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 April 18th and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know - info@greenroomnewyork.com.

Apr 18 (6:15pm)

Film at Lincoln Center (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)

Karsh, an innovative businessman and grieving widower, builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud.

Apr 18 (7:05pm), Apr 19 (7:05pm)

Village East (181-189 2nd Avenue, Manhattan)

Nora, a former musician, settles in suburbia to raise her child. When her husband travels for work, she navigates single parenthood, a new home, and lingering musical aspirations through whimsical music video fantasies.

Apr 18 (7:15pm), Apr 19 (5:20pm)

Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)

In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father's sudden death, his daughter inherits his patent for an experimental healing device.

Apr 18 (7pm), Apr 19 (7pm)

Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)

Pop diva Mimi Madamour's career peaks in 2005 before spiraling downwards due to her tumultuous love affair with punk icon Billie Kohler, their passionate and rage-fueled relationship playing out on stage for half a century.

Apr 18 (7:50pm), Apr 19 (6pm), Apr 20 (2:50pm)

Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)

Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.

Apr 18 (7pm), Apr 19 (7pm), Apr 20 (6pm), Apr 24 (7pm)

Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)

Vicky Du lovingly writes the history of her family's encounters with political violence and intergenerational trauma. Through an assemblage of family keepsakes and intimate interviews with relatives, Du tells a story that strives to encompass the myriad, complicated truths of her family.

Apr 20 (12:40pm)

Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)

Karloff, examining his illustrious 60-year career in the entertainment industry and his enduring legacy as one of the icons of 20th century popular culture.

Apr 20 (2:30pm)

New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)

The Cornelia Street Café in Exile is a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Cornelia Street Café and its 41-year legacy as an artistic haven in Greenwich Village.

Apr 20 (4:15pm)

IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)

In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.

Apr 20 (5pm)

Spectacle Theater (124 South 3rd Street, Brooklyn)

Vafan Cuolo the Italian Ninja takes over Brighton with his milita of kung-fu fighters. Ryu, a young man just out of a care home, is surprised to discover that he is Brighton's last hope. Ryu is the Chosen One and he must find The Ganja Master, learn the ancient mystical art of Ganja Boxing and defeat Vafan; liberating Brighton.

Apr 20 (6pm)

Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely seen younger brother returns to town.

Apr 21 (8pm)

Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)

A young woman in pre-revolution Iran is caught between the traditional values of her small village and her own yearnings for independence and individuality. Her persistent refusal of marriage proposals coupled with her unseemly removal of her hood causes her family to seek the help of an exorcist, convinced she must be possessed by evil spirits.

Apr 22 (7pm)

Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)

A film within a film, "Looking for Oum Kulthum" is the plight of an Iranian woman artist/filmmaker living in exile, as she embarks on capturing the life and art of the legendary female singer of the Arab world, Oum Kulthum.

Apr 22 (7pm)

IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)

Jean Cocteau: a multi-talented artist who excelled in film, poetry, novels, and design. This documentary explores his diverse career, personal life, and lasting impact on 20th-century art and culture.

Apr 24 (7pm)

Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)

Set against the windswept coastline of Japan, the film unfolds around a mysterious ring discovered inside a fish—an uncanny object that links two couples across eras, geographies, and the fragile boundary between the living and the dead.

Apr 24 (7:10pm), Apr 25 (7pm)

Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)

Jae-wan's occupation as a lawyer includes defending killers. His brother is a religious doctor who constantly puts his patients ahead of his own interests. A circumstance involving their teenage children tests the brothers' consciences.

Apr 24 (7pm), Apr 25 (7pm), Apr 26 (7pm)

Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)

Nina, an OB-GYN, faces accusations after newborn's death. Her life undergoes scrutiny during investigation. She persists in her medical duties, determined to provide care others hesitate to offer, despite risks.

Apr 24 (7:15pm), Apr 25 (7:15pm), Apr 26 (3:15pm)

Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)

Sarah and Tom are in deep financial trouble. Their situation takes a terrifying nosedive with the shocking behavior of their uninvited dinner guest, Jessica.

Apr 25 (7:15pm)

Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)

Sarah and Tom are in deep financial trouble. Their situation takes a terrifying nosedive with the shocking behavior of their uninvited dinner guest, Jessica.

Apr 25 (7pm)

Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)

Industry City, a Brooklyn industrial area, sparks conflict when purchased by global developers. Residents, city officials, and planners clash over differing visions for the city's urban development future.

Apr 25 (7pm), Apr 26 (4pm)

Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)

When tragedy strikes, an unexpected bond forms between two migrants in the Chinese community of Queens. Far from home, their labor-filled lives intertwine as they grieve and search for familial connections.

Apr 25 (7pm), Apr 26 (7pm with Actress Chloë Sevigny), Apr 26 (9:30pm)

Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)

A media crew mistakenly ends up in the wrong country while trying to profile a musician. As they collaborate with locals to create a viral trend, relationships form amid an unfolding health crisis.

Apr 25 (6pm), Apr 26 (3:15pm)

Film at Lincoln Center (144 West 65th Street, Manhattan)

Nina, an OB-GYN, faces accusations after newborn's death. Her life undergoes scrutiny during investigation. She persists in her medical duties, determined to provide care others hesitate to offer, despite risks.

Apr 25 (7pm with Actor Vishwam Velandy), Apr 26 (5pm with Actress Dasha Nekrasova), Apr 27 (7:45pm)

Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)

Follows the misadventures of a sexless couple, as their relationship falls into shambles in the early part of the pandemic.

Apr 25 (6:45pm), Apr 26 (6:45pm), Apr 27 (1:25pm)

IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)

In 1975, New York City is minutes away from bankruptcy when an unlikely alliance of rookies, rivals, fixers and flexers finds common ground, and a way out.

Apr 27 (2pm)

New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)

When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.

Apr 27 (4:45pm)

Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)

A bankrupt Taiwanese man loses everything including girlfriend. He still has a key to his luxury condo, where he grows and smokes marijuana. He spends time with a woman on suicide hotline and a lingerie clad woman selling cigarettes.

Apr 27 (5:15pm)

Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)

A journalist and his female companion travel to interview a famous musician in Rome where a generous invite to a country estate becomes something much more than anyone expected.

Apr 27 (5pm, 7:10pm)

New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)

Shattering the myth of Jewish passivity in WW2, these last surviving Partisans tell their stories of resistance against the Nazis and their collaborators in FOUR WINTERS.

Apr 28 (7pm)

Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)

This stirring and visually immersive documentary brings us inside the spirited pursuits of David Hanson, a restless inventor aiming to perfect the world's most life-like A.I.

Apr 29 (7pm)

Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)

The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.

Apr 29 (7pm)

IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)

A documentary about the director's maternal grandfather.

May 1 (7pm)

Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)

After the loss of his mother, a man risks everything to honor her by opening an Italian restaurant with a group of local grandmothers as the chefs.

May 1 (7pm with Cinematographer Frederick Elmes), May 4 (6:45pm)

IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)

Explores Catherine E. Coulson's life and her role as Twin Peaks' Log Lady, featuring interviews and archival footage that reveal her artistic journey and the character's cultural significance.

May 2 (7pm)

Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family. With his rise through the organisation, however, comes the dangers of violence, double-crosses, drug addiction and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

May 2 (8:10pm), May 3 (8:10pm)

Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)

Documentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary images of the band and a musical mise-en-scene composed of songs from their discography.

May 4 (2:30pm)

Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)

New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.

May 4 (7pm)

Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)

Fakir Musafar explored gender fluidity and enlightenment through extreme body modification. He pioneered 'Modern Primitives', blending global spiritual practices with sexuality. A legendary figure in kink culture.

May 6 (7pm)

IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)

In New York City's most quickly gentrifying neighborhoods, a group of fearless residents, activists, and nonprofit attorneys fight corrupt landlords and developers for the basic human right to a home.

May 7 (7pm)

Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue, Manhattan)

Three men take an extended weekend hunting trip, where an initial spell of hunting success sharpens their instincts and stirs a sense of rivalry. But one day all animals vanish without a trace. As the forest turns eerily quiet, the men become obsessed with the idea that the hunt must continue.

May 9 (7:15pm with Director Rachel Feldman), May 10 (7:15pm with Actress Patricia Clarkson)

Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)

An emotional drama about a courageous factory worker who fights for justice when cheated and mistreated by her company.

May 10 (2:15pm)

Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)

A group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.

May 10 (5:15pm)

Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)

An alien must pose as a human to save his dying planet, but a woman and greed of other men create complications.

May 13 (7pm)

IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)

In 1988, Deaf students at Gallaudet University protested until the school appointed its first Deaf president, Dr. I. King Jordan, marking a pivotal moment for Deaf rights and representation.

May 17 (7pm), May 18 (2:30pm)

Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)

British Invasion icons The Zombies reflect on paving 60 years and counting of their musical path from teenage friends to legends in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.