Not many places around the entire world have filmmakers (directors, producers, actors and more) available in its backyard or that will travel to it quite like New York City. With more independent cinemas than anywhere else on top of that, NYC has the best moviegoing experiences in the world. Here's our list of upcoming special event screenings at theaters in New York City from January 23rd and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know -
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Arco - Q&A with Writer/Director Ugo Bienvenu
Jan 23 (6pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
In 2075, a girl witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. She shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time.
Marty Supreme - Q&A with Writer/Editor Ronald Bronstein
Jan 23 (6:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
The Smell of Us (Director's Cut) - Q&A with Director Larry Clark
Jan 23 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
A story centered around a group of self-destructive skateboarders in Paris.
The Room - Q&A with Writer/Director Tommy Wiseau
Jan 23 (6pm, 8pm), Jan 24 (6pm, 8pm), Jan 25 (6pm)
Village East (181-189 2nd Avenue, Manhattan)
In San Francisco, an amiable banker's seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when his deceitful bride-to-be embarks on a passionate affair with his best friend.
Atropia - Q&A with Actress Alia Shawkat
Jan 23 (7pm)
Regal Union Square (850 Broadway, Manhattan)
Follows an aspiring actress working on a U.S. military base that simulates an Iraqi war zone.
Videoheaven - Q&A with Director Alex Ross Perry, Editor Clyde Folley
Jan 24 (1:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
VHS's 1980s rise transformed how people watched movies. Using diverse footage and Maya Hawke's narration, Alex Ross Perry examines video stores' crucial role in film culture.
The Squid and the Whale - Q&A with Editor Tim Streeto
Jan 24 (6:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Arco - Q&A with Writer/Director Ugo Bienvenu
Jan 24 (7pm, 7:30pm)
AMC Lincoln Square (1998 Broadway, Manhattan)
In 2075, a girl witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. She shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time.
Shttl - Q&A with Actor Moshe Lobel
Jan 24 (7:45pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
The 1941 invasion of Soviet Ukraine by Nazi Germany is shown through the life of inhabitants of a Yiddish village at the border of Poland.
Castration Movie Anthology i: Traps - Q&A with Director Louise Weard, Actor Aoife Josie Clements
Jan 24 (8:45pm), Jan 25 (7:45pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
Trans sex worker Michaela mentors her newly-out friend Adeline while pursuing motherhood in Vancouver. Production assistant Turner slides toward inceldom as his relationship falls apart.
The Right Track - Q&A with Director Shareen Anderson
Jan 24 (2pm), Jan 25 (11am)
Village East (181-189 2nd Avenue, Manhattan)
Documentary that amplifies the voices of survivors of sex trafficking, revealing their resilience, heartbreak, and courage as they fight for freedom, justice, and a future where exploited individuals are no longer criminalized but protected.
The Safe House - Q&A with Director Lionel Baier
Jan 24 (7pm), Jan 26 (4pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 W 65th Street, Manhattan)
A 9-year-old stays in his grandparents' apartment in Paris while the student protests of May '68 explode.
Out of Exile: The Photography of Fred Stein - Q&A with Director Peter Stein
Jan 25 (12:45pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 W 65th Street, Manhattan)
This documentary portrays the courageous life and work of German Jewish photographer Fred Stein.
Rebel With a Clause - Q&A with Director Brandt Johnson, subject Ellen Jovin
Jan 25 (2:45pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
A grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on a rollicking road trip across all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us closer together in a divided time.
Here Lived - Q&A with production members
Jan 25 (4:45pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
Stone by stone: HERE LIVED is the story of hidden children, murdered parents, generational trauma, and one artist's singular vision for healing.
Lady in White - Introduction by Director Frank LaLoggia
Jan 25 (6:30pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
An author tells the story of how, as a young boy growing up in a 1960s small town, he was haunted after witnessing the murder of a little girl.
Charles Grodin: Rebel with a Cause - Q&A with Director James L. Freedman
Jan 25 (6:15pm), Jan 26 (1pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 W 65th Street, Manhattan)
This eye-opening documentary sheds light on the life of Charles Grodin, a beloved comedy mainstay for generations of viewers as well as a social activist devoted to fighting for wrongly imprisoned people.
Towheads - Q&A with Director Shannon Plumb
Jan 26 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
Adventurous and bold mother of two, PENELOPE, struggles to strike the balance between her artistic aspirations and motherly responsibilities in this playful look at modern-day motherhood and the difficulties families face everyday.
A Letter to David - Q&A with Director Tom Shoval, Producer Nancy Spielberg
Jan 26 (7pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 W 65th Street, Manhattan)
Ten years ago, David Cunio starred in Tom Shoval's debut feature film Youth. On October 7, 2023, Cunio was taken from the Nir Oz kibbutz and has been held hostage ever since. The filmmaker sends him a heartfelt video message.
Orna and Ella - Q&A with Director Tomer Heymann
Jan 27 (2:45pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 W 65th Street, Manhattan)
Twenty-six years after the iconic "Orna and Ella" restaurant opened in Tel Aviv, having become a celebrated culinary institution, Orna Agmon and Ella Shine decided to close their shared life's work.
In the Glow of Darkness - Q&A with Director Tucker Bennett
Jan 27 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
Intersecting stories unfold in the cyberpunk city of San Zokyo, where a young hacker takes on the corporation behind Meme, a drug that mines users' psyches to deliver personalized psychedelic trips and hyper-targeted ads.
Standing Above the Clouds - Q&A with Director Jalena Keane-Lee
Jan 28 (6:45pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
Hawaiians, including Pua Case and her daughters, protest the construction of telescopes on the sacred Mauna Kea, highlighting the environmental and cultural impact, while showcasing the resilience of their movement and sisterhood.
Out of the Blue - Introduction by Chloë Sevigny
Jan 28 (8pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds conforming difficult and seeks comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.
A Poet - Q&A with Director Simón Mesa Soto
Jan 28 (6:50pm), Jan 29 (6:50pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
An aging poet finds purpose mentoring Yurlady, a talented teen, though exposing her to the poetry scene might be unwise. His own poetic pursuits led nowhere, leaving him a stereotypical obscure writer.
Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories From World War II - Q&A with Director Beatrice Becette, Producers Karin Tanabe & Victoria Kelly
Jan 29 (5:30pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
Two friends, connected by family histories on opposite sides of World War II, set out to explore the lasting trauma of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. While Japanese "hibakusha" endure lifelong health complications and psychological scars, American atomic veterans who witnessed the bombings' aftermath also struggle with radiation-related illnesses and PTSD.
Running on Empty - Q&A with Writer Naomi Foner
Jan 29 (6:40pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live his own life.
The Tallest Dwarf - Q&A with Director/Producer Julie Forrest Wyman, Executive Producer Sofiya Cheyenne
Jan 29 (7pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
Julie Wyman's quest to find her place within the little people (LP) community at a moment when dwarf identity is poised to radically change. As Julie unpacks the rumors of "partial dwarfism" in her family she finds that hers is the last of a body type she has inherited.
A Litany For Survival: the Life and Work of Audre Lorde - Q&A with Directors Ada Gay Griffin & Michelle Parkerson
Jan 29 (7pm)
BAM (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn)
Tenderly tracing the life of poet Audre Lorde, the film cracks open life's poetry guided by Lorde's sincere belief more and better is possible if we envision it enough to will it into existence.
The Love That Remains - Q&A with Director Hlynur Pálmason
Jan 29 (8:30pm), Jan 30 (7:30pm), Jan 31 (7:15pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through intimate vignettes and strange occurrences, the film explores the complexities of family, love, and the impact of shared memories.
Natchez - Q&A with Director Suzannah Herbert, Producer Darcy McKinnon
Jan 30 (8:10pm), Jan 31 (6:10pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A sharp look at the American South's unreconciled history through Natchez, a Mississippi town that mixes antebellum tourism with a community deeply divided over its past.
Paying For It - Q&A with Director Sook-Yin Lee, Author Chester Brown
Jan 30 (7:30pm), Jan 31 (7:30pm), Feb 1 (1:45pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
When an introverted cartoonist's girlfriend wants to redefine their relationship, he begins sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process. An adaptation of the Graphic Novel by Chester Brown.
Wall Street - Q&A (preceeding) with Actor Michael Douglas
Jan 31 (4:30pm)
92NY (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
An impatient young stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless, greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.
The 'Burbs - Conversation and Live Taping of podcast with Keke Palmer, Jack Whitehall, Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch, and Kapil Talwalkar
Feb 2 (8pm)
92NY (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
A young couple moves back to the husband's childhood home, only to face threats from new neighbors and uncover dark secrets of their cul-de-sac.
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez - Q&A with Director David Alvarado, Producer Lauren DeFilippo, and Lou Diamond Phillips
Feb 3 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Luis Valdez elevates Chicano narratives to cinema through Zoot Suit and La Bamba, overcoming political and industry pushback to create landmark films that broaden and honor America's cultural story.
Monk in Pieces - Q&A with Director Billy Shebar
Feb 4 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
The boundary-breaking composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame a hostile critical establishment to become one of the great innovators of her generation. Now, Monk faces mortality: can such singular work be performed without her?
Removal of the Eye - Q&A with Directors Artemis Shaw & Prashanth Kamalakanthan
Feb 4 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
Struggling with new parenthood and stalling careers, Kallia and Ram's lives are thrown into chaos when Kallia's blind mother goes on a mission to exorcize the family from the evil eye.
Starman - Q&A with Director Robert Stone, Author/Engineer Gentry Lee
Feb 4 (7pm), Feb 6 (6:55pm), Feb 7 (1:30pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Legendary NASA robotics engineer and best-selling science fiction author, Gentry Lee, has spent a lifetime seeking an answer to the ultimate cosmic question: Are we alone in the universe? At age 82 he has come to a revelatory conclusion.
Removal of the Eye - Q&A with Directors Artemis Shaw & Prashanth Kamalakanthan
Feb 5 (7:30pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
Struggling with new parenthood and stalling careers, Kallia and Ram's lives are thrown into chaos when Kallia's blind mother goes on a mission to exorcize the family from the evil eye.
Jimpa - Q&A with Director Sophie Hyde
Feb 5 (7pm), Feb 6 (7pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visits her gay grandfather Jimpa at Amsterdam. Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah's parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront past issues.
My Architect - Q&A with Editor Sabine Krayenbühl
Feb 6 (7:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Director Nathaniel Kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect Louis Kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974.
Nadja - Q&A with Director Michael Almereyda
Feb 6, Feb 7
BAM (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn)
A vampire family deals with their father's death in NYC while being pursued by Van Helsing and his nephew. Love and destruction clash in this modern vampire story.
Peter Hujar's Day - Q&A with Director Ira Sachs
Feb 7 (1:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and Linda Rosenkrantz from 1974 sheds light on New York's vibrant downtown art world and the introspective journey of an artist's life.
Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong - Q&A with Director/Cinematographer Alex Wolf Liewis, Producer Justin Levy
Feb 10 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
As America's aging wastewater system begins to fail, one plant does all it can to stay afloat.
Cannibal Mukbang - Introduction by Director Aimee Kuge
Feb 11 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Manhattan)
An exploration of one's relationships with food, sexuality, and revenge. It asks, "How far would you go in the name of love?"
Black Self-Fashioning: The Debutantes - Q&A with Director Contessa Gayles
Feb 11 (7pm)
Maysles Documentary Center (343 Malcolm X Boulevard, Manhattan)
Through personal video diaries and dance, three teens Amelia, Dedra, and Teylar navigate identity, gender norms, and realize dreams of college, medicine or business.
Barton Fink - Q&A with Actor John Turturro
Feb 15 (4pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Scenes From the Divide - Q&A with Director Alison Klayman, Producers Arielle Angel & Daniel Mayafter
Feb 24 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
In the lead-up to Zohran Mamdani's election as mayor of New York City, many of the city's Jewish population found themselves at odds over the candidate's positions on Palestine and Israel. By inviting viewers into the homes of New Yorkers on both sides of the campaign, DOC NYC alumna Alison Klayman reveals a fierce battle among American Jews over identity, history, and responsibility.
A Life Illuminated - Q&A with Director/Producer Tasha Van Zandt, Producer Sebastian Zeck
Mar 3 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
A Life Illuminated follows renowned marine biologist Dr. Edith Widder as she embarks on an extraordinary journey into the magical world of deep sea bioluminescence.