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 November 14th and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know -
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Time - Q&A with Editor Gabriel Rhodes
Nov 14 (6:40pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.
Arco - Q&A with Writer/Director Ugo Beinvenu
Nov 14 (7pm)
Angelika Film NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
What if rainbows were actually time travelers flying across the sky? On his first flight through time, Arco (10) crash lands from the year 3000 into our near future. His fall is witnessed by a little girl, Iris, who helps him return home.
The Business of Fancydancing - Q&A with Director Sherman Alexie
Nov 14 (7pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Native American poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home on the reservation to attend the funeral of a dear friend.
Trifole - Q&A with Director/Co-Writer Gabriele Fabbro, Actor/Co-Writer Ydalie Turk
Nov 14 (7:10pm), Nov 15 (7:10pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
In this bittersweet portrait of a vanishing rural way of life, Dalia travels to Piedmont to care for her aging grandfather Igor, an expert forager. Armed with his loyal dog Birba, she hunts for a prizewinning truffle to save his home.
Rebuilding
Q&A with Director Max Walker-Silverman, Actor Josh O'Connor
Nov 14 (7:30pm), Nov 15 (7:30pm)
Q&A with Director Max Walker-Silverman
Nov 16 (5pm)
Angelika Film NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
After wildfires take his ranch, a cowboy named Dusty winds up in a FEMA camp, finding community with others who lost homes, including his daughter and ex-wife.
Shttl - Q&A with Actor Moshe Lobel
Nov 14 (7:50pm), Nov 15 (7:15pm)
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.
Steve Shapiro: Being Everywhere - Q&A with Director Maura Smith
Nov 14 (7pm), Nov 15 (7pm), Nov 16 (4:30pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
Photojournalist Steve Schapiro documented iconic figures like Streisand, Ali, Bowie, MLK, Parks, RFK, Baldwin, and Hollywood legends. This documentary explores his remarkable career.
The Running Man - Q&A with Director Edgar Wright
Nov 15 (10am)
AMC Lincoln Square (1998 Broadway, Manhattan)
A man joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by "hunters" hired to kill them.
Köln 75 - Q&A with Director Ido Fluk
Nov 15 (2:30pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
Vera Brandes, who, in 1975 and at the age of 18, staged the famous Köln Concert by jazz musician Keith Jarrett.
Peter Hujar's Day - Q&A with Director Ira Sachs
Nov 15 (4:30pm)
Francesca Beale Theater FLC (144 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
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.
Peter Hujar's Day - Q&A with Director Ira Sachs
Nov 15 (7:30pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
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.
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire - Q&A with Co-Producer Annette Insdorf
Nov 16 (4:35pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel's life journey, from his family's deportation to his legacy as writer and human rights advocate, told through personal archives, family interviews, and his own voice.
Terra Femme - Q&A with Director Courtney Stephens
Nov 16 (5:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Amateur travelogues by women in the 1920s-50s are woven into this meditation on the traveler's gaze.
Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) - Q&A with Actors Adam LeFevre & Marceline Hugot
Nov 17 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
An anthology following the residents of a small town and the lake that binds them together.
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives - Q&A with Stretch and Bobbito
Nov 18 (7pm)
Maysles Documentary Center (343 Malcolm X Boulevard, Manhattan)
During the 1990s, Stretch and Bobbito introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang, and Big Pun as well as an unknown Jay-Z, Eminem, and the Fugees. The late night program had a cult following in the art/fashion world and prison population as well.
On The Silver Globe - Q&A with Cinematographer Andrzej Jaroszewicz
Nov 18 (7pm)
Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
A team of astronauts land on an inhabitable planet and form a society. Many years later, a single astronaut is sent to the planet and becomes a messiah.
Weeds - Q&A with Writer/Director John D. Hancock
Nov 18 (9:30pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a reporter.
Blue Moon - Q&A with Actor Ethan Hawke
Nov 19 (6pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Tells the story of Lorenz Hart's struggles with alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of "Oklahoma!".
The Sixth Borough - Q&A with Director Jason Pollard
Nov 20 (7pm)
Maysles Documentary Center (343 Malcolm X Blvd, Manhattan)
This vibrant documentary explores Long Island's indelible yet often overlooked impact on hip-hop's evolution, presented through the voices of the pioneering artists who shaped the genre's expansion beyond its urban roots.
Without Fear - Q&A with Director Ali Khamraev
Nov 20 (7:15pm)
Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
A Bolshevik army officer and Uzbek who has been nursed back to health by a young Uzbek woman to whom he is now married, gains responsibility for the local village in 1929.
Rental Family - Intro with Actors Brendan Fraser & Mari Yamamoto
Nov 21 (6pm, 6:30pm)
Regal Union Square (850 Broadway, Manhattan)
An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection.
Harvest Season - Q&A with Director Bernardo Ruiz
Nov 21 (7pm)
Maysles Documentary Center (343 Malcolm X Boulevard, Manhattan)
Delves into the lives of the people who make California's premium wine possible, following Mexican-American winemakers and migrant workers whose labor is essential yet often overlooked
Three Portraits by Lucas Kane - Intro and Q&A with Director Lucas Kane
Nov 21 (8pm)
Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
This program showcases a series of shorts by NYC filmmaker and theater director Lucas Kane.
IMPRESSIONS OF RESISTANCE AND ERASURE (2021, 3 min, Super-8-to-16mm)
JACOB'S HOUSE (2025, 21 min, 16mm)
THREE SONGS FOR PETER BROOK (work-in-progress, 24 min, Super-8 and 16mm-to-digital)
Zodiac Killer Project - Q&A with Director Charlie Shackleton
Nov 21 (6:45pm), Nov 22 (6:45pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Against the backdrop of deserted spaces, a filmmaker explores his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary, delving into the true crime genre's inner workings at a saturation point.
The Age of Disclosure - Q&A with Producer/Director Dan Farah
Nov 21 (7pm), Nov 22 (7pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Documentary that reveals an 80-year global cover-up of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse-engineer advanced technology of non-human origin.
Cutting Through Rocks - Q&A with Directors Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni
Nov 21 (7pm), Nov 22 (7pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
First female councilor in her Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi challenges tradition by teaching girls to ride motorcycles and fighting child marriage, while facing doubts about her motives.
Remaining Native - Q&A with Director Paige Bethmann (and others)
Nov 21 (7pm), Nov 22 (2pm, 5pm), Nov 23 (12:30pm, 6pm), Nov 24 (11am), Nov 25 (7pm), Nov 26 (5pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
Ku Stevens wants to be an elite runner, but when the remains of Native children are found, Ku must face his family's past while attempting to run towards his future.
Neighboring Sounds - Q&A with Director Kleber Mendonça Filho
Nov 22 (1:15pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
The lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.
The Seventh Bullet - Q&A with Director Ali Khamraev
Nov 22 (2:15pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
Based on the conflict between the new atheistic communist government that ruled in Uzbekistan after the revolution in Russia and the traditional laws of Islam that Uzbek people believing for a thousand years.
Henry Street Settlement Movie Club - Q&A with Michael Jacobsohn
Nov 22 (4pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Abrons Arts Center presents a selection of short films produced by the then-teen filmmakers of the Henry Street Movie Club, a youth filmmaking workshop that was hosted by the Henry Street Settlement from 1968 to 1973.
Cactus Pears - Q&A with Director Rohan Kanawade, moderator Mira Nair
Nov 22 (4:10pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried.
Man Follows Birds - Q&A with Director Ali Khamraev, Actress Gulcha Tashbayeva
Nov 22 (6:30pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
A coming-of-age story of a young Uzbek poet surrounded by violence. Farouk is fascinated by trees. Cast apart because he's poor and his father's drunk, Farouk is not happy in his village.
Hamnet - Q&A with Actors Paul Mescal & Jessie Buckley
Nov 22 (7:15pm)
Angelika Film NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
I Remember You - Q&A with Director Ali Khamraev, Actress Gulcha Tashbayeva
Nov 23 (2:15pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
A dying woman's wish sends her son on a train journey from the steppes of Uzbekistan to the Russian hinterland in search of his father's grave.
Harlan County USA - Q&A with Director Barbara Kopple
Nov 23 (3pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.
All That's Left of You - Q&A with Director Cherien Dabis
Nov 23 (5:45pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
After a Palestinian teen gets swept up into a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the family story of hope, courage and relentless struggle that led to this fateful moment.
A House of Dynamite - Q&A with Director Kathryn BigelowNov 24 (7pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
Pools - Q&A with Director Sam Hayes
Nov 25 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
In the midst of her whole life falling apart, Kennedy attempts to somehow reconnect with her dead father, searching for permission to live her own life within a wild pool-hopping escape through the elaborate estates of her college town.
Teenage Wasteland - Q&A with Directors Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine
Nov 28 (7:30pm), Nov 29 (5:10pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A teacher inspires a group of teenagers in the early 1990s to make a student film and they uncover a conspiracy that is poisoning their community. Thirty years later they revisit this transformative experience.
You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine - Q&A with Producer Fiona Prine (and others)
Nov 28 (7:15pm), Nov 29 (7:15pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
70+ artists joined family and fans at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in Oct 2022 for two nights, celebrating John Prine's life and music.
Benita - Q&A with Director Alan Berliner
Nov 28 (7pm), Nov 29 (7pm), Nov 30 (7:30pm), Dec 1 (6:30pm), Dec 2 (6pm), Dec 3 (7pm), Dec 4 (7pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
BENITA is Alan Berliner's intimate portrait of New York City filmmaker, Benita Raphan, who took her life by suicide in the middle of the Covid pandemic.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - Q&A with Director Rian Johnson
Nov 29 (7:30pm)
Village East (181-189 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead.
The Secret Agent - Q&A with Director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Actor Wagner Mouras
Nov 30 (2pm), Dec 2 (7pm), Dec 3 (7:30pm)
Angelika Film NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.
Sirât - Q&A with Director Oliver Laxe
Dec 5 (6pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his missing daughter in North Africa.
Fire Will Come - Intro with Director Oliver Laxe
Dec 5 (8:50pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Amador returns home to his aging mother after serving a sentence for arson. He tries to adapt to daily farm life and coping with the villagers' memories of his past actions.
Familiar Touch - Q&A with Actress Kathleen Chalfant
Dec 7 (12pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
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.
Girlfriends - Q&A with Director Claudia Weill
Dec 7 (3:15pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Follows twentysomething Upper West Side photographer Susan who, alongside her poet roommate Anne, is trying to navigate the professional and romantic dead ends of 1970s city living.
Dance Freak - Q&A with Co-Directors Robby Rackleff & Alan Resnick
Dec 10 (7:15pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
A dangerous experiment goes awry resulting in a Dance Freak running wild.
Resurrection - Q&A with Director Bi Gan
Dec 10 (7pm), Dec 11 (7pm), Dec 12 (7:55pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
In a society where people stops dreaming to extend their lifespan, some dangerous individuals still dream, warping the fabric of time. We experience five dreams, for each of the senses, each chronologically representing a period of cinema.
Grey Gardens - Q&A with Co-Director Muffie Meyer
Dec 14 (5:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Meet a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, reclusive cousins of Jackie O., managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Camelot.
Crossing Delancey - Q&A with Writer Susan Sandler
Dec 20 (3:15pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker.