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 December 19th and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know -
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians (S2 advance episode) - Q&A with Actor Walker Scobell
Dec 19 (5:30pm)
92NY (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
Demigod Percy Jackson leads a quest across America to prevent a war among the Olympian gods.
The Cornelia Street Cafe in Exile - Q&A with Director Michael Jacobsohn
Dec 19 (6pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
For over forty years, the Cornelia Street Cafe was more than just a café; it was a vibrant, eclectic haven for artists, poets, and musicians, lovingly nurtured by its visionary owner, Robin Hirsch. This film chronicles its extraordinary journey, celebrating the unforgettable voices and cherished memories that filled its iconic walls.
Rosemead - Q&A with Writer/Director Eric Lin, Actress Lucy Liu, Producer Mynette Louie
Dec 19 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
Inspired by a harrowing true story, Lucy Liu transforms in a riveting, career-redefining performance as an ailing woman who takes drastic measures to protect her troubled teenage son.
Johnny Mnemonic - Intro with Director Robert Longo
Dec 19 (8:45pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza.
Anything That Moves - Q&A with Director Alex Phillips
Dec 19 (9:30pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
An innocent Chicago food delivery boy, after having sex for money, finds himself involved in a series of murders that can be traced back to someone who was in his bed.
Cover-Up
Q&A with Directors Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus, Producer Yoni Golijov
Dec 19 (7:45pm)
Q&A with Director Mark Obenhaus
Dec 20 (5:15pm)
Q&A with Director Laura Poitras, subject Seymour Hersh
Dec 21 (2:45)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Seymour Hersh has been at the front lines of political journalism in the United States. Hersh's breakthrough reportage has brought to the public's attention many of the most damning constitutional wrongdoings and cover-ups.
The Nutcracker at Wethersfield - Q&A with Director Annie Sundberg
Dec 19 (3:45pm), Dec 22 (5pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
Ballet dancers adapt a holiday favorite during COVID lockdowns, motivated by determination to keep performing through challenging times.
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.
Rebel With a Clause - Q&A with Director Brandt Johnson, subject Ellen Jovin
Dec 20 (5pm)
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.
Hundreds of Beavers - Q&A with Actor Mike Wesolowski
Dec 20 (7:45pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
Shttl - Q&A with Actor Moshe Lobel
Dec 21 (5:20pm)
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.
Left-Handed Girl - Q&A with Writer/Director Shih-Ching Tsou & Writer/Editor Sean Baker
Dec 21 (7pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
A single mother and her two daughters relocate to Taipei to open a night market stall, each navigating the challenges of adapting to their new environment while striving to maintain family unity.
Hundreds of Beavers - Q&A with Actor Mike Wesolowski, Fight Coordinator/Actor Jon Truei
Dec 21 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point - Q&A with Director Tyler Taormina
Dec 22 (6:30pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.
The Testament of Ann Lee - Q&A with Writer/Director Mona Fastvold, Writer Brady Corbet
Dec 26 (4:10pm), Dec 28 (1:05pm)
Village East (181-189 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. Depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers' worship through song and dance, based on real events.
The World's Beauty: Recent International Shorts - Conversation with Filmmaker Charlie Kaufman and Author Eva H.D.
Jan 4 (2pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
4 films: Cairo Streets, Hysterical Fit of Laughter, Morning Circle, How to Shoot a Ghost
Through the Olive Trees - Q&A with AD/Actor Jafar Panahi
Jan 5 (6pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
A depiction of the off-screen relationship between the actors who play the newlyweds in the film And Life Goes On (1992).
The Secret Agent - Q&A with Director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Actor Wagner Moura
Jan 5 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd 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.
All That's Left of You - Q&A with Director/Actor Cherian Dabis
Jan 5 (7pm moderated by Cynthia Nixon, 7:30pm moderated by Elliot Page)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
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.
This Is Not a Film - Intro with Director Jafar Panahi
Jan 5 (8:35pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
It's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.
The Chronology of Water - Q&A with Director Kristen Stewart & Actor Imogen Poots
Jan 6 (5pm, 8:20pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Through loss, love, and self-discovery, a woman transforms pain into art-and writes a life on her own terms.
Nuts! - Q&A with Director Penny Lane
Jan 6 (7:15pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
The mostly true story of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who built an empire with his goat-testicle impotence cure and a million-watt radio station.
Marty Supreme - Q&A with Writer Ronald Bronstein
Jan 7 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
A Private Life - Q&A with Actress Jodie Foster
Jan 7 (7pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.
Magellan
Q&A with Actor Gael Garcia Bernal
Jan 7 (7:30pm), Jan 8 (6:30pm)
Q&A with Director Lav Diaz
Jan 10 (6:20pm), Jan 11 (2:30pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
A portrayal of Ferdinand Magellan and Beatriz Barbosa's 1517 marriage in Seville, focusing on their brief time together before his departure on the Spanish crown's expedition.
Arco - Q&A with Co-Writer/Producer Félix de Givry
Jan 9 (7:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow 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.
My Neighbor Adolf - Q&A with Director Leon Prodovsky
Jan 9 (7:10pm), Jan 10 (7:10pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
In 1960s South America, a Holocaust survivor suspects his neighbor is Adolf Hitler. Disbelieved, he investigates and reluctantly befriends the man to gather evidence.
Nadja - Q&A with Director Michael Almereyda (and cast & crew)
Jan 11 (6:30pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
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.
Batang West Side - Intro with Director Lav Diaz
Jan 14 (5:30pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
A teen's murder investigation in NJ reveals insights into Filipino-American life, crystal meth's impact on youth, and a detective's struggle with his past trauma.
Shuffle - Q&A with Director Benjamin Flaherty, Producer Carra Greenberg
Jan 16 (7pm), Jan 17 (7pm), Jan 18 (2pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
Three people navigate a dangerous treatment industry rife with insurance fraud.
The Track - Q&A with Director Ryan Sidhoo
Jan 21 (7pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
A coming-of-age journey following three friends going for gold in post-war Bosnia while training on their destroyed luge track from the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games.