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Programs

Film

 
 
Jan 1—Dec 31, 2023
 
 

Presenting classic films, premieres, festivals, and retrospectives, with appearances by filmmakers, actors, and critics.

 
 
 
 
 
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“[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

 
TAR
Film
TÁR
Now Playing
 
TÁR
Now Playing
NEW RELEASE
 

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).

+ Some screenings feature Open Captioning
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Return To Seoul
Film
Return to Seoul
Now Playing
 
Return to Seoul
Now Playing
NEW RELEASE
 

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.

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Rewind And Play
Film
Rewind and Play
Now Playing
 
Rewind and Play
Now Playing
 

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.

+ Join us for a Q&A with TS Monk following the 7pm screening on Fri, Mar 10
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Inside
Film
Inside
Now Playing
 
Inside
Now Playing
NEW RELEASE
 

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.

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The Lost King
Film
The Lost King
Now Playing
 
The Lost King
Now Playing
NEW RELEASE
 

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.

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Petite Solang
Film Series
Petite Solange + the Films of Axelle Ropert
Mar 24—Mar 30, 2023
 
Petite Solange + the Films of Axelle Ropert
Mar 24—Mar 30, 2023
FILM SERIES
 

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.

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A Thousand And One
Film
A Thousand and One
Opens Mar 29, 2023
 
A Thousand and One
Opens Mar 29, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 

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.

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Warm Water Under A Red Bridge
Film
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Mar 31—Apr 6, 2023
 
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Mar 31—Apr 6, 2023
 

Revered Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura’s rarely screened final film is a fantastical love story brimming with magical realism, sensuality, and humor. Newly restored!

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Air
Film
Air
Opens Apr 5, 2023
 
Air
Opens Apr 5, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 

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.

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Queering The Canon
Film Series
Queering the Canon: Totally Radical
Apr 6—Apr 10, 2023
 
Queering the Canon: Totally Radical
Apr 6—Apr 10, 2023
FILM SERIES
 

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.

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Tommy Guns
Film
Tommy Guns
Apr 12—Apr 19, 2023
 
Tommy Guns
Apr 12—Apr 19, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 

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.

+ Join us for a Q&A with director Carlos Conceição following the 7pm screening on April 12
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 Dry Ground Burning
Film
Dry Ground Burning
Apr 21—Apr 27, 2023
 
Dry Ground Burning
Apr 21—Apr 27, 2023
 

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.

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PAST EVENTS
The Whale
Film
The Whale
 

From Darren Aronofsky, a story about a recluse who attempts to reconnect with his daughter.

Dec 20, 2022—Feb 2, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 
 
Women Talking
Film
Women Talking
 

Sarah Polley’s drama of religious crisis with Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Frances McDormand.

Dec 22, 2022—Mar 9, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 
 
Babylon
Film
Babylon
 

Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Diego Calva star in Damien Chazelle’s tale of excess in 20s LA.

Dec 23, 2022—Jan 12, 2023
 
 
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Film
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
 

A poignant journey through Whitney Houston’s trailblazing life, career, and beloved hits.

Dec 23, 2022—Jan 19, 2023
 
 
 Turn Every Page
Film
Turn Every Page
 

A documentary exploring the 50-year relationship between a writer and his longtime editor.

Jan 13—Feb 2, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 
 
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
Film
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
 

Artist Nan Goldin fights to hold the Sacklers accountable for the opioid crisis.

Nov 23, 2022—Feb 16, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 
 
MLK
Community
My Name is Pauli Murray
 

A retelling of the life of Pauli Murray, pioneering attorney, activist, priest, and writer.

Mon, Jan 16, 2023
 
 
Free
Shadow
Film
SHADOW
 

Activists try to save the world with a public meeting in Back to Back Theatre’s dark comedy.

Tue, Jan 17, 2023
 
 
James Baldwin Abroad
Film
James Baldwin Abroad: A Program of 3 Films
 

Rare portraits of the transformative writer in London, Istanbul, and Paris—newly restored.

Jan 27—Feb 9, 2023
 
 
Suzanne Suzanne
Film Series
A String of Pearls: The Films of Camille Billops & James Hatch
 

Explore the path-breaking filmmaker’s formally inventive, fearlessly personal body of work.

Feb 3—Feb 9, 2023
FILM SERIES
 
 
One Fine Morning
Film
One Fine Morning
 

A young widowed mother also cares for her sick father while falling for her married friend.

Feb 10—Feb 23, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 
 
 Sankofa
Film
Sankofa
 

Haile Gerima’s blistering, elaborately stylized Afrocentric interrogation of the past.

Feb 10—Feb 16, 2023
 
 
It Runs In The Family
Film Series
Caribbean Film Series
 

Celebrate the richness of Caribbean cinema with a weekend festival of deeply personal works.

Feb 10—Feb 11, 2023
FILM SERIES
 
 
Bringing Up Baby
Film
Bringing Up Baby
 

Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, and a runaway leopard collide in this screwball classic.

Tue, Feb 14, 2023
 
 
Oscar Animated Shorts
Film
2023 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts
 

Tales of sexual awakening, friendship, and existential revelation told in singular styles.

Feb 17—Mar 23, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 
 
 Oscar Live Action Shorts
Film
2023 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts
 

These international shorts explore estrangement, desire, fear, and the vastness of nature.

Feb 17—Mar 23, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 
 
David holzman's diary
FILM SERIES
True to Life
 

A series exploring life writing in cinema—and recent shifts in creation and representation.

Feb 17—Feb 23, 2023
 
 
Emily
Film
Emily
 

Rebel and misfit Emily Brontë finds her literary voice and falls in love in this sleek drama.

Feb 23—Mar 15, 2023
NEW RELEASE
 
 
Kino Polska
Film Series
Kino Polska
 

Discover the best in recent Polish cinema with this festival of boundary-pushing new works.

Feb 24—Mar 2, 2023
FILM SERIES
 
 
Sanson And Me
Film
Sansón and Me
 

An incarcerated Mexican migrant shares his life story of multilayered border crossings.

Mar 3—Mar 9, 2023
 
 
12 Monkeys
FILM SERIES
Viruses on Film
 

An expansive, genre-crossing look at filmmakers’ responses to our viral past and present.

Mar 15—Mar 23, 2023