Senior Cinema 2024
Jan 1—Jun 30, 2024
Senior Cinema offers seniors 65 and older free admission to repertory classics, with complimentary popcorn and soda, on the third Friday of every month.
UPCOMING
Feb 16, 2024 at 10am
One Night in Miami (2020)
Dir. Regina King
With Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge
Mar 15, 2024 at 10am
Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004)
Dir. Shola Lynch
With Shirley Chisholm (Archive footage)
Apr 19, 2024 at 10am
Shadows (1959)
Dir. John Cassavetes
With Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd
May 17, 2024 at 10am
Mali Blues (2017)
Dir. Lutz Gregor
With Fatoumata "Fatou" Diawara, Bassekou Kouyate, Master Soumy
In French with English subtitles
Jun 21, 2024 at 10am
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Dir. Frank Capra
With Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson
Past Screenings
Jan 19, 2024 at 10am
Ghost of Mississippi (1996)
Dir. Rob Reiner
With James Woods, Alec Balwdin, Whoopi Goldberg
Dec 15, 2023 at 10am
Almost Christmas (2016)
Dir. David E. Talbert
With Danny Glover, Mo’Nique, Gabrielle Union
Feb 17, 2023 at 10am
The Great Debater (2007)
Dir. Denzel Washington
With Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise
Mar 17, 2023 at 10am
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)
Dir. Sholah Lynch
With Angela Davis, Eisa Davis, Brandon J. Dirden
Apr 21, 2023 at 10am
Lying Lips (1939)
Dir. Oscar Micheaux
With Edna Mae Harris, Carman Newsome, Robert Earl Jones
May 19, 2023 at 10am
Finding Fela! (2015)
Dir. Alex Gibney
With Fela Kuti (archive footage), Yeni Kuti, Femi Kuti
Jun 16, 2023 at 10am
Spanish English Subtitles
The Young and the Damned (1950) (Original title: Los Olvidados)
Dir. Luis Buñuel
With Alfonso Mejía, Roberto Cobo, Estela Inda
Sep 15, 2023 at 10am
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
Dir. Jack Starrett
With Tamara Dobson, Bernie Casey, Brenda Sykes
Oct 20, 2023 at 10am
Eve’s Bayou (1997)
Dir. Kasi Lemmons
With Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good
Nov 17, 2023 at 10am
What’s Cooking? (2000)
Dir. Gurinder Chadha
With Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl
UPCOMING
Feb 16, 2024 at 10am
One Night in Miami (2020)
Dir. Regina King
With Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge
Mar 15, 2024 at 10am
Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004)
Dir. Shola Lynch
With Shirley Chisholm (Archive footage)
Apr 19, 2024 at 10am
Shadows (1959)
Dir. John Cassavetes
With Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd
May 17, 2024 at 10am
Mali Blues (2017)
Dir. Lutz Gregor
With Fatoumata "Fatou" Diawara, Bassekou Kouyate, Master Soumy
In French with English subtitles
Jun 21, 2024 at 10am
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Dir. Frank Capra
With Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson
Past Screenings
Jan 19, 2024 at 10am
Ghost of Mississippi (1996)
Dir. Rob Reiner
With James Woods, Alec Balwdin, Whoopi Goldberg
Dec 15, 2023 at 10am
Almost Christmas (2016)
Dir. David E. Talbert
With Danny Glover, Mo’Nique, Gabrielle Union
Feb 17, 2023 at 10am
The Great Debater (2007)
Dir. Denzel Washington
With Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise
Mar 17, 2023 at 10am
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)
Dir. Sholah Lynch
With Angela Davis, Eisa Davis, Brandon J. Dirden
Apr 21, 2023 at 10am
Lying Lips (1939)
Dir. Oscar Micheaux
With Edna Mae Harris, Carman Newsome, Robert Earl Jones
May 19, 2023 at 10am
Finding Fela! (2015)
Dir. Alex Gibney
With Fela Kuti (archive footage), Yeni Kuti, Femi Kuti
Jun 16, 2023 at 10am
Spanish English Subtitles
The Young and the Damned (1950) (Original title: Los Olvidados)
Dir. Luis Buñuel
With Alfonso Mejía, Roberto Cobo, Estela Inda
Sep 15, 2023 at 10am
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
Dir. Jack Starrett
With Tamara Dobson, Bernie Casey, Brenda Sykes
Oct 20, 2023 at 10am
Eve’s Bayou (1997)
Dir. Kasi Lemmons
With Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good
Nov 17, 2023 at 10am
What’s Cooking? (2000)
Dir. Gurinder Chadha
With Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl
Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs
provided by the
Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for
BAM Film
provided by the
Ford Foundation and
The Thompson Family Foundation
Major Sponsor of
BAM Community Programs:
Support for
senior programming at BAM is provided by
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
BAM Access Programs
provided by the
Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for
BAM Film
provided by the
Ford Foundation and
The Thompson Family Foundation
Major Sponsor of
BAM Community Programs:
Support for
senior programming at BAM is provided by
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs