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NewFest 37: New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Oct 10—Oct 16, 2025
    Part of
  • BAM Film 2025
NewFest returns to BAM to celebrate the 37th annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival! Don’t miss the queer cultural event of the fall, featuring an exciting lineup of highly anticipated LGBTQ+ films from around the world. The schedule includes over 130 premiere narrative, documentary, and short films, TV series, panel conversations, and more—plus parties!

In addition to events at BAM, NewFest includes in-person screenings and Q&As at SVA Theatre and The LGBT Community Center in Manhattan, and at Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park. The full lineup will be announced in mid-September. And with a Festival Pass, you can enjoy in-person benefits—including exclusive events, reserved seats, and more—and access streaming films virtually throughout the US.
 

Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:

Mellon Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

JL Greene

Leadership support for
BAM programming provided by:

Howard Gilman

Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:

Altman Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM Film provided by
The Thompson Family Foundation

Major support for programs in
the Lepercq Cinema is provided by
The Lepercq Charitable Foundation

  • Film

    Jason and Shirley Revisited

    Fri, Oct 10, 2025

    Jason and Shirley Revisited

    Fri, Oct 10, 2025
    In this world premiere, director Stephen Winter revisits the ghosts of Jason Holliday and Shirley Clarke, unveiling new footage and reframing the 1967 documentary Portrait of Jason.
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    Jason and Shirley Revisited

    Fri, Oct 10, 2025
    Stephen Winter restages the volatile 12-hour shoot of the 1967’s Portrait of Jason.
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    Born Yesterday (1950): 75th Anniversary

    Sat, Oct 11, 2025

    Born Yesterday (1950): 75th Anniversary

    Sat, Oct 11, 2025
    A junkyard tycoon hires a journalist to educate his mistress in George Cukor’s effervescent 1950 comedy.
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    Born Yesterday (1950): 75th Anniversary

    Sat, Oct 11, 2025
    A junkyard tycoon hires a journalist to educate his mistress in Cukor’s effervescent comedy.
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    Sunset Boulevard (1950): 75th Anniversary

    Sat, Oct 11, 2025

    Sunset Boulevard (1950): 75th Anniversary

    Sat, Oct 11, 2025
    In Billy Wilder’s enduring masterpiece, Gloria Swanson plays Norma Desmond, a silent-movie star who hires a hapless screenwriter to mount her ultimately doomed comeback.
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    Sunset Boulevard (1950): 75th Anniversary

    Sat, Oct 11, 2025
    Billy Wilder’s enduring masterpiece follows a silent-movie star and a hapless screenwriter.
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    All About Eve (1950): 75th Anniversary

    Sat, Oct 11, 2025

    All About Eve (1950): 75th Anniversary

    Sat, Oct 11, 2025
    In Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s iconic showbiz satire, Bette Davis plays an aging actress who takes a younger fan under her wing, unaware the fan’s ruthless ambition will threaten her own career.
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    All About Eve (1950): 75th Anniversary

    Sat, Oct 11, 2025
    Bette Davis plays an aging actress who fatefully takes a younger fan under her wing.
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    Dreamers

    Sun, Oct 12, 2025

    Dreamers

    Sun, Oct 12, 2025
    In a UK detention center, two asylum seekers find solace in new romance amid the fear and uncertainty of an inhumane process.
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    Dreamers

    Sun, Oct 12, 2025
    Two UK asylum seekers find solace in new romance amid fear and uncertainty.
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    Desert Hearts

    Sun, Oct 12, 2025

    Desert Hearts

    Sun, Oct 12, 2025
    Nearly four decades since its release in April 1986, join us in revisiting Donna Deitch's classic of lesbian cinema—and one of the greatest love stories of all time.
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    Desert Hearts

    Sun, Oct 12, 2025
    Revisit Donna Deitch's unforgettable love story, a classic of lesbian cinema.
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    Fantasy

    Mon, Oct 13, 2025

    Fantasy

    Mon, Oct 13, 2025
    In Slovenia, three friends defy norms, but their bond unravels when they meet Fantasy, a transgender woman, who ignites new desires and forces them to reconsider who they are.
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    Fantasy

    Mon, Oct 13, 2025
    The bond between three friends unravels after they meet Fantasy, a vibrant trans woman.
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    Queer as Punk

    IN PERSON: Tue, Oct 14 at 7:30pm; STREAMING: Oct 9—21

    Queer as Punk

    IN PERSON: Tue, Oct 14 at 7:30pm; STREAMING: Oct 9—21
    IN-PERSON
    A queer Malaysian punk band, with its trans frontman Faris, confronts anti-LGBTQ oppression while building community, joy, and resistance across borders.
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    Queer as Punk

    IN PERSON: Tue, Oct 14 at 7:30pm; STREAMING: Oct 9—21
    A queer Malaysian punk band spreads joy and resistance across borders.
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    Shorts: Avant Queer

    IN PERSON: Wed, Oct 15 at 7:30pm; STREAMING: Oct 9—21

    Shorts: Avant Queer

    IN PERSON: Wed, Oct 15 at 7:30pm; STREAMING: Oct 9—21
    IN-PERSON
    Bold short films offer inventive visions that expand the possibilities of cinema while illuminating the spectrum of queer experience.
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    Shorts: Avant Queer

    IN PERSON: Wed, Oct 15 at 7:30pm; STREAMING: Oct 9—21
    Bold shorts expand possibilities and illuminate the spectrum of queer experience.
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    At the Place of Ghosts

    Thu, Oct 16, 2025

    At the Place of Ghosts

    Thu, Oct 16, 2025
    Only by returning to Sk+te'kmujue'kati (the Place of Ghosts), can siblings Mise’l and Antle face what lingers in the shadows.
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    At the Place of Ghosts

    Thu, Oct 16, 2025
    Two siblings return to a forest steeped in ancestral memory where time bends.

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