Programs
Film 2021
Presenting classic films, premieres, festivals, and retrospectives, with appearances by filmmakers, actors, and critics.
While we are eager to welcome audiences back to BAM Rose Cinemas, a reopening date has yet to be determined. We are working to make our cinemas as safe as possible for both audiences and staff. We look forward to sharing our reopening plans soon.
“[A] vital arts center…dedicated to forgotten and overlooked…directors." —Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
Leadership support for BAM Film programs
provided by The
Thompson Family Foundation
Major support for BAM Film provided by the Ford Foundation
A thrilling exposé of fraud and malfeasance after an explosive fire at a Bucharest nightclub.
Take a socially distant tour across the city with these documentary films and local shorts.
A real-life political saga following the Christian mayor of the Palestinian city of Ramallah.
An immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity, based on Naoki Higashida’s memoir.
This visually extravagant drama, a major influence on world cinema, is newly restored.
A new restoration of the striking, stylized work that made Wong Kar Wai an instant icon.
Wong Kar Wai’s emotionally raw portrait of a relationship in breakdown, newly restored.
A Korean-American family moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in this tender and sweeping new drama.
A biting and ironic look at colonialism’s legacy by Senegalese trailblazer Ousmane Sembène.
Vital new works from the Middle East and North Africa’s most innovative filmmakers.
An octogenarian in Lesotho becomes an unlikely leader when her village is forced to relocate.
Poet and politician Carlos Marighella leads a resistance against Brazil’s dictatorship.
BAM brings together the best new works from Poland’s boundary-pushing filmmakers.
Queer BIPOC protagonists star in this series of New York films by LGBTQ+ filmmakers.
Films from across the diaspora, with a special focus on films from and about Haiti.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s vibrant musical about a tight-knit community, directed by Jon M. Chu.
A biting and ironic look at colonialism’s legacy by Senegalese trailblazer Ousmane Sembène.
Join us for NY premieres, exclusive Q&As, and dynamic shorts at our annual film festival.
Nancy Kelly’s underrated gem of 90s indie filmmaking is a feminist take on the Western.
Edgar Wright's new documentary about art-pop pioneers Sparks, rock's original odd couple.
New 4K restoration of Melvin Van Peebles’ playful, subversive film about interracial romance.
Janicza Bravo’s 48-hour saga of a Detroit waitress seduced into a weekend in Florida.
Questlove’s new documentary about an epic but forgotten festival of Black performers in summer 1969.
Lizzie Borden’s immersive look at the rituals of society’s most stigmatized profession.
This explosive tale of unrest on the margins of Paris comes to BAM in a new restoration.
An intimate look at the world-renowned chef, writer, adventurer, provocateur, and cultural icon.
The latest from Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo.
BAM partners with FAB FULTON to present a series of free outdoor screenings.
Dev Patel stars in this epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend.
Poland’s Oscar submission is a genre-defying look at class, immigration, and global warming.
A resonant biography of the trailblazing pioneer and enigmatic choreographer.
Edson Oda makes his feature debut with a meditative vision of human souls in limbo.
This star-studded drama follows Aretha Franklin’s career from childhood to international superstardom.
This revelatory debut feature offers a portrait of everyday human endurance in Lagos.
A ghostly conquistador travels contemporary Mexico, blending non-fiction and the fantastic.
Dash Shaw’s vibrant, fantastical animated feature explores a richly-drawn hallucinatory world.
An artist unleashes a horrific wave of violence when he explores the true story of Candyman.
This bold debut conjures a surreal vision of racial and social rifts in modern Brazil.
An ex-military interrogator turned gambler is haunted by his past in this revenge thriller.
Solo climber Marc-André Leclerc tests passion and risk in this bold adventure documentary.
Riz Ahmed is incendiary as a young British rapper torn between career and family.
An intimate look at the scandal-ridden televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker and her husband.
A dreamlike, mind-expanding documentary from Ethiopian-Mexican director Jessica Beshir.
A sensation at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and winner of the Palme d’Or.
A witty tale about a woman and the humanoid robot designed to be her perfect life partner.
The 59th New York Film Festival comes to Brooklyn for three days of screenings.
Cameroonian-born, Belgium-based documentarian Rosine Mbakam gives voice to migrant women.
A childless couple in rural Iceland makes an alarming discovery that defies the will of nature.
From director Mia Hansen-Løve, two filmmakers seek island inspiration from Ingmar Bergman.
An experimental fantasy drama by French New Wave director Jacques Rivette.
A 1976 arthouse pirate film from French New Wave director Jacques Rivette.
The 2021 New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival comes to BAM for three days of screenings.
The latest from director Wes Anderson stars Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, and Timothée Chalamet.
Edgar Wright directs this psychological thriller set amid the dark glamour of 1960s London.
Animation Block Party returns with a Halloween treat.
Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in a dying marriage, directed by Pablo Larraín (Jackie).
A film series remapping conceptions of Latin America for Cinema Tropical’s 20th anniversary.
A NYC community fights the prison system while dancing for liberation to classic house tracks.
A witty, luminous portrait of young love from the burgeoning Georgian New Wave cinema.
Lady Gaga and Adam Driver star in a decadent tale about Italy's most famous fashion house.
Joaquin Phoenix stars in this delicate and moving story about a man and his young nephew.
Oscar nominee Will Smith plays the influential father of tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams.
A 17th-century nun is entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair in Paul Verhoeven’s latest.
Paul Thomas Anderson offers a humorous and visually hypnotic story of unlikely first love.
Steven Spielberg crafts a brilliant new vision of this beloved American musical.
An all-star cast brings a roving carnival to life in the latest from Guillermo del Toro.
Pedro Almodóvar’s bracing new drama about two women united by unplanned pregnancies.
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand star in Joel Coen’s fierce Shakespeare adaptation.