight the struggles, successes and daily lives of all workers in their efforts to unite and organize for better living conditions and social justice.
WUFF brings together activists, academics, and filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds for a celebration of social justice and the arts. Through dozens of documentary screenings, community forums, and interactive events across New York City, the festival provides working people with a platform to tell their stories while leading a movement for meaningful change. In recent years, we've incorporated theater production, live music, and poetry/spoken word nights. We are the largest worker solidarity themed film festival in the nation and the only one in NYC, with the full support of NYC Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, NYC Central Labor Council, National & New York State AFL-CIO, IBEW Local 3, PEF, 1199SEIU, The Puffin Foundation, The NY Labor History Association, UA Local 1 Plumbers, UFT, NYSNA, NY District Council of Carpenters, RWDSU, Workers United NY & NJ, and many more.
We are a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
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WUFF15 Submissions for 2026 Are Now Closed.
The festival screens documentaries, narratives, features, and shorts from all over the world (English language or subtitles), as well as screenplays. You must have an account with Film Freeway to submit your work through their website.
Promotional Videos:
2019 promo trailer documenting the variety of events during the most recent film festival.
The Workers Unite Film Festival is proud to be a part of the Global Labor Film Festival, recognized by the afl-cio. See the complete list here.
The 15th Workers Unite Film Festival Is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program(s) supported by the funding agencies of The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by LMCC. The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council serves, connects, and makes space for artists and community.
wuff is Honored to have received a 2019 Manhattan Community Award Program (MCAP) Grant from the Manhattan Borough President’s Office.
honored to have received the 2019 Harry Kelber Fellowship Award from the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies, SUNY Empire State University.
