“This annual festival provides a New York showcase for some of the circuit’s hipper recent indie offerings.”
—The New York Times
“BAMcinemaFest is an indispensable annual moviegoing tradition.”
—The Village Voice
“BAMcinemaFest has become New York’s premier festival for gems of American indie cinema”
—MUBI
“The city’s best independent film showcase”
—The New Yorker
On-sale dates:
Thu, May 10 at 10am for BAM Members & Patrons
Thu, May 17 at 10am for General Public
New this year!
Save more when you see more with our multi-film discount! Save 20-30% on tickets to BAM Rose Cinemas screenings. BAM Members save on top of their already discounted member-price tickets.
Multi-film discount (BAM Rose Cinemas screenings only)
3 or more films: 20% off your purchase
6 or more films: 30% off your purchase
Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson star in this deliriously inventive anarcho-comedy.
A galvanizing exposé of racism, corruption, and intimidation within the NYPD.
Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone) returns with an arresting portrait of life on the margins.
A refreshingly real and devastatingly funny look at growing up in the age of Snapchat.
Josephine Decker’s tour-de-force head trip about a teenage girl’s fractured psyche.
Christian piety and a thriving queer community collide in an Ozarks oasis.
Bridey Elliott casts her own family as the Reynolds, the showbiz family from hell.
Regina Hall stars in Andrew Bujalski’s funny, big-hearted ode to female empowerment.
Two strangers embark on a profound emotional journey on election night 2016.
A poetic, illuminating look at the hidden labor that goes into cleaning your clothes.
Nothing is as it seems in this ingenious documentary-narrative shape-shifter.
Forget everything you thought you knew about Emily Dickinson.
A haunting meditation on life, death, time, and memory within an Istanbul retirement home.
Past and present intertwine to illuminate hidden fragments of black life and history.
What happened to Sandi Tan’s stolen, Singaporean feminist slasher movie?
The skate video reimagined as a vehicle for raw emotional expression.
Joaquin Phoenix stars in Gus Van Sant’s irreverent tale of addiction and redemption.
Three brothers return home to Colima, Mexico, in this sunny look at intergenerational love.
Time travelers, sex ghosts, and spirit cats populate this wry, deadpan acid western.
A chilling found-footage deep dive into the internet-fueled mass hysteria of Morgellons disease.
A small town in Arizona confronts its darkest historical hour.
Underground auteur Joel Potrykus’ noxiously funny vision of Gen X complacency.
Women filmmakers explore race, identity, gender, and relationships in these daring shorts.
Taboo-breaking artist Leigh Ledare’s explosive social experiment.
A galvanizing exposé of racism, corruption, and intimidation within the NYPD.
Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack) brings NYC’s coolest all-girl skate crew to the big screen.
Jess Weixler (Teeth) stars in this acerbically funny foray into gonzo surrealism.
Sex, lies, and voodoo: this family drama is one of the most distinctive films of the 90s.
BAMcinemaFest presents a free day of panels featuring industry tools and tips from established filmmakers and film professionals.