Here's our list of upcoming special event screenings at theaters in New York City from December 5th and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know -
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Conclave - Q&A with Director Edward Berger, Actors Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, Cinematographer Stephen Fontaine, Costume Designer Lisy Christl
Dec 5 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53 Street, Manhattan)
When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church.
Lake George - Q&A with Director Jeffrey Reiner, Actress Carrie Coon
Dec 5 (7:30pm)
Village East (181-189 2nd Avenue, Manhattan)
Tasked by mobsters with putting an end to Phyllis' life, Don is unable to pull the trigger, and instead, the two set off on a road trip that evolves into something much more. Phyllis has designs of her own and proposes a little tag team action to Don: combine forces with the aim to steal all the money from the people who want her dead.
Oh, Canada - Q&A with Director Paul Schrader
Dec 5 (7pm SOLD OUT), Dec 6 (7:35pm), Dec 8 (3pm with Michael Imperioli)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam, shares all his secrets to de-mythologize his mythologized life.
Nightbitch - Q&A with Director Marielle Heller
Dec 6 (5:30pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn.
Three (Extra)Ordinary Women - Q&A with Director Cionin Lorenzo
Dec 6 (7pm)
Maysles Documentary Center (343 Malcolm X Boulevard, Manhattan)
Tells the personal stories of three women of color (one African American, one Afro Latina, and one Palestinian American) who have collectively overcome poverty, abuse, systemic racism, and political occupation through practicing forgiveness, sisterhood, and immersing themselves in nature.
Good One - Q&A with Director India Donaldson
Dec 6 (7:15pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
During a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend.
Hard Truths - Q&A with Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Dec 6 (6:15pm), Dec 7 (12:15pm)
Film at Lincoln Center (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.
Obsessed with Light - Q&A with Directors Zeva Oelbaum and Sabine Krayenbühl
Dec 6 (7:30pm), Dec 7 (7:30pm), Dec 8 (3pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
A film that tells the story of American performer Loie Fuller, a pioneer of dance, stage lighting and design.
Homegrown - Q&A with Director Michael Premo and others
Dec 6 (7:30pm), Dec 7 (2pm, 7:30pm), Dec 8 (7:30pm), Dec 10 (7:30pm), Dec 11 (7pm), Dec 12 (7pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
Three right-wing activists—a newly politicized father-to-be in New Jersey, an Air Force veteran organizing conservatives in New York City, and a charismatic activist from Texas—crisscross the country in the summer of 2020, campaigning for Donald Trump and building a movement they hope will outlast him.
Her Fight, His Name - Q&A with Director Brad Bailey
Dec 7 (4pm, 6pm)
Maysles Documentary Center (343 Malcolm X Boulevard, Manhattan)
Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, killed by the NYPD on Staten Island in 2014, channels her grief into a yearslong fight for justice, drawing constant media coverage and international attention. When the news cameras go away, she surrounds herself with photos of lost loved ones in her Staten Island home, drawing strength from their memories.
The Last Journey - Q&A with Director Filip Hammar
Dec 7 (6pm)
Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
Renowned Swedish TV-duo Filip and Fredrik embark on a trip to France, aiming to rekindle the zest for life of Filip's father.
Keeper - Q&A with Director Hannah Rafkin
Dec 7 (6:30pm)
Bronx Documentary Center (614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx)
For Flynn, a single father and empty nester in the Bronx, beekeeping is a source of calm, wisdom, and healing. Undeterred by his severe allergy to bee stings, he cares for hives across the city—including several inside his daughter Alaura's childhood bedroom. When Flynn receives a life-threatening diagnosis, he reluctantly steps away from the bees under Alaura's care. Battling cancer while fretting about his hives' survival, Flynn prepares his daughter to continue living powerfully—with or without him.
Good One - Q&A with Director India Donaldson
Dec 7 (7:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
During a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend.
His Three Daughters - Q&A with Director Azazel Jacobs
Dec 7 (3pm with DP Sam Levy), Dec 8 (3pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
This tense, touching and funny portrait of family dynamics follows three estranged sisters as they converge in a New York apartment to care for their ailing father and try to mend their own broken relationship with one another.
Oh, Canada - Q&A with Director Paul Schrader
Dec 7 (4:30pm), Dec 8 (1:45pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn (445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn)
Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam, shares all his secrets to de-mythologize his mythologized life.
Day of the Fight - Q&A with Writer/Director Jack Huston, Actor Michael Pitt
Dec 7 (7:15pm), Dec 8 (3pm)
Village East (181-189 2nd Avenue, Manhattan)
Follows a once renowned boxer as he takes a redemptive journey through his past and present, on the day of his first fight since he left prison.
Ren Faire - Q&A with Director Lance Oppenheim
Dec 8 (2pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.
Report From Hollywood - Q&A with Director Ed Lachman
Dec 8 (5:50pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Visionary cinematographer Ed Lachman provides a behind-the-scenes account of Wim Wenders' production of The State of Things (1984), a film about the difficulties of making a film. The cast and crew give interviews while driving a convertible between gas stations and motels in a striking document of Los Angeles in the 1980s.
The Diplomat - Q&A with Writer/Producer Debora Cahn, Actress Keri Russell
Dec 8 (8pm)
92Y (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
In the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, lands in a high-profile job for which she is not suited, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.
My Sweet Land - Q&A with Director Sareen Hairabedian
Dec 9 (7pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
For 11-year-old Vrej, life in his homeland, Artsakh is like a paradise, but when war starts again, can he carry a nation's hopes on his young shoulders?
How To Draw a Bunny - Q&A with Producer Andrew Moore
Dec 10 (6:45pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Interviews with Christo, Chuck Close, Roy Lichtenstein, Judith Malina, James Rosenquist and others help illuminate the life and work of Warhol contemporary Ray Johnson.
The Day of the Jackal (episode 109) - Q&A with Eddie Redmayne
Dec 10 (7:30pm)
92Y (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
The Jackal is an elusive assassin who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. He soon meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who tracks him down in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe.
No Good Deed - Q&A with Creator Liz Feldman & Actors Linda Cardellini, Lisa Kudrow, Ray Romano, Luke Wilson
Dec 11 (7:30pm)
92Y (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
When Lydia and Paul decide to move on from their empty nest to forge a new life, they list their gorgeous 1920s Spanish-style villa located in one the most desirable neighborhoods in Los Angeles — and the real estate frenzy begins. But as Lydia and Paul know all too well, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a true nightmare.
The Bibi Files - Q&A with Director Alexis Bloom
Dec 11 (6:45pm) - Also Producer Alex Gibney
Dec 12 (6:45pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
An inside look into the corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through leaked police interrogation videos.
The Room Next Door - Q&A with Actors Julianne Moore and John Turturro
Dec 12 (6:30pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Dexter: Original Sin (episode) - Q&A with Actors Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Gibson, Christina Milian, Molly Brown
Dec 12 (8pm)
92Y (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
Follows a young Dexter Morgan on his transition into an avenging serial killer.
Unmade Beds - Q&A with Director Amos Poe
Dec 13 (6pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Photographer Rico fantasizes himself a 1960s Paris gangster. An outsider using his camera like a gun, he searches for reality to fulfill his dreams until falling in love disrupts the delicate balance of his imagined world.
Jesus - Der Film - Q&A with Director Michael Brynntrup
Dec 13 (6:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A punky black-and-white Super 8 telling of the life and afterlife of the Nazarene, this iconoclastic underground epic stars project initiator Brynntrup in the title role, seen in 35 episodes taken from the New Testament interpreted by 22 different filmmakers from all over divided Germany.
Life and Death of a Christmas Tree - Q&A with Director Arturas Jevdokimovas
Dec 13 (7pm)
Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
A Lithuanian documentary filmmaker goes behind the scenes of the never-seen-before magic of Christmas to show how Christmas trees arrive at his home.
The Room Next Door - Q&A with Actors Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Author Sigrid Nunez
Dec 13 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Nickel Boys - Q&A with Director RaMell Ross
Dec 13 (6pm), Dec 14 (5pm, 5:30pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Cashing Out - Q&A with Director/Producer Matt Nadel, EP Julie Cohen
Dec 13 (7pm), Dec 14 (5pm, 7pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
At the height of the AIDS crisis, thousands of queer people sold their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash. A thought-provoking exploration of this billion-dollar "AIDS profiteering" industry, Cashing Out tells the intimate stories of those who fought for dignity in an unfeeling marketplace—and investigates the filmmaker's unlikely personal connection to this industry.
Bright Vignettes: How Astoria Got Its Pride - Q&A with Director Patricia Silva
Dec 14 (1pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Contextualizes the achievements and activity leading up to the Astoria neighborhood's inaugural Pride in 2023.
Ain't Nothin' Without You - Q&A with Director Pia Frankenburg
Dec 14 (2:40pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Martha, a filmmaker and single mother wracked with guilt over her background of privilege, and Klaus Bueb as Alfred, a child of '68 radicalism who has spent years stalled in his architecture studies, working on the side as a film studio tour guide.
A Complete Unknown - Q&A with Director James Mangold, Actors Ed Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro
Dec 14 (5pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
In the early 1960s, 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. Forming his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement, making a controversial choice that reverberates worldwide.
I Saw the TV Glow - Q&A with Director Jane Schoenbrun
Dec 14 (6pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
A teenager just trying to make it through life in the suburbs is introduced by a classmate to a mysterious late-night TV show.
Afterschool - Q&A with Director Antonio Campos
Dec 14 (7:20pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Internet-addled, emotionally disturbed prep school kid Robert, who has taken to using his new video camera as a buffer between the real world and himself, captures the overdose deaths of two classmates while on a school assignment, an incident which will have widespread repercussions for his frayed psyche and the elite institution he attends.
The Brutalist - Q&A with Director Brady Corbet
Dec 15 (1pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious and wealthy client.
Make Me Famous - Q&A with Director Brian Vincent, Producer Heather Spore
Dec 15 (5pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
A madcap romp through the 1980's NYC art scene amid the colorful career of painter, Edward Brezinski, hell-bent on making it. Filmed in NYC, Detroit, San Francisco, Ireland, Berlin and the Cote d'Azur.
Artists: Depression, Anxiety & Rage - Q&A with Directors Lydia Lunch & Jasmine Hirst
Dec 15 (5pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
A timely expression of faith that through art, community, and an open dialogue about our darkest experiences, not only can we heal, but our loved ones may come to a better understanding of the struggles so many of us have endured.
Between the Temples - Q&A with Director Nathan Silver, Writer Chris Wells
Dec 15 (6pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.
Babygirl - Q&A with Director Halina Reijn
Dec 17 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern.
Turbulence - Intro with Writer Jonathan Brett
Dec 17 (9:15pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
After a shootout on a flight transporting prisoners, a flight attendant must outwit a smooth-talking serial killer and land the plane herself.
Maria Full of Grace - Q&A with Writer/Director Joshua Marston, Actress Catalina Sandino Moreno
Dec 18 (6:45pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
The dangerous physical and emotional journey of a pregnant 17-year-old girl who quits her job trimming stems at a rose plantation and drifts into employment as a drug "mule," smuggling heroin from her native land into the United States to pay for her mother's and sister's bills.
Vampire's Kiss - Q&A with Writer Joseph Minion
Dec 20 (9:20pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.
Dune: Part Two - Q&A with Editor Joe Walker
Dec 27 (6pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Paul Atreides unites with the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future.
Challengers - Q&A with Writer Justin Kuritzkes
Dec 28 (6pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, transformed her husband into a champion. But to overcome a recent losing streak and redeem himself, he'll need to face off against his former best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.
Bring on the Damned! - Q&A with Writer/Director Brandon Bassham
Jan 11 (6pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Five tales of perversion, obsession, blasphemy, nihilism, and sadism.
VHYES - Q&A with Director Jack Henry Robbins, Producer Delaney Schenker
Jan 11 (7:15pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (28 Liberty Street, Manhattan)
12-year-old Ralph loves making home videos around his house. He also loves hooking it up to the TV to record his favorite shows. Ralph, however, didn’t realize he was using his parents' wedding video as his canvas.