Cinema Village has been closed like many theaters over the past year.  It is finally re-opening its doors this week. Owner Nicolas Nicolaou has invited filmmaker Abel Ferrara to kick things off.

They are holding a nine day retrospective from June 30 through July 8. Ferrara created a documentary about the owner Nicolaou and his four decades of running a theater in Greenwich Village. It is called The Projectionist and will screen for free on Tuesday, June 29th. Ferrara's latest film Siberia starring Willem Dafoe is screening as well.

The rest of the retrospective includes films that Ferrara remembers from Cinema Village and a mix of his own films. These films are:

4:44 Last Day on Earth by Abel Ferrara

The Conformist by Bernardo Bertolucci

The Driller Killer by Abel Ferrara

Desperate Living by John Waters

El Topo by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Happy Life by Michael M. Bilandic

Honky Kong by Stephen Gurewiz

Ms. 45 by Abel Ferrara

Pasolino by Abel Ferrara

The Projectionist by Abel Ferrara

The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Jim Sharman

Siberia by Abel Ferrara

Tommaso by Abel Ferrara

Cinema Village is located at 22 East 12th Street, New York. You can purchase tickets in advance on through their website at cinemavillage.com or in-person at their box office.