
In-person at BAM and streaming nationwide April 3—7
NewFest is back at BAM with an entrancing collection of retrospective LGBTQ+ gems sure to captivate, mesmerize, and preoccupy—even after the lights come up! Burrow deep into a curated selection of tantalizing tales that highlight the all-consuming, obsession-inducing power of romance, art, family, and self-indulgence across a variety of settings.
With new restorations, 35mm prints, guest introductions, and in-person Q&As with legacy queer filmmakers, including Cheryl Dunye and Lisa Cholodenko, this bewitching week of queer cinema is primed to be your newest obsession.
Curated and presented in partnership with NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization.
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BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:
Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for
BAM programming provided by:
Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:
Leadership support for
BAM Film provided by
The Thompson Family Foundation
Major support for programs in
the Lepercq Cinema is provided by
The Lepercq Charitable Foundation
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High Art
Thu, Apr 3, 2025
High Art
Thu, Apr 3, 2025IN PERSON ONLYThis enduring debut feature by Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right) is an evocative portrait of ambition, addiction, and passion in 90s New York, presented here in a gorgeous new restoration. -
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Chuck & Buck
Virtual only
Chuck & Buck
Virtual onlyVIRTUAL ONLYWritten by and starring Mike White (The White Lotus), this cringeworthy indie charm follows a willfully naive man on a quest to rekindle a childhood friendship. -
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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Virtual only
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Virtual onlyVIRTUAL ONLYAn unflinching, stylized portrait of painter Francis Bacon (Derek Jacobi) and his tumultuous love affair with small-time crook George Dyer (Daniel Craig), from visionary filmmaker John Maybury. -
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Stranger Inside
IN PERSON: Fri, Apr 4 at 7pm; STREAMING: Apr 3—7
Stranger Inside
IN PERSON: Fri, Apr 4 at 7pm; STREAMING: Apr 3—7FREEA tough young butch is determined to connect with her incarcerated mother in this gripping drama from director Cheryl Dunye (The Watermelon Woman). -
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Single White Female
Sat, Apr 5, 2025
Single White Female
Sat, Apr 5, 2025IN PERSON ONLYThis outrageous erotic thriller stars Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh as flatmate besties whose friendship is tested when an ex-fiance re-enters the picture. -
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Vive L’amour
IN PERSON: Sun, Apr 6 at 5pm; STREAMING: Apr 3—7
Vive L’amour
IN PERSON: Sun, Apr 6 at 5pm; STREAMING: Apr 3—7IN PERSONIn Tsai Ming-Liang’s entrancing tale of lust and alienation, a thirsty triangle of wandering souls unknowingly share a Taipei apartment. -
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Pink Narcissus
Mon, Apr 7, 2025
Pink Narcissus
Mon, Apr 7, 2025IN PERSON ONLYJames Bidgood’s phantasmagoric 70s arthouse drama, newly restored in 4K, centers a brooding young sex worker who escapes the realities of his life through a series of fantasies.