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 June 6th and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know -
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I Don't Understand You - Q&A with Actors Nick Kroll & Andrew Rannells
Jun 6 (5:45pm, 6:15pm)
AMC Lincoln Square (1998 Broadway, Manhattan)
Stranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills, an American couple on the verge of adopting tries to reconnect during a disastrous vacation, as their fears and relationship problems threaten to boil over.
Sunlight - Q&A with Writer/Director Nina Conti, Writer/Actor Shenoah Allen
Jun 6 (7:20pm), Jun 7 (7:20pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
A hilariously dark and unconventional love story, following two people on the edge of life who find purpose and romance through an unlikely connection, escaping the darkness in search of some sunlight.
Slumlord Millionaire - Q&A with Directors/Producers Steph Ching & Ellen Martinez, Producer Nicole Tsien
Jun 6 - 12 (numerous showtimes - check link below)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, 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.
Country Hotel - Q&A with film scholar Palita Chunsaengchan
Jun 7 (2:15pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
If Jim Jarmusch attempted an adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre's No Exit, it might turn out something like R.D. Pestonji's surreal, freewheeling comedy Country Hotel (1957). In Country Hotel, the curious and easily vexed bartender and self-proclaimed "arm wrestling world champion" at a ramshackle outpost called "Paradise Hotel" encounters a revolving cast of eccentric visitors who test his patience in confounding ways over the course of a single night.
Rebel with a Clause - Q&A with Director Brandt Johnson, film subject Ellen Jovin
Jun 8 (3:15pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
A grammar documentary for all of us who are devoted to the Oxford Comma
Underground Orange - Q&A with Writer/Director Michael Taylor Jackson
Jun 8 (7pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
A Californian backpacker becomes entangled in a polyamorous relationship with a gang of young actors who plot to kidnap the US Ambassador to Argentina.
Rubble Kings - Q&A with Director Shan Nicholson
Jun 10 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
Through archival footage Nicholson tells the story of the real Warriors that walked the streets of New York City in the 1970s and the harsh reality of gang life in a city that seemed to be falling apart.
The War of the Roses - Q&A with Actress Kathleen Turner
Jun 11 (6:30pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP - Q&A with Director Jim Hubbard
Jun 11 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP is an inspiring documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. Utilizing oral histories of members of ACT UP, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of ACT UP as it battles corporate greed, social indifference, and government negligence.
Miller's Crossing - Q&A with Actor John Turturro
Jun 12 (6:30pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
It's Pat: The Movie - Q&A with Actress Julia Sweeney
Jun 12 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
The comedic misadventures of a person of indeterminate gender.
Vox Lux - Q&A with Writer/Director Brady Corbet, Writer Mona Fastvold, Actor Daniel London
Jun 13 (6:30pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
An unusual set of circumstances brings unexpected success to a pop star.
A Man With Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole - Q&A with Director Dori Bernstein, film subject Kenneth Cole
Jun 13 (7:15pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
Explores the life, career, and activism of Kenneth Cole.
James Otis: Rocky Mountain Formalist - Q&A with Filmmaker James Otis
Jun 13 (7:30pm, 10pm), Jun 15 (5pm, 7:30pm)
Spectacle Theater (124 South 3rd Street, Brooklyn)
Numerous short films. Check the link for details.
Manchester By The Sea - Q&A with Director Kenneth Lonergan
Jun 14 (2:10pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Happiness - Q&A with Director Todd Solondz
Jun 14 (6pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Mutual Appreciation - Q&A with Director Andrew Bujalski
Jun 14 (6:20pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Alan is a musician who leaves a busted-up band for New York, and a new musical voyage. He tries to stay focused and fends off all manner of distractions, including the attraction to his good friend's girlfriend.
Funny Ha Ha - Intro with Director Andrew Bujalski
Jun 14 (9pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Marnie just graduated from college, drinks likes she's still in school, and is looking for a temporary job but a permanent boyfriend. She loves a guy who doesn't love her (?), ping-pongs between awkward romantic alternatives and even less suitable jobs.
The Birdcage - Q&A with Actor Nathan Lane
Jun 15 (1pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.
Results - Q&A with Director Andrew Bujalski, Actor Kevin Corrigan
Jun 15 (1:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Two mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.
Ron Delsener Presents - Q&A with Director Jake Sumner
Jun 15 (3:15pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn (445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn)
Follows Ron Delsener one of the most influential concert promoter in New York. Now that he is 86-year-old but still has a spring in his step.
Immigration Stories - Q&A with PS 107 third grade filmmakers
Jun 17 (5pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
This collection of nine short films tells the stories of immigrants within the Park Slope community, focusing on both the joys and challenges they have experienced as immigrants coming to America from all over the world.
Saurians - Q&A with Director Mark Polonia
Jun 19 (9:30pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
2 dinosaurs are awakened by a construction blast.
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore - Q&A with Director Shoshannah Stern, film subject Marlee Matlin
Jun 19 (7pm), Jun 20 (7:10pm), Jun 21 (7:10pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
Explores Marlee Matlin's life as a groundbreaking performer.
Sabbath Queen - Q&A with Director Sandi DuBowski
Jun 20 (6:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
A 39th generation ex-Orthodox rabbi embarks on a remarkable 21-year personal journey, also embracing life as a drag queen.
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch - Q&A with Directors Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Caichwal & Nicholas de Pencier
Jun 20 (7:10pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet.
Familiar Touch - Q&A with Director Sarah Friedland, Actress Kathleen Chalfant
Jun 20 (6:50pm), Jun 21 (4:45pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
An octogenarian woman transitions to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires.
Manufactured Landscapes - Q&A with Director Jennifer Baichwal, Producer Nicholas de Pencier, subject Edward Burtynsky
Jun 21 (2pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Photographer Edward Burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Q&A with Editor Marcia Lucas
Jun 21 (4:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A recently-widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.
Watermark - Intro with Directors Edward Burtynsky & Jennifer Baichwal
Jun 21 (5:15pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A documentary on how water shapes humanity.
Gangs of Wasseypur - Q&A with Director Anurag Kashyap
Jun 22 (12:15pm: 321 minutes with an intermission)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.
Make Me Famous - Q&A with Director Brian Vincent, Producer Heather Spore
Jun 22 (4:45pm)
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.
Monsoon Wedding - Q&A with Director Mira Nair
Jun 23 (7pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
Dog Movie - Q&A with Director Henry Hanson, Actors Jessi Gaston, Marten Katze & Milo Talwani
Jun 24 (9:15pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
A couple adopts a dog with the same name as the unemployed couch surfer.
How to Have an American Baby - Q&A with Director Leslie Tai
Jun 25 (6pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
A kaleidoscopic voyage into the once-booming shadow economy catering to Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. on "birthing vacations" in order to obtain American citizenship for their babies.
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue - Q&A with Director Jill Campbell, Models Carol Alt & Roshumba Williams
Jun 25 (7pm), Jun 26 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
Jule Campbell's 32-year reign as editor of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue, transforming it into a media empire. Exploring changing beauty standards, feminism's evolution, and interviews with Campbell and supermodels she championed.
A Photographic Memory - Q&A with Director Rachel Elizabeth Seed
Jun 28 (4pm)
Bronx Documentary Center (614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx)
An intimate, genre-bending portrait of a daughter's attempt to piece together a picture of her mother, an avant-garde journalist she never knew.
Team Picture - Q&A with Director Kentucker Audley
Jun 29 (7pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A realistic character study of a young man in his early 20's negotiating a disintegrating relationship with an ambitious artist / photographer girlfriend and an ascending fling with an adventurous floater, as well as pressures from his family and society to go to college / make steps toward success, all the while becoming increasingly interested in the questionably viable life of playing guitar and writing songs.
A Photographic Memory - Q&A with Director Rachel Elizabeth Seed
Jun 30 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
An intimate, genre-bending portrait of a daughter's attempt to piece together a picture of her mother, an avant-garde journalist she never knew.