
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.
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:
Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for
BAM programming provided by:
Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:
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
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Jason and Shirley Revisited
Fri, Oct 10, 2025
Jason and Shirley Revisited
Fri, Oct 10, 2025In 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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Born Yesterday (1950): 75th Anniversary
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Born Yesterday (1950): 75th Anniversary
Sat, Oct 11, 2025A junkyard tycoon hires a journalist to educate his mistress in George Cukor’s effervescent 1950 comedy. -
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Sunset Boulevard (1950): 75th Anniversary
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Sunset Boulevard (1950): 75th Anniversary
Sat, Oct 11, 2025In 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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All About Eve (1950): 75th Anniversary
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
All About Eve (1950): 75th Anniversary
Sat, Oct 11, 2025In 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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Dreamers
Sun, Oct 12, 2025
Dreamers
Sun, Oct 12, 2025In 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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Desert Hearts
Sun, Oct 12, 2025
Desert Hearts
Sun, Oct 12, 2025Nearly 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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Fantasy
Mon, Oct 13, 2025
Fantasy
Mon, Oct 13, 2025In 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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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—21IN-PERSONA 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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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—21IN-PERSONBold short films offer inventive visions that expand the possibilities of cinema while illuminating 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, 2025Only by returning to Sk+te'kmujue'kati (the Place of Ghosts), can siblings Mise’l and Antle face what lingers in the shadows.