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Film
Presenting classic films, premieres, festivals, and retrospectives, with appearances by filmmakers, actors, and critics.
“[A] vital arts center…dedicated to forgotten and overlooked…directors." —Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
Leadership support for BAM Film programs
provided by The
Thompson Family Foundation
Major support for BAM Film provided by the Ford Foundation
Cate Blanchett gives arguably the greatest performance of her career as the celebrated composer Lydia Tár in this mesmerizing drama from Todd Field (Little Children).
A reckless and charming French woman visits her birth country of South Korea for the first time in Davy Chou’s “slow-boiling knockout” (The New York Times) about identity and international adoption.
A wealth of never-before-seen footage offers a gripping portrait of Thelonious Monk’s struggle to assert his full personhood as a Black artist in a white establishment, both on and off the stage.
Willem Dafoe takes a twisted descent into madness in this psychological thriller as an art thief trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn’t go as planned.
Based on the true story of the unrelenting amateur historian Philippa Langley, who discovered the remains of King Richard III—lost for more than 500 years—and took on the country's most eminent historians.
The first US retrospective of one of the most original cinematic voices in France today showcases Axelle Ropert’s singular use of bracing and unusual images across her tender, funny, and elegant films.
When unapologetic and free-spirited Inez kidnaps 6-year-old Terry from foster care, they hold onto their secret and each other, navigating and surviving New York City and trying to grow into a better future.
Revered Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura’s rarely screened final film is a fantastical love story brimming with magical realism, sensuality, and humor. Newly restored!
From director Ben Affleck, Air reveals the game-changing partnership between a rookie Michael Jordan and the fledgling Nike basketball division that revolutionized sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
Playfully rebellious, full of fury, and queer AF, this retrospective collection of rollicking adventures and cult curios spits in the face of authority. Plus, Q&As with Gregg Araki, Silas Howard, and more.
From Angolan-born Portuguese filmmaker Carlos Conceição, this mysterious, unsettling anti-colonial drama set in 1974 examines a tribal girl's link to a Portuguese soldier and the pursuit of long-awaited justice.
In this electrifying and dystopian portrait of contemporary Brazil, a woman returns from prison, joining an all-female gang that steals and refines oil to sell gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists.
From Darren Aronofsky, a story about a recluse who attempts to reconnect with his daughter.
Sarah Polley’s drama of religious crisis with Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Frances McDormand.
Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Diego Calva star in Damien Chazelle’s tale of excess in 20s LA.
A poignant journey through Whitney Houston’s trailblazing life, career, and beloved hits.
A documentary exploring the 50-year relationship between a writer and his longtime editor.
Artist Nan Goldin fights to hold the Sacklers accountable for the opioid crisis.
A retelling of the life of Pauli Murray, pioneering attorney, activist, priest, and writer.
Activists try to save the world with a public meeting in Back to Back Theatre’s dark comedy.
Rare portraits of the transformative writer in London, Istanbul, and Paris—newly restored.
Explore the path-breaking filmmaker’s formally inventive, fearlessly personal body of work.
A young widowed mother also cares for her sick father while falling for her married friend.
Haile Gerima’s blistering, elaborately stylized Afrocentric interrogation of the past.
Celebrate the richness of Caribbean cinema with a weekend festival of deeply personal works.
Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, and a runaway leopard collide in this screwball classic.
Tales of sexual awakening, friendship, and existential revelation told in singular styles.
These international shorts explore estrangement, desire, fear, and the vastness of nature.
A series exploring life writing in cinema—and recent shifts in creation and representation.
Rebel and misfit Emily Brontë finds her literary voice and falls in love in this sleek drama.
Discover the best in recent Polish cinema with this festival of boundary-pushing new works.
An incarcerated Mexican migrant shares his life story of multilayered border crossings.
An expansive, genre-crossing look at filmmakers’ responses to our viral past and present.