BAMcinemaFest 2012
A showcase for emerging voices in American independent cinema,
this annual film festival features New York and North American
premieres of films culled from Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, Berlin,
SXSW, and other festivals from around the world.
Now in its fourth year, the 2012 edition of BAMcinemaFest opens
with a screening in the spectacular BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
followed by a BAM-wide party with a DJ, drinks, and snacks for
ticketholders. The festival includes 21 New York premieres, rare
repertory films, an outdoor screening, live music, filmmaker
Q&As, lots of special guests, parties, and more.
Read more about BAMcinemaFest.
Film Screenings
Sleepwalk With Me
Wed, Jun 20 at 7:30pm
Introduced by Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass
NY PREMIERE
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Thu, Jun 21 at 7pm
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with Benh Zeitlin and
cast
SNEAK PREVIEW
Tchoupitoulas
Thu, Jun 21 at 9:30pm
Q&A with Bill and Turner Ross
NY PREMIERE
Francine
Fri, Jun 22 at 7pm
Q&A with Melanie Shatzky and Brian M. Cassidy
NY PREMIERE
Gayby
Fri, Jun 22 at 9:15pm
Q&A with Jonathan Lisecki, Jenn Harris, and Matthew
Wilkas
NY PREMIERE
Welcome to Pine Hill
Sat, Jun 23 at 4:30, 4:40pm
Q&A with Keith Miller and Shannon Harper
NY PREMIERE
Nobody Walks
Sat, Jun 23 at 6:50pm
Q&A with Ry Russo-Young, Olivia Thirlby, India Ennenga, and
co-writer Lena Dunham
NY PREMIERE
The Comedy
Sat, Jun 23 at 9:30pm
Q&A with Rick Alverson
NY PREMIERE
Crazy & Thief
Sun, Jun 24 at 2pm
Q&A with Cory McAbee
NY PREMIERE
The Imposter
Sun, Jun 24 at 7pm
Q&A with Bart Layton
NY PREMIERE
The Unspeakable Act
Sun, Jun 24 at 9:30pm
Q&A with Dan Sallitt, Sky Hirschkron, Tallie Medel, and
others
NY PREMIERE
The Patron Saints
Mon, Jun 25 at 7pm
Q&A with Melanie Shatzky and Brian M. Cassidy
NY PREMIERE
Take Me to the Balloony Bin!
The Black Balloon
The Red Balloon
The Balloonatic
Balloon Land (The Pincushion Man)
Sat, Jun 23 at 2pm
Jerry and Me
Sun, Jun 24 at 4pm
Q&A with Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa
The Machine That Kills Bad People (La macchina
ammazzacattivi)
Mon, Jun 25 at 9:15pm
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE OF RESTORATION
60th Anniversary Presentation
Radio Unnameable
Tue, Jun 26 at 7pm
Q&A with Paul Lovelace, Jessica Wolfson, and Bob Fass
NY PREMIERE
The International Sign for Choking
Tue, Jun 26 at 9:30pm
Q&A with Zach Weintraub and Sophia Takal
NY PREMIERE
Walk Away Renée
Wed, Jun 27 at 7pm
Q&A with Jonathan Caouette
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE
Detropia
Wed, Jun 27 at 9:30pm
Q&A with Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing
NY PREMIERE
Outdoor Screening: The Comedy
Wed, Jun 27 at 9pm
Q&A with Rick Alverson, Tim Heidecker, and Kate Lyn
Sheil
Pavilion
Thu, Jun 28 at 7pm
Q&A with Tim Sutton
NY PREMIERE
For Ellen
Thu, Jun 28 at 9:15pm
Q&A with So Yong Kim and Paul Dano
NY PREMIERE
Liberal Arts
Fri, Jun 29 at 7pm
Q&A with Josh Radnor
NY PREMIERE
Compliance
Fri, Jun 29 at 9:30pm
Q&A with Craig Zobel, Ann Dowd, Bill Camp, and Ashlie
Atkinson
NY PREMIERE
Kicking and Screaming
Sat, Jun 30 at 7pm
Q&A with Noah Baumbach, Chris Eigeman, Carlos Jacott, and
co-writer Oliver Berkman, moderated by Chuck Klosterman
Mixed Shorts
Sat, Jun 30 at 2pm
All City Shorts
Sat, Jun 30 at 4:30pm
V/H/S
Sat, Jun 30 at 10pm
Q&A with Sophia Takal, Helen Rogers, and Glenn McQuaid,
moderated by Larry Fessenden
NY PREMIERE
Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
Sun, Jul 1 at 8pm
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Sun, Jul 1 at 6pm