
Senior Cinema 2023
Jan 1, 2022—Jun 30, 2023
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
Nov 17, 2023 at 10am
What’s Cooking? (2000)
Dir. Gurinder Chadha
With Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl
Dec 15, 2023 at 10am
Almost Christmas (2016)
Dir. David E. Talbert
With Danny Glover, Mo’Nique, Gabrielle Union
Past Screenings
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
UPCOMING
Nov 17, 2023 at 10am
What’s Cooking? (2000)
Dir. Gurinder Chadha
With Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl
Dec 15, 2023 at 10am
Almost Christmas (2016)
Dir. David E. Talbert
With Danny Glover, Mo’Nique, Gabrielle Union
Past Screenings
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
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