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Film
Presenting classic films, premieres, festivals, and retrospectives, with appearances by filmmakers, actors, and critics.
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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).
Martin McDonagh—master of pitch-black comedy and can’t-tear-your-eyes-away violence—reunites with In Bruges’ Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for a comic, shocking tale of friendship gone wrong.
Wakanda’s women lead the fight against intervening world powers in the highly-anticipated sequel to Ryan Coogler’s record-setting film celebrating Black power.
This poignant narrative film by Steven Spielberg, inspired by his own experiences as an aspiring filmmaker, stars Oscar nominee Michelle Williams as his artistic mother and Paul Dano as his scientific father.
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras (Citzenfour) highlights photographer Nan Goldin and her crusade to hold the Sackler family responsible for their part in the opioid epidemic.
From Academy Award-winner Damien Chazelle comes an epic story of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood, starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Diego Calva.
This poignant journey through Whitney Houston’s trailblazing life and career—from New Jersey choir girl to acclaimed recording artist—includes stunning performances and a soundtrack of the icon's beloved hits.
Lady Gaga and Adam Driver star in a decadent tale about Italy's most famous fashion house.
Joaquin Phoenix stars in this delicate and moving story about a man and his young nephew.
Steven Spielberg crafts a brilliant new vision of this beloved American musical.
Paul Thomas Anderson offers a humorous and visually hypnotic story of unlikely first love.
An all-star cast brings a roving carnival to life in the latest from Guillermo del Toro.
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand star in Joel Coen’s fierce Shakespeare adaptation.
Based on Haruki Murakami's story, this haunting road movie won Best Screenplay at Cannes.
In this anime twist on Beauty and the Beast, a shy teen finds empowerment in a virtual world.
Pedro Almodóvar’s bracing new drama about two women united by unplanned pregnancies.
A man’s impending marriage resurfaces trauma from his past.
A selection of triumphant star roles, rare gems, and scene-stealing performances from Tyson.
Joachim Trier chronicles one woman’s search for love and meaning in present-day Oslo.
A series highlighting the legacy of Brazilian modernism’s provocation and inventiveness.
Barry Jenkins’ debut traces a romantic journey from one-night stand to something more.
Dope is Death recounts a radical 1973 project—the country's first acupuncture detox program.
Blaxploitation, Afrofuturism, and European avant-garde cinema collide in this singular drama.
A teenager joins a sisterhood of Soca dancers in Port-of-Spain and a risky, glamorous new world.
A chronicle of The East, which essentially built an independent Black nation in Brooklyn.
This year’s best animated shorts range from humorous to political to profound.
Shahram Mokri's intricate, time-looping dramas and thrillers reinterpret Iranian history.
These feminist, leftist films from a singular filmmaker challenge the status quo.
A look back at 1990s New York City through film. Stay tuned for a full lineup of films.
Plumb the depths of David Lynch’s style with a variety of surrealist, blackly comic films.
A young witch assumes the shapes of her victims in this singular exploration of human nature.
Lee’s restored first feature is a comic drama about family, immigration, and assimilation.
Set in the mountains of Nepal, this gorgeous debut feature screens for one night only.
Reflecting fascination and fear, this series offers a vivid depiction of our virtual world.
A bold critique by Nadav Lapid about an Israeli filmmaker battling grief and censorship.
Within an online role-playing horror game, teenage Casey comes of age as reality unravels.
Episodic stories of young love, lust, and friendship from acclaimed director Jacques Audiard.
The Witch director Robert Eggers crafts an action-filled epic of Viking vengeance.
Nicolas Cage channels his own legend as a fictionalized Nick Cage in this action-comedy.
Rumors derail an investigation into the murder of prominent Jamaican sprinter Jeffrey Jacobs.
Crowd-pleasers and rare gems that take a subversively queer approach to the rom-com genre.
A tender tale of childhood memory and grief by Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire).
Works of cinematic rebellion from women filmmakers the world over.
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael’s dark comedy follows two friends on the last day of their lives.
A new restoration of the unsparing quasi-documentary about the 1980s porn industry.
The Crawley family contend with filmmakers and a mysterious villa in the South of France.
A new horror film from Alex Garland (Ex Machina), starring Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley.
A personal story illuminating Hawaii’s colonial treatment and representations in cinema.
This series gathers new and past films from more than a decade of FilmAfrica at BAM.
David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen reunite for a body horror tale of human metamorphosis.
This Afrofuturist punk musical from Saul Williams follows anti-colonialist hackers.
With a serial killer afoot, an actress notices a stalker in this terrifying feminist thriller.
BAM Film partners with FAB FULTON to present a series of free outdoor screenings.
Saul Williams stars in an existential parable that travels the streets of Dakar.
This exhilarating, action-packed spectacular mythologizes two Indian freedom fighters.
A lonely inventor in rural Wales creates and bonds with an AI robot in this sweet comedy.
Cooper Raiff writes, directs, and stars with Dakota Johnson in an unconventional love story.
Funny, moving, and thought-provoking discoveries from the cutting edge of independent film.
Baz Luhrmann brings Elvis Presley’s life story to the big screen, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks.
Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star in this sharp comedy about the film industry.
Marcel the shell makes his big-screen debut in a heartwarming story voiced by Jenny Slate.
This series of newly restored masterpieces features favorites and rediscovered gems.
Sara Gómez’s radical narrative-documentary hybrid about Castro’s Cuba.
Portraits of individuals, cities, and family from the trailblazing Afro-Cuban director.
A lyrical documentary celebration of French volcanologist couple Katia and Maurice Krafft.
A Ghanian-American woman is forced to take over her mother’s Christian bookstore in the Bronx.
Eleven-year-old Kenza navigates the tense relationship between her rational father and mystical grandfather.
Jordan Peele unleashes his singular vision of American horror in this new sci-fi thriller.
An invaluable primer on a much misunderstood and quintessentially American artform: Method acting.
New restorations of filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira’s visionary work.
Deep in debt, a young woman is seduced by black market capitalism in this LA crime thriller.
This glam-rock anime opera about a 14th-century dancer is an ode to the power of music.
These cinematic masterpieces are sprawling in ambition and rich in human insight.
The East Coast’s premier animation showcase returns for a one-day festival!
Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba star in a hallucinogenic tale by Mad Max director George Miller.
The final films by Nobuhiko Obayashi, a pop master who never lost his experimental edge.
Oscar winner Javier Bardem plays a self-serving capitalist who crosses every possible line.
From Bollywood to Broadway, these musicals showcase working-class heroes.
The acclaimed LA-based artist gathers eclectic films that influenced her debut feature film.
Three mercenaries go into hiding in Dakar, where devastating secrets are revealed.
A woman finds refuge with three minors in the most dangerous district of Santo Domingo.
Viola Davis leads a female unit of African warriors in the latest from Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Thandiwe Newton faces off against two trespassing hunters in this slow-burn thriller.
A bold debut feature satirizing an MFA grad's psychotropic 24 hours in the white art world.
A kaleidoscopic documentary about the creative, musical, and spiritual journey of David Bowie.
A tight-knit, secretive 1950s desert utopia unravels in this psychological thriller.
Vital new works from the Middle East and North Africa’s most innovative filmmakers.
Newly restored, Wayne Wang’s rarely seen film marries daring performance and abstract style.
The 60th New York Film Festival brings a selection of the festival’s lineup directly to BAM!
The fascinating story of an iconic civil rights photographer—and secret FBI informant.
NewFest’s dynamic festival features new films, panel conversations, parties, and more.
Newly restored, this luscious gem from Stanley Kwan charts a doomed romance in Hong Kong.
A new romantic thriller from acclaimed director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, The Handmaiden).
Enter a bloody, bizarre, and utterly singular cinematic universe.
Electrifying and rare films invite us to “watch the cops” with a critical perspective.
These unlikable protagonists take us on visceral journeys with shock, humor, and empathy.
The NYC theatrical premiere of Ougie Pak’s masterful drama about mounting tensions within a Korean theater troupe.
Kit Zauhar’s exciting, honest film about a young woman launched into adulthood.
Spike Lee introduces his electrifying classic, starring Denzel Washington as the activist. Introduced by the director!
A special event screening of Spike Lee's audacious satire with film curator Ashley Clark.