A young sex worker from Brighton Beach gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she marries the son of a Russian oligarch in this new Sean Baker film, winner of the 2024 Palme d’Or at Cannes.
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Conclave
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Conclave
Now PlayingNEW RELEASEIn this new conspiracy thriller from director Edward Berger, a cardinal tasked by the Vatican with running the selection of the new Pope discovers deep secrets that could shake the church’s foundations.
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“Silent” Films
Nov 1—Nov 7, 2024
“Silent” Films
Nov 1—Nov 7, 2024Focusing on filmmakers who turned the visual language of the silent-film era to new purposes, this series showcases works by Chaplin, Tati, Akerman, and others who created new films indebted to early cinema.
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Factory 25 15th Anniversary: Stinking Heaven
Thu, Nov 7, 2024
Factory 25 15th Anniversary: Stinking Heaven
Thu, Nov 7, 2024Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the daring Brooklyn distributor Factory 25, BAM welcomes Nathan Silver (Between the Temples) back for a screening of his pitch-black 2015 comedy, Stinking Heaven.
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Big Apple’s Littlest Bites: Coming of Age on Film in NYC
Nov 8—Nov 14, 2024
Big Apple’s Littlest Bites: Coming of Age on Film in NYC
Nov 8—Nov 14, 2024From sweet as apple pie to rotten to the core, the features, documentaries, experimental films, and shorts in Big Apple's Littlest Bites in one way or another celebrate growing up and coming of age in New York City.
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OUTRAGE: Movies and the Culture Wars, 1987–1996
Nov 15—Nov 21, 2024
OUTRAGE: Movies and the Culture Wars, 1987–1996
Nov 15—Nov 21, 2024Decades before cancel culture and trigger warnings, directors like Gregg Araki, Harmony Korine, and Todd Haynes pushed back against censorship with work exploring taboo subjects and deploying graphic imagery.
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The Extraordinary Shelley Duvall
Nov 22—Nov 26, 2024
The Extraordinary Shelley Duvall
Nov 22—Nov 26, 2024When Shelley Duvall passed away earlier this year, the world mourned one of the most unique presences in film history. This program provides further evidence of her onscreen effervescence and remarkable range.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Coming SoonNEW RELEASEShot in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller centers on a family thrust into the public eye when a newly appointed investigating judge in Tehran grows paranoid and distrustful.
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A Real Pain
Coming Soon
A Real Pain
Coming SoonNEW RELEASEMismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, but their adventure veers off course when old tensions start to resurface.
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We Live In Time
This deeply felt, decade-spanning romantic drama stars Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh.
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Candy Mountain
A struggling musician embarks upon an epic journey to locate an elusive guitar maker.
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Alfreda’s Cinema Presents Barbara O.: Leading Lady of the Rebellion
Alfreda’s Cinema pays respect to independent Black American film star Barbara O. Jones.
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Konkombe: The Nigerian Pop Music Scene
Discover the incredible music made in Nigeria during the late 70s.
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The Baffler Presents: Facing the Future
A series created with The Baffler explores the political trope of an “emerging majority.”
Oct 18—Oct 24, 2024 -
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine
James Baldwin excavates the shapeshifting nature of racism in post-Jim Crow America.
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The Substance
Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Margaret Qualley star in this glossy new work of body horror.
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Frans van de Staak
The Dutch painter and filmmaker embraces a liberating sense of play in two subversive gems.
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New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
NewFest celebrates the 36th anniversary of its annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
Oct 11—Oct 18, 2024 -
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Piece By Piece
Experience the brilliance of Pharrell Williams's creative genius, one LEGO brick at a time!
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Joker: Folie à Deux
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in the follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker.
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NYFF62 at BAM
The New York Film Festival returns to BAM, bringing films from around the world.
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A Different Man
An aspiring actor with a facial deformity undergoes a procedure to change his appearance.
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Caribbean Film Series
Our biannual series showcases diverse original cinema by the brightest Caribbean filmmakers.
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Toute une nuit
Chantal Akerman cuts among dozens of couples in a funny, poignant portrait of desire.
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Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Tim Burton and Michael Keaton reunite for the sequel to their uproarious 1988 hit Beetlejuice.
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Erika Alexander Mid-Career Retrospective
A mid-career retrospective for Erika Alexander covers highlights of her work in film and TV.
Sep 27—Sep 28, 2024 -
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Alfreda’s Cinema presents Netherworld: The Anteaesthetic Experiments of Black Women
Alfreda’s Cinema and Dr. Rizvana Bradley explore the concept of anteaesthetics on film.
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Basquiat: Black and White Version
Jeffrey Wright captures the legendary artist’s creative genius and destructive impulses.
Sep 20—Sep 26, 2024 -
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Between The Temples
Jason Schwartzman is a cantor in crisis in Nathan Silver’s hilarious new film.
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Dìdi (弟弟)
A Taiwanese-American teen navigates adolescence, identity, and self determination.
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I’m Not Myself Today: Films that Inspired A Different Man
We spotlight some of visionary director Aaron Schimberg’s cinematic influence.
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The Conversation
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s electrifying thriller.
Sep 13—Sep 19, 2024 -
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Space: The Longest Goodbye
This thrilling doc explores the potential effects of total isolation on Mars astronauts.
Wed, Sep 11, 2024FREE -
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The Spook Who Sat by the Door
A disillusioned Black CIA agent turns his specialized training toward government overthrow.
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Mountains
A Haitian demolition worker struggles to relate to his son’s aspirations.
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Alfreda’s Cinema presents Ibrahem Hasan, Masterclass freestyle
Alfreda's Cinema extends its mission to create Black/POC sacred space in film exhibition.
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Cinema, Restored
The best recent restorations of classic cinematic works come to Brooklyn’s grandest theater.
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SWEAT!
This sweat-drenched series revels in the undeniably human sight of perspiration on-screen.
Aug 16—Aug 22, 2024 -
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Janet Planet
Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker makes her film debut with this meditation on childhood.NEW RELEASE -
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Sing Sing
A group of incarcerated men discover the transformative power of art in this stirring drama.
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Kneecap
A fiercely original biopic about the anarchic and off-the-wall Irish hip-hop trio.
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Passing You By: Impostorism on Film
This series explores stories of pretending to be part of a group other than one’s own.
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Rap World - New York premiere
The hilariously haywire Conner O’Malley is a suburban Midwest rapper in his debut film.
Aug 6—Aug 8, 2024 -
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Mapantsula
A gangster in apartheid-era South Africa has to choose between freedom and taking a stand.
Jul 26—Aug 8, 2024 -
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Gentle Creatures: Robert Bresson and Mani Kaul
Directors Robert Bresson and Mani Kaul present distinctive adaptations of a Dostoevsky story.
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No Fear, No Die
An unflinching portrait of two men trapped in escalating violence on the outskirts of Paris.
Jul 19—Aug 4, 2024 -
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Kinds of Kindness
Director Yorgos Lanthimos reunites with Emma Stone in a triptych about what kindness entails.NEW RELEASE -
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The Baffler Presents: Mind Game
A special screening of Masaaki Yuasa’s kaleidoscopic film, co-presented with The Baffler.
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Alfreda’s Cinema presents heartbreak church (on bell hooks)
heartbreak church honors bell hooks with short films that embody healing through love.
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MaXXXine
In 80s Hollywood, a mysterious killer threatens to reveal an actress’s sinister past.NEW RELEASE -
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The Bikeriders
A Midwestern motorcycle club evolves from a gathering of outsiders to a violent underworld.NEW RELEASE -
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Contemporary Arab Cinema
New works from bold filmmakers illuminate the diversity and complexity of the Arab world.
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Two Women: Early Films of Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duvall
Take stock of the exceptional talents of two of Hollywood’s most distinctive actresses.
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The Human Surge 3
This sequel to 2016’s The Human Surge is an indefinable portrait of late capitalism.
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Ghostlight
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Sing Sing - New York Premiere
Incarcerated men find meaning through art in this one-night-only New York premiere.
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Sci-Fi New Queer Cinema: Shu Lea Cheang (1994—2023)
Explore Sci-Fi New Queer Cinema in four films by new-media visionary Shu Lea Cheang.
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Naked Acts
A woman discovers that emotional nakedness is far more revealing than taking her clothes off could ever be.
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Robot Dreams
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A profoundly moving Julia-Louis Dreyfus faces Death in the form of an astonishing bird. -
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in George Miller’s latest Mad Max saga. -
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Evil Does Not Exist
Drive My Car director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s latest is a quietly fervent cinematic fable.
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Challengers
Zendaya stars in this messy, thrilling, romantic game for three from Luca Guadagnino. -
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Notes on Displacement
Khaled Jarrar joins a family fleeing Syria in this visceral exploration of displacement.
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I Saw the TV Glow
A teen’s view of reality begins to blur in this singular work of horror by Jane Schoenbrun. -
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Bitter Cane
This award-winning documentary provides deep insights into foreign exploitation in Haiti.
Jun 7—Jun 19, 2024 -
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I Will Not Be Your Friend: The Films of György Pálfi
The first New York retrospective of work by visionary Hungarian director György Pálfi.
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FilmAfrica
A cinematic companion to the annual DanceAfrica, highlighting films from and about Cameroon.
May 24—May 30, 2024 -
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Pressure
The first black British film examines what it means to be an outsider in one’s own society.
May 10—May 23, 2024 -
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Shottas
Two friends begin their climb to the top of a Miami crime ring in this fan-favorite.
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La Chimera
The latest film from Italian auteur Alice Rohrwacher is an uproarious, chimeric journey. -
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The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
A 30-something stumbles through millennial mundanity in this blistering comedy. -
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Uncharted Territories: Black Britain on Film, 1963—1986
A collection of revelatory and vital works exploring Black British life on film.
May 3—May 9, 2024 -
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Coconut Head Generation
A Nigerian university film club becomes the site of political awakening.
Apr 26—May 2, 2024 -
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Civil War
A group of journalists navigate a second American Civil War in this dystopian thriller.
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I Saw the TV Glow + Poltergeist with Jane Schoenbrun
Jane Schoenbrun’s latest film screens alongside Poltergeist in this horror double feature.
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Dry Season
A quietly intense parable of revenge and forgiveness set in post-civil war Chad.
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Living Cartoons: Live Action Films by Animators
This series showcases live-action films by directors who started in the world of animation.
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Sasquatch Sunset
A family of Sasquatches embark on an absurdist, epic, and ultimately poignant journey.
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Kiss Grandmama Goodbye + I Be Done Been Was Is
Two restored films by Debra J. Robinson focus on the lives of Black women in the 20th century.Wed, Apr 24, 2024 -
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The Boom Is Really An Echo
Rarely screened films from Pearl Bowser’s collection highlight Black independent filmmaking and cultural expression in Brooklyn.
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The Beast
In a future when emotions are a threat, a woman opts to wash away her feelings in a machine.
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Dead Lef: Visions of Contemporary Jamaica
This series of contemporary shorts brings Jamaica’s past and present boldly to the screen.
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Queering the Canon: Besties
This retrospective series spotlights the joys and complexities of queer camaraderie.
Apr 11—Apr 15, 2024 -
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Love Lies Bleeding
Two women are thrust into a web of violence in this gritty, neon-hued romantic thriller. -
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Paul Atreides’ journey continues in part two of Denis Villeneuve’s visionary adaptation. -
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Fresh Kill
A bracing, queer feminist response to the patriarchal poison of corporate capitalism.
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The Art of the Benshi
This program honors the singularly captivating live narrators of Japan’s silent film era.
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Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
An anarchic satire about a lowly assistant and the vulgar indignities of the 21st century. -
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Perfect Days
Unexpected events shake a man’s placid life in this quiet masterpiece from Wim Wenders. -
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Hollywood Entertainment presents Clifford feat Martin Short, Cast and Crew Live
A special screening of the uncanny 1994 cult-comedy, featuring a Q&A with Martin Short!Sat, Mar 30, 2024 -
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Triple Canopy Presents: Standard Deviations
Daring filmmakers exploit traditional forms to offer social critiques and razor-sharp satire.
Mar 22—Mar 28, 2024 -
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Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
A definitive, heartfelt swan song from one of the world’s greatest musicians.
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The Tuba Thieves
Tubas are stolen from high schools across California in this exploration of sound and power.
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2024 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts
Gorgeous animated gems traverse heartbreak, tragedy, memory, and perception. -
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2024 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts
Unconventional heroes find meaning in extraordinary places in these Oscar-nominated shorts. -
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One Hand Don't Clap
This exhilarating dive into calypso music travels from New York to the streets of Carnival.
Mar 8—Mar 14, 2024 -
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Lumumba: Death of a Prophet
A gripping political and deeply personal work about a legendary leader in the Congo.Feb 23—Mar 12, 2024 -
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NYWIFT Presents: Science in Motion
Urgent documentaries and empowering fictions explore science and technology.
Feb 6—Mar 12, 2024 -
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The Paranoid Style in American Cinema, 1974-1999
Paranoid thrillers investigate the power structures at the heart of the American empire.
Mar 1—Mar 7, 2024 -
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The Zone of Interest
A bone-chilling drama about quiet complicity from visionary filmmaker Jonathan Glazer.NEW RELEASE -
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Poor Things
Emma Stone is a woman resurrected by science in this absurd triumph from Yorgos Lanthimos.New Release -
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American Fiction
A biting satire about race, hypocrisy, and the culture industry from director Cord Jefferson.New Release -
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A Virus Knows No Morals
An offbeat, Brechtian skewering of the German response to the AIDS crisis.Thu, Feb 22, 2024 -
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Bushman
A light-hearted comedy about a Nigerian immigrant in the US in 1968 spins out of control.Feb 2—Feb 22, 2024 -
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When the Apocalypse is Over: New Independent Philippine Cinema
Some of today’s boldest young Filipino filmmakers offer a bombastic explosion of form.
Feb 16—Feb 21, 2024 -
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Most Powerful, a message to the Black man
These works of poetic cinema call on higher ambitions to break the facade of patriarchy.Thu, Feb 15, 2024 -
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It Happened One Night
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert are mismatched lovers on a madcap hitchhiking expedition.
Wed, Feb 14, 2024 -
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The Characters of Jeffrey Wright
Celebrate the actor’s exceptional career with works by Cord Jefferson, Ang Lee, and more.
Nov 28, 2023—Feb 11, 2024 -
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Caribbean Film Series
Our biannual series showcases diverse original cinema by the brightest Caribbean filmmakers.
Oct 4—Oct 5, 2024 -
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All of Us Strangers
A man is reunited with his dead parents in this profound examination of grief and love.
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Rustin
A stunning portrait of the man responsible for organizing the 1963 march on Washington.Mon, Jan 15, 2024FREE -
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The Color Purple
A bold new take on the beloved story of sisterhood, with Halle Bailey and Taraji P. Henson.
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