An entertainment industry-focused casual conversation with writer/director Justin Simien.
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Tyler Mitchell Presents: Night at the Cinema
A 24-hour movie and video night by Tyler Mitchell. Live-streamed and free to the public. Including a range of feature films, short films, music videos, artist interviews, and random internet content. Themed Americana / I Can Make You Feel Good, his latest exhibition at The International Center of Photography (ICP).
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BLKNWS
Kahlil Joseph presents his latest work: BLKNWS, a two-channel video installation showing his actualized vision of an un-whitewashed news media.
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Happy Birthday, Toni! A Celebration of Black Women
BAM presents a film series in honor of Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison’s birthday. The series features screenings of Beloved, I Will Follow, & more.
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If Beale Street Could Talk
BRIC is beyond proud to present a free screening of Barry Jenkins’s Oscar-nominated film, If Beale Street Could Talk as part of their Black History is American History Month programming.
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Queen & Slim
A couple’s first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.
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Valley of The Dolls With Dionne Warwick
Metrograph presents a screening of the box office phenomenon Valley of The Dolls, featuring musical contributions by Dionne Warwick.
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Color Adjustment
MoMA presents a screening of Color Adjustment (1991), a film which explores the portrayals of African Americans on television, examining how the medium is an instrument for oppression, assimilation, and expression.
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Dolemite Is My Name
MoMA presents a screening of Dolemite Is My Name (2019), a film that delves into the charismatic comedian, musician, singer, film actor, and film producer, Rudy Ray Moore, portrayed by Eddie Murphy at his finest.
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The 30th Annual Day With(out) Art
Join the New Museum for the thirtieth annual Day With(out) Art, for a screening of STILL BEGINNING, commissioned by Visual AIDS.
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Clemency
MoMA presents a screening of Clemency (2019), the sophomore film directed by Chinonye Chukwu, starring Alfre Woodard.
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Daughters of The Dust
MoMA presents a screening of Daughters of the Dust (1991), by Julie Dash.
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Times Talks: Queen & Slim
Melena Ryzik, culture reporter for The New York Times, hosts a pre-release screening of the unflinching new drama Queen & Slim, followed by a conversation with the film’s Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Lena Waithe (Netflix’s, Master of None).
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The Futurism is Ours: Born In Flames
Born In Flames imagines a not-so-distant New York City set 10 years after a peaceful social democratic revolution.
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Harlem Doc Fest: The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion
The first annual Harlem Doc Fest is pleased to present a screening of The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion, a documentary that explores the rise of Hip Hop and Fashion surrounding artists like Mary J. Blige, Lil Kim & Missy Elliot.
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Madame Satã
MoMA presents a screening of Madame Satã (2002), by Director Karim Aïnouz. Aïnouz’s debut feature is based on the life of black, queer, Brazilian drag performer and capoeirista, João Francisco dos Santos.
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Waves
Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida and featuring an astonishing ensemble of actors, Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban family—led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of loss.
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Downtown 81
In 1981, writer and Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio, and Jean-Michel Basquiat hit the streets of lower Manhattan to make a movie about the bombed-out bohemia that they knew, with a script by O’Brien, Bertoglio directing, and Basquiat, a naturally compelling presence, starring.
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Shadows
A pioneering work of American indie cinema, John Cassavetes’s directorial debut centers on the life of three African American siblings—all musicians—in New York City during the Beat generation.
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Times Talks: Harriet
Melena Ryzik, culture reporter for The New York Times, hosts a prerelease screening of “Harriet,” the new biopic of abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman, followed by a conversation with two of the film’s stars, Tony Award-winning actors Cynthia Erivo (“The Color Purple”) and Leslie Odom Jr. (“Hamilton”).
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Vampire in Brooklyn
Eddie Murphy teamed up with horror legend Wes Craven for this offbeat lark in which he plays a Caribbean Nosferatu roaming the streets of Kings County as he sets out to seduce Angela Bassett’s NYPD detective over to the dark side.
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Ganja and Hess
Vampire and Afrocentric mythologies collide in Bill Gunn’s visionary avant-horror freakout.
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Portrait of Jason
Hustler Jason Holliday slips seamlessly from comedy to tragedy, and back again, in a marathon all-night session filmed at Shirley Clarke’s Chelsea Hotel pad.
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Amazing Grace
Over two days in January of 1972, Aretha Franklin sang at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, backed by the Southern California Community Choir.
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The Most Scared I’ve Ever Been Film Series
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, playwright Jeremy O. Harris, actress Zazie Beetz, and actor-writer David Rysdahl as they present the films that made them the most scared they’ve ever been.
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BAM and Black Portraiture[s]: Responding to Garrett Bradley’s America
In this special one-night event at BAM, a selection of leading moving image scholars reflect on Garrett Bradley’s new short America.
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Downtown 81
In 1981, writer and Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio, and Jean-Michel Basquiat hit the streets of lower Manhattan to make a movie about the bombed-out bohemia that they knew.
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Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records
Catch the Brooklyn premiere of, the documentary, Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records, the iconic Jamaican-British record label that introduced reggae, ska, and rocksteady music to a global audience.
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Purpose and Passion: The Cinema of John Singleton
BAM invites their guests to celebrate the work of John Singleton, the late cinema legend who brought us Shaft and Poetic Justice.
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Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary
A part of the Another Country: Outsider Visions of America series, this documentary is about the legendary political activist, Angela Davis during a most significant time.
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Moonlight
Moonlight returns to the big screen for one night only at BAM Rose Cinemas.
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Do the Right Thing: 30th Anniversary
30 years after its premiere, Spike Lee’s infamous Do the Right Thing continues to be a must-see for New Yorkers and visitors alike.
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