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Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party

Nov 6 & 7, 2026
    Part of
  • BAM Film 2026
  • and
  • Fall 2026
BAM proudly joins forces with two iconic Brooklynites—filmmaker Spike Lee and Clara Wu Tsai, owner of the New York Liberty and the Brooklyn Nets—to present Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party, a two-day celebration of the artists, storytellers, and communities that have made Brooklyn one of the most culturally influential places in the world. Created by filmmaker and producer Nicholas Ma (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Unfinished Business) and special guest curators, this inaugural festival includes screenings of repertory films, pop-up activations, a free street fair, and so much more—head to playbackbk.com and sign up to receive updates.
 

Leadership support for
BAM's strategic initiatives provided by the
Jerome L. Greene Foundation

JL Greene

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BAM programming provided by

Howard Gilman

Leadership support for
BAM's strategic initiatives provided by

Altman

Leadership support for
BAM Film provided by
The Thompson Family Foundation

  • Community

    Playback’s Street Party

    Sat, Nov 7 at 11:00am-5pm

    Community

    Playback’s Street Party

    Sat, Nov 7 at 11:00am-5pm

    Join Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party and The Soapbox Presents in celebrating local Brooklyn artists, musicians, and our community during an all-day party outside of BAM Rose Cinemas.
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    Playback’s Street Party

    Sat, Nov 7 at 11:00am-5pm
    The Brooklyn Watch Party and The Soapbox Presents host an all-day street party outside of BAM.
  • Film

    Playback Presents: Crooklyn

    Fri, Nov 6, 2026

    Playback Presents: Crooklyn

    Fri, Nov 6, 2026
    Join BAM for the opening night of Playback, featuring Crooklyn and introductions from director Spike Lee and Nicholas Ma.
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    Playback Presents: Crooklyn

    Fri, Nov 6, 2026
    Join BAM for the opening night of Playback, featuring Spike Lee’s Crooklyn.
  • Film

    Playback: The Battle of Algiers

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026

    Playback: The Battle of Algiers

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    Groundbreaking and profoundly influential, Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers (1966) portrays the Algerian fight for independence from France in the 1950s as violence and brutality escalate.
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    Playback: The Battle of Algiers

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    Gillo Pontecorvo’s groundbreaking docudrama portrays the Algerian fight for independence.
  • Film

    Playback: Divorce Italian Style

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026

    Playback: Divorce Italian Style

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    Pietro Germi's Academy Award-winning black comedy tells the story of a Sicilian nobleman unable to legally divorce his wife, who plots to entrap her in an affair in order to commit an honor killing.
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    Playback: Divorce Italian Style

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    A Sicilian nobleman plots to entrap his wife in an affair in order to commit an honor killing.
  • Film

    Playback: City of God (Cidade de Deus)

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026

    Playback: City of God (Cidade de Deus)

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    Curated for Playback BK by Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund’s Oscar-nominated drama depicts the rise of organized crime in a favela near Rio de Janeiro.
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    Playback: City of God (Cidade de Deus)

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    This Oscar-nominated 2002 drama depicts the rise of organized crime in a Brazilian favela.
  • Film

    Playback: Salaam Bombay!

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026

    Playback: Salaam Bombay!

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    In Mira Nair's Academy Award-nominated, Caméra d'Or-winning film, young Krishna is sent to a traveling circus to earn money to repair his brother's bike that he destroyed, but soon winds up in the slums of Bombay.
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    Playback: Salaam Bombay!

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    In Mira Nair's Caméra d'Or-winning film, young Krishna winds up in the slums of Bombay.
  • Film

    Playback: The King of Comedy

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026

    Playback: The King of Comedy

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    Martin Scorsese's darkly comedic satire on fame and obsession stars Robert De Niro as a struggling comedian who kidnaps a late-night talk show host Jerry Langford in hopes of stand-up stardom.
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    Playback: The King of Comedy

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    A struggling comedian kidnaps a late-night talk show host in hopes of stand-up stardom.
  • Film

    Playback: Soul to Soul

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026

    Playback: Soul to Soul

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    Denis Sanders's 1971 documentary about the Independence Day of Ghana concert in Accra features performances by Ike and Tina Turner, Santana, Ghanaian artists, and more.
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    Playback: Soul to Soul

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026
    Experience the star-studded 1971 concert celebrating the Independence Day of Ghana.

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