BAM Film 2025

Michael B. Jordan stars as twin brothers in the Jim Crow-era South trying to leave their troubled lives behind, only to find evil waiting in their hometown, in this Ryan Coogler-helmed supernatural thriller.

A shy farm girl embarks on a quest to rescue a mysterious wounded creature in this family-friendly film starring Willem Dafoe, Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, and Emily Watson.

In a provocative new film by David Cronenberg, a techno-entrepreneur discovers an eerie conspiracy concerning software he developed that allows the bereaved to witness the gradual decay of dead loved ones.

Prismatic Ground, an annual festival centered on boundary-pushing experimental documentary and avant-garde film, presents the New York premieres of features by Yehui Zhao and Amit Dutta.

Wuhan changed the world in 2020 as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, but China’s eighth-most-populous city has far more stories to tell, revealed here in a diverse lineup of features and documentaries.

When middle-class Karli sees a way out of her dead-end life in suburban Sydney, she and her friends have a night on the town that none of them will forget in an underseen landmark of Australian cinema.

In the newest film by “Animal Trilogy” writer-director Joel Potrykus, two friends follow through on a disturbing pact that goes shockingly awry, leaving one to deal with the consequences of their failure.

When a misguided American documentary crew in search of their next viral segment ends up in the wrong town in rural Argentina, chaos ensues in this surreal media send-up by Amalia Ulman.

Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, and Kate Mara star in this hilariously demented anti-buddy comedy about the (literal) perils of guy friendship.

Showing little patience for hagiography, Alex Ross Perry’s sorta-documentary about beloved indie-rock band Pavement takes a nonlinear, absurdist approach while evincing a deep love for its subject.

To mark his centennial, Alfreda’s Cinema presents a film festival honoring Malcolm X’s enduring love for his people and belief in cinema as a tool for political education and global connection.

A rich exploration of childhood curiosity centering on two bored teenagers left alone by their parents, Fernando Eimbcke’s award-winning film creates a timeless portrait of enduring friendship.

FilmAfrica presents over 30 contemporary and classic films, honoring veteran creators who first trained an activist lens on Africa and young filmmakers using cinematic storytelling to emphasize potential.

A 4K restoration of Marva Nabili’s long-underseen masterpiece, and the earliest complete surviving feature film directed by an Iranian woman, screens at BAM for one week only.

Cinema Tropical honors the resurgence of Latin American cinema with special screenings of three landmark films.