BAM Film 2025

Jan 1—Dec 31, 2025
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No Other Land
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No Other Land
Now PlayingNEW RELEASEThis eye-opening vérité-style documentary provides a harrowing account of the systematic destruction experienced by Masafer Yatta, in the southern West Bank, at the hands of the Israeli military. -
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Mickey 17
Now Playing
Mickey 17
Now PlayingNEW RELEASEAcademy Award winner Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) is back with a grim-tastic, bloody work of sci-fi comedy starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. -
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Black Bag
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Black Bag
Now PlayingNEW RELEASESteven Soderbergh’s latest is a slick spy thriller with Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchette, Pierce Brosnan, Naomie Harris, and Tom Burke. -
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The Ballad of Wallis Island
Now Playing
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Now PlayingNEW RELEASEIn this soulful comedy, an eccentric lottery winner attempts to reunite his favorite band by inviting them to play a private show for him at his home on a remote island. -
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Brighton Beach + Two Roads
Thu, Apr 10, 2025
Brighton Beach + Two Roads
Thu, Apr 10, 2025Two illuminating documentaries examine how disparate populations coexist, bridging immigrant communities in 70s Brighton Beach through shared experience, and Irish and African Americans through dance and music. -
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Macbeth(s)
Apr 11—Apr 17, 2025
Macbeth(s)
Apr 11—Apr 17, 2025This wide-ranging week of witchcraft, treachery, and murder spotlights the Bard’s most screen-adapted work, from Orson Welles’ Scottish burr and Toshiro Mifune’s Samurai to 50s noir and indie comedy. -
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Triple Canopy Presents: In The Hole
Apr 18—Apr 24, 2025
Triple Canopy Presents: In The Hole
Apr 18—Apr 24, 2025Triple Canopy is back with an expansive collection of cinematic works exploring the concept of holes on film. -
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Sinners
Opens Apr 18
Sinners
Opens Apr 18NEW RELEASEMichael B. Jordan stars as twin brothers in the Jim Crow-era South trying to leave their troubled lives behind, only to find evil waiting in their hometown, in this Ryan Coogler-helmed supernatural thriller. -
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The Shrouds
Opens Apr 25
The Shrouds
Opens Apr 25NEW RELEASEIn a provocative new film by David Cronenberg, a techno-entrepreneur discovers an eerie conspiracy concerning software he developed that allows the bereaved to witness the gradual decay of dead loved ones. -
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Sudanese Cinema
Apr 25—Apr 29, 2025
Sudanese Cinema
Apr 25—Apr 29, 2025This groundbreaking series explores the depth and diversity of Sudanese cinema, showcasing films from the 50s to the present day that highlight the resourcefulness and resilience of the nation’s filmmakers. -
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Alfreda’s Cinema presents Shades of Feeling: Five by Pratibha Parmar
Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Alfreda’s Cinema presents Shades of Feeling: Five by Pratibha Parmar
Tue, Apr 29, 2025Five of Pratibha Parmar’s short films from the late 80s and 90s deal intimately with ethnic and sexual expressivity in a culturally conservative UK. -
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Wuhan, Different Every Day
May 2—May 7, 2025
Wuhan, Different Every Day
May 2—May 7, 2025Wuhan changed the world in 2020 as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, but China’s eighth-most-populous city has far more stories to tell, revealed here in a diverse lineup of features and documentaries. -
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Pavements
Opens May 16
Pavements
Opens May 16NEW RELEASEShowing little patience for hagiography, Alex Ross Perry’s sorta-documentary about beloved indie-rock band Pavement takes a nonlinear, absurdist approach while evincing a deep love for its subject. -
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Cinema Tropical Presents Three Iconic Latin American Films
March—May 2025
Cinema Tropical Presents Three Iconic Latin American Films
March—May 2025Cinema Tropical honors the resurgence of Latin American cinema with special screenings of three landmark films. -
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FilmAfrica 2025
May 23—May 29, 2025
FilmAfrica 2025
May 23—May 29, 2025FilmAfrica presents over 30 contemporary and classic films, honoring veteran creators who first trained an activist lens on Africa and young filmmakers using cinematic storytelling to emphasize potential.
Past Screenings
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Whisky
A factory owner seeks help ahead of a visit from a brother he hasn’t seen in over a decade.Wed, Apr 9, 2025 -
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Queering the Canon: So Obsessed
Tantalizing tales highlight the obsession-inducing power of romance, art, and family.Apr 3—Apr 7, 2025 -
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
A shocking discovery brings to light long-buried secrets of a middle-class Zambian family.NEW RELEASE -
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Mirror of Life: Manoel de Oliveira 1996—2004
Explore the newly restored works of prolific Portuguese luminary Manoel de Oliveira.Mar 28—Apr 3, 2025 -
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Leila and the Wolves
Heiny Srour explores the hidden role of Arab women in history in Palestine and Lebanon.Mar 14—Mar 27, 2025 -
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Alfreda's Cinema presents The Mack
A young man raises himself up in the world by pimping in this 1973 Blaxploitation landmark.Wed, Mar 26, 2025 -
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Leila and the Wolves + The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived
The legendary films of Lebanese filmmaker Heiny Srour come to BAM in new restorations.Mar 14—Mar 20, 2025 -
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Aisles and Isles: films in the library
Explore the many dimensions of the library as it appears on film in this special collection.Mar 7—Mar 13, 2025 -
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2025 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts
Animated treasures from around the world address insecurity, isolation, romantic attraction, and more.NEW RELEASE -
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2025 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts
Politics, technology, and injustice are among the subjects of these celebrated shorts.NEW RELEASE -
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Nickel Boys
Two Black teenagers become wards of a barbaric juvenile reformatory in Jim Crow–era Florida.NEW RELEASE -
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An Evening of Oscar-Qualifying Shorts From Reel Sisters
Observe Women’s History Month with an evening of Oscar-qualifying shorts by women of color.Thu, Mar 6, 2025 -
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The Annihilation of Fish
Charles Burnett’s tender, long-lost comedy screens at BAM in a new 4K restoration.Feb 14—Mar 6, 2025 -
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The Monkey
Estranged twins reunite when a toy monkey linked to a murder spree reappears 25 years later.NEW RELEASE -
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The Theater of the Matters: The Big Mouth
Jerry Lewis directs and stars in this irreverent 1967 comedy about a hapless accountant.Tue, Mar 4, 2025 -
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Caribbean Film Series
Our biannual series showcases diverse original cinema by the brightest Caribbean filmmakers.Feb 28—Mar 1, 2025 -
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Counterculture Pioneers: Middle East
A series celebrating pioneers breaking social molds opens with a focus on the Middle East.Feb 21—Feb 27, 2025 -
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The Brutalist
Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce star in Brady Corbet’s immense cinematic epic.NEW RELEASE -
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Alfreda’s Cinema presents On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Advance Screening
Alfreda’s Cinema hosts an advance screening of Cannes winner Rungano Nyoni’s second feature.Tue, Feb 25, 2025 -
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A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet portrays an enigmatic young Bob Dylan newly arrived in New York.NEW RELEASE -
FILM SERIES
The Black Worker
Films made between the 60s and 2020s explore negotiations with race, class, and gender.Feb 7—Feb 13, 2025 -
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Babygirl
A powerful CEO risks her career and family in a torrid affair with her much younger intern.NEW RELEASE -
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Dallas, 2019
This documentary series captures the pulse of a city within a state and country in crisis.Wed, Feb 5, 2025Free -
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Nosferatu
Robert Eggers offers an atmospheric new take on a silent classic about a vampire.NEW RELEASE -
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Alfreda’s Cinema presents BY ANY MEANZ SONICALLY
Suzi Analogue celebrates the impact of Black women in electronic dance music.
Thu, Jan 23, 2025 -
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Koyaanisqatsi
Godfrey Reggio’s remarkable cinematic symphony charts our growing alienation from nature.Tue, Jan 7, 2025