An archeologist finds himself involved in a web of stolen historical artifacts in this adventurous, uproarious chimeric journey, written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher (The Wonders, Happy as Lazzaro).
BAM Film 2024
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ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE
Please note that due to repairs, the lift within BAM Rose Cinemas will be out of operation for several days beginning April 22, making cinemas 3 and 4 inaccessible to customers who use wheelchairs or walkers. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding as we continue working to make BAM an accessible space for everyone. Please contact (718) 636-4100 for more information.
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Civil War
Now Playing
Civil WarNow PlayingIn this disturbingly plausible vision of a fractured, near-future America from director Alex Garland (Annihilation, Ex Machina), a group of journalists struggle to survive a second bloody Civil War.
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FILM SERIES
Living Cartoons: Live Action Films by Animators
Mar 29—Apr 25, 2024
Living Cartoons: Live Action Films by AnimatorsMar 29—Apr 25, 2024This series examines the aesthetic choices of artists who started in the world of animation before moving into live action filmmaking, spanning classic Hollywood to millennial Japan and beyond.
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FILM SERIES
The Boom Is Really An Echo
Apr 19—Apr 21, 2024
The Boom Is Really An EchoApr 19—Apr 21, 2024Connecting the earliest history of Black filmmakers to the boom of the 60s, these rarely screened films from Pearl Bowser’s collection highlight Black filmmaking and creativity in Brooklyn.
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Sasquatch Sunset
Now Playing
Sasquatch SunsetNow PlayingA family of Sasquatches embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey in the misty forests of North America as they reckon with the ever-changing world around them.
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Kiss Grandmama Goodbye + I Be Done Been Was Is
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Kiss Grandmama Goodbye + I Be Done Been Was IsWed, Apr 24, 2024In these restored films from pioneering Black filmmaker Debra J. Robinson, a young girl comes to terms with the death of her grandmother, and four Black women comedians in the 1980s go about their daily lives.
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Challengers
Opens Apr 25
ChallengersOpens Apr 25Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist star in Luca Guadagnino’s highly-anticipated, messy new film about a tennis-fueled love triangle.
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Coconut Head Generation
Apr 26—May 2, 2024
Coconut Head GenerationApr 26—May 2, 2024An empathetic portrait of a Nigerian university film club where a derided young generation comes together to refine their political vision and develop a critical voice.
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Dry Season
Sat, Apr 27, 2024
Dry SeasonSat, Apr 27, 2024A teenage boy sets out to avenge his father’s murder in this quietly intense parable of revenge and forgiveness set in the wake of Chad’s decades-long civil war.
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I Saw the TV Glow + Poltergeist with Jane Schoenbrun
Tue, Apr 30, 2024
I Saw the TV Glow + Poltergeist with Jane SchoenbrunTue, Apr 30, 2024Join us for an advance screening of Jane Schoenbrun's new film I Saw the TV Glow followed by Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist, featuring a Q&A with Schoenbrun between films!
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The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Opens May 2
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedOpens May 2A 30-something New Yorker navigates her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family in this blistering comedy from Joanna Arnow.
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FILM SERIES
Uncharted Territories: Black Britain on Film, 1963-1986
May 3—May 9, 2024
Uncharted Territories: Black Britain on Film, 1963-1986May 3—May 9, 2024This revelatory program collects over two decades worth of vital, rarely-screened work in which filmmakers of African and Caribbean heritage in Britain and beyond created powerfully resonant images of Black people on screen.
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I Saw the TV Glow
Opens May 9
I Saw the TV GlowOpens May 9A teenager’s view of reality begins to crack, and everything he thought he knew about sleepy suburban life starts to blur, in this visionary work of horror by director Jane Schoenbrun.
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Pressure
May 10—May 16, 2024
PressureMay 10—May 16, 2024Widely regarded as the first Black British feature film, this absorbing portrait of a London teenager struggling to find his place in the world considers what it means to be an outsider in one’s own society.
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FILM SERIES
FilmAfrica
May 24—May 30, 2024
FilmAfricaMay 24—May 30, 2024This cinematic companion to DanceAfrica showcases the best new narrative, documentary, and short films from across Africa and the diaspora, with a focus on films from, and about, Cameroon.
PAST EVENTS
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FilmThe Beast
In a future when emotions are a threat, a woman opts to wash away her feelings in a machine.
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FilmDead Lef: Visions of Contemporary Jamaica
This series of contemporary shorts brings Jamaica’s past and present boldly to the screen.
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FILM SERIESQueering the Canon: Besties
This retrospective series spotlights the joys and complexities of queer camaraderie.
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FilmLove Lies BleedingTwo women are thrust into a web of violence in this gritty, neon-hued romantic thriller.
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FilmDune: Part TwoPaul Atreides’ journey continues in part two of Denis Villeneuve’s visionary adaptation.
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FilmFresh Kill
A bracing, queer feminist response to the patriarchal poison of corporate capitalism.
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FILM SERIESThe Art of the Benshi
This program honors the singularly captivating live narrators of Japan’s silent film era.
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FilmDo Not Expect Too Much from the End of the WorldAn anarchic satire about a lowly assistant and the vulgar indignities of the 21st century.
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FilmPerfect DaysUnexpected events shake a man’s placid life in this quiet masterpiece from Wim Wenders.
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FilmHollywood Entertainment presents Clifford feat Martin Short, Cast and Crew LiveA special screening of the uncanny 1994 cult-comedy, featuring a Q&A with Martin Short!Sat, Mar 30, 2024
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FILM SERIESTriple Canopy Presents: Standard Deviations
Daring filmmakers exploit traditional forms to offer social critiques and razor-sharp satire.
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FilmRyuichi Sakamoto | Opus
A definitive, heartfelt swan song from one of the world’s greatest musicians.
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FilmThe Tuba Thieves
Tubas are stolen from high schools across California in this exploration of sound and power.
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Film2024 Oscar Nominated Animated ShortsGorgeous animated gems traverse heartbreak, tragedy, memory, and perception.
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Film2024 Oscar Nominated Live Action ShortsUnconventional heroes find meaning in extraordinary places in these Oscar-nominated shorts.
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FilmOne Hand Don't Clap
This exhilarating dive into calypso music travels from New York to the streets of Carnival.
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FilmLumumba: Death of a ProphetA gripping political and deeply personal work about a legendary leader in the Congo.Feb 23—Mar 12, 2024
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FILM SERIESNYWIFT Presents: Science in Motion
Urgent documentaries and empowering fictions explore science and technology.
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FILM SERIESThe Paranoid Style in American Cinema, 1974-1999
Paranoid thrillers investigate the power structures at the heart of the American empire.
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FilmThe Zone of InterestA bone-chilling drama about quiet complicity from visionary filmmaker Jonathan Glazer.NEW RELEASE
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FilmPoor ThingsEmma Stone is a woman resurrected by science in this absurd triumph from Yorgos Lanthimos.New Release
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FilmAmerican FictionA biting satire about race, hypocrisy, and the culture industry from director Cord Jefferson.New Release
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FilmA Virus Knows No MoralsAn offbeat, Brechtian skewering of the German response to the AIDS crisis.Thu, Feb 22, 2024
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FilmBushmanA 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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FILM SERIESWhen the Apocalypse is Over: New Independent Philippine Cinema
Some of today’s boldest young Filipino filmmakers offer a bombastic explosion of form.
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FilmMost Powerful, a message to the Black manThese works of poetic cinema call on higher ambitions to break the facade of patriarchy.Thu, Feb 15, 2024
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FilmIt Happened One Night
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert are mismatched lovers on a madcap hitchhiking expedition.
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FILM SERIESThe Characters of Jeffrey Wright
Celebrate the actor’s exceptional career with works by Cord Jefferson, Ang Lee, and more.
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FILM SERIESCaribbean Film Series
Vibrant young filmmakers seek connection to family, homeland, and self across the diaspora.
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FilmAll of Us Strangers
A man is reunited with his dead parents in this profound examination of grief and love.
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FilmRustinA stunning portrait of the man responsible for organizing the 1963 march on Washington.Mon, Jan 15, 2024FREE
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FilmThe Color Purple
A bold new take on the beloved story of sisterhood, with Halle Bailey and Taraji P. Henson.
New Release