Programs
Film
Presenting classic films, premieres, festivals, and retrospectives, with appearances by filmmakers, actors, and critics.
While we are eager to welcome audiences back to BAM Rose Cinemas, a reopening date has yet to be determined. We are working to make our cinemas as safe as possible for both audiences and staff. We look forward to sharing our reopening plans soon.
“[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
Janicza Bravo brings a now-iconic series of viral tweets to cinematic life with this stranger-than-fiction saga of a Detroit waitress seduced into a weekend of partying in Florida.
Questlove makes his filmmaking debut with a new documentary unearthing never-before-seen footage of an epic multi-week festival of Black performers in 1969 that went largely forgotten.
Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo takes a simple premise—a woman in three separate encounters while her husband is on a business trip—and spins a web of interconnecting philosophies and coincidences.
An intimate and unflinching look at the life and career of world-renowned chef, writer, adventurer, provocateur, and cultural icon Anthony Bourdain.
This summer, BAM Film partners with FAB FULTON to present a series of free outdoor screenings at Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center.
French-Belgian prankster Quentin Dupieux penned and directed this absurdist, oddball buddy comedy about two simple-minded friends who decide to train a giant fly in the hopes of making a ton of cash.
Dev Patel stars in this epic fantasy adventure, based on the classic tale from the knights of the round table, as King Arthur's headstrong nephew who embarks on a quest to confront the giant Green Knight.
With touches of magical realism and subtle humor, Poland’s Oscar submission about a mysterious stranger who disrupts a wealthy community is a genre-defying meditation on class, immigration, and global warming.
A thrilling exposé of fraud and malfeasance after an explosive fire at a Bucharest nightclub.
This portrait of a transgender fundamentalist Baptist minister reveals our country's fixation on identity.
Take a socially distant tour across the city with these documentary films and local shorts.
A real-life political saga following the Christian mayor of the Palestinian city of Ramallah.
An intimate portrait of two working mothers and a caregiver at a 24-hour daycare center.
The improbable origin story of MASS MoCA and the changes it brought to North Adams.
An immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity, based on Naoki Higashida’s memoir.
This visually extravagant drama, a major influence on world cinema, is newly restored.
A new restoration of the striking, stylized work that made Wong Kar Wai an instant icon.
Wong Kar Wai’s emotionally raw portrait of a relationship in breakdown, newly restored.
A new restoration of William Greaves’(Symbiopsychotaxiplasm) long-lost documentary.
A young man is haunted by a prophecy that he will die at 20 in this auspicious debut.
A political activist is torn when his challenge of corrupt officials puts his family at risk.
This uniquely Black British sound was born amid riots, racial tension, and sound systems.
A Korean-American family moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in this tender and sweeping new drama.
A biting and ironic look at colonialism’s legacy by Senegalese trailblazer Ousmane Sembène.
An interracial couple grapples with the aftermath of rape in this social thriller.
This playful documentary follows a class of middle schoolers over the course of four years.
Vital new works from the Middle East and North Africa’s most innovative filmmakers.
History and fiction entwine in this film about a collective of Black artists and activists.
This striking psychological drama immerses viewers in a man’s unraveling mental state.
A middle-aged security guard contracts a strange fever in this hypnotic, visually lush drama.
An octogenarian in Lesotho becomes an unlikely leader when her village is forced to relocate.
A biting satire of the haves and have-nots from Bettina Oberli.
Poet and politician Carlos Marighella leads a resistance against Brazil’s dictatorship.
BAM brings together the best new works from Poland’s boundary-pushing filmmakers.
Queer BIPOC protagonists star in this series of New York films by LGBTQ+ filmmakers.
A beautifully observed story of a Black Muslim casket maker in Newark.
Films from across the diaspora, with a special focus on films from and about Haiti.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s vibrant musical about a tight-knit community, directed by Jon M. Chu.
A biting and ironic look at colonialism’s legacy by Senegalese trailblazer Ousmane Sembène.
Nancy Kelly’s underrated gem of 90s indie filmmaking is a feminist take on the Western.
A new documentary charting the remarkable life and 70-year career of the multi-talented actor.
Edgar Wright's new documentary about art-pop pioneers Sparks, rock's original odd couple.
New 4K restoration of Melvin Van Peebles’ playful, subversive film about interracial romance.
Join us for NY premieres, exclusive Q&As, and dynamic shorts at our annual film festival.
Lizzie Borden’s immersive look at the rituals of society’s most stigmatized profession.
This explosive tale of unrest on the margins of Paris comes to BAM in a new restoration.