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The New People’s Cinema Club (NPCC)

Co-Founder & Head of Operations · 2021–Present


“Transgressive organizations like the ‘New People’s Cinema Club’ must survive because they help keep devious ideas near and dear to the hearts of the young" - John Waters
New York–based nonprofit platform dedicated to presenting transgressive and underrepresented voices across film, performance, and contemporary media. Since launching in 2021, NPCC has produced large-scale festivals, premieres, and site-specific screenings across New York City and Los Angeles, reaching over 25,000 attendees through multi-day programs and sold-out events. Programming has ranged from a five-day, multi-venue inaugural festival drawing 10,000+ attendees to intimate and unconventional presentations staged in carriage houses, skateparks, theaters, and other nontraditional spaces. NPCC has organized sold-out screenings and performances featuring artists and filmmakers including Matthew Barney, Petra Cortright, Ryan Trecartin, Paul McCarthy, Jon Rafman, Molly Soda, Cory Arcangel, James Ferraro, Christy Karacas, Alan Resnick, Vincent Gallo, and Bruce LaBruce. In addition to one-off premieres and concerts, NPCC developed a multi-year screening initiative exploring video art as narrative cinema, presenting ambitious programs such as Ultra Infinity, SuperOveractive, and Scabaction, which blurred the boundaries between experimental media, performance, and immersive storytelling. Recent highlights include the U.S. premiere of Bruce LaBruce’s The Visitor, followed by a public conversation with Brontez Purnell, further establishing NPCC as a platform for bold, artist-driven work operating at the intersection of contemporary art and cinema.

Past Collaborators
Annapurna Kumar
Alan Resnick
Angela Nagle
Alec Moeller
Alex Lee Moyer
Alex Warren
A/Political
Artemio Narro
Beat Detectives
Betsy Brown
Bic Flame
Brian DeGraw
Bruce LaBruce
Bobby McCoy
Caveh Zahedi
Cole Kush
Colter Fellows
Cory Arcangel
Christy Karacas
CJ Christine
Crackhead Barney
Damon McCarthy
David Firth
Dustin Waldman
Ed Lachman
Eduardo Brun
Edy Modica
Edward Shenk
Elenor Kopka
Ember Knight
Eric Rahill
Frederic Da
Galen Pehrson
Garrett McGale
Harleigh Shaw
Harris Gurney
Harrison Fishman
Honor Levy
Jack Bensinger
Jack Gray
Jack Wedge
Jacob Ciocci
Jacqueline Kramer
Jamie Wolfe
James Ferraro
Jeron Braxton
JJ Villard
Joey Izzo
Johnny Woods
John Waters
Jon Lindsey
Jon Rafman
J. Rose
Kansas Bowling
Larry Clark
Leilah Weinraub
Matthew Barney
Max Winston
Megan Boyle
Meme Analysis
Memetides
Mike Kelley
Misael Oqurndo
Molly Soda
MOMA.PS5
Nadia Bedzhanova
Nayon Cho
Nate Boyce
Niles Harris
Oliver Shahery
Paul McCarthy
Peter Millard
Peter Vack
Petra Cortright
Philippe McKie
Pierce Campion
Red Scare
Robert Morgan
Ruby McCollister
Ryan Trecartin
Santiago Cendejas
Screamerclauz
Shams
Simple Town
Skinner
Stephen Elliott
Sophie Koko Gate
Steffen Jørgensen
Stevie Szerlip
Taylor Cohen
Tao Lin
Unearthed Films
Vanja Ivarsson
Video Expert
Vince Collins
Vincent Gallo
Wet Eggs
Will Benedict
Will Freudenheim
Wong Ping
Yung Nihilist  

Past Highlights
  • October 2021. Inaugural festival at various different venues drew 10,000+ attendees over five days.
  • January 2022. Over 400 guests attended Presidium Overactive in a converted Chinatown carriage house.
  • June 2022. Sold-out Animation Night at Substance Skatepark featuring Jacob Ciocci, Christy Karacas, JJ Villard, Alan Resnick and more (600 tickets).
  • November 2022. Screening of Buffalo 66 with Q&A by Vincent Gallo sold out at 500 capacity.
  • April 2023. Multimedia concert with James Ferraro, Brian DeGraw and Nate Boyce sold out at 600 capacity.
  • May 2023. Me, Me: An Art Show For the Internet Age featured in ArtNews + sold out at 350 capacity.
  • October 2022 – March 2024. A multi-year screening initiative exploring video art as narrative cinema. Highlights included:
    • Ultra Infinity (Nov 2022): Works by Molly Soda, Mike Kelley, and Cory Arcangel.
    • SuperOveractive 1 (Feb 2023): Ryan Trecartin, Will Benedict & Steffen Jørgensen, Leilah Weinraub.
    • SuperOveractive 2 (Oct 2023): Petra Cortright, Damon & Paul McCarthy, Jon Rafman.
    • Scabaction (March 2024): Matthew Barney rare works + remarks from the artist.
  • Feb 2025. US Premiere of Bruce LaBruce’s The Visitor featuring Q&A by Brontez Purnell + sold out at 400 capacity.