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Spike Lee promoting Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. Apple Store SoHo - February 9, 2015
Spike Lee promoting Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. Apple Store SoHo - February 9, 2015
Cinema Roundup For the Week of February 13
(released Thursday, February 12, 2026)
By Douglas Lorah

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 February 13th and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know - info@greenroomnewyork.com.



By Design - Q&A with Actors Juliette Lewis & Alisa Torres
Feb 13 (7:10pm), Feb 14 (7:10pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
quadcinema.com
Upon seeing a gorgeous chair in a showroom, Camille realizes that she truly envies the life of this perfect piece of furniture. If only she could be someone's favorite thing. When she and the chair swap forms, Camille learns that she is better liked as an inanimate object than she was as a person: her mother finds her to be a better listener, and her best friends enjoy a new found, friction-free rapport.

My Father's Shadow - Q&A with Writer/Director Akinola Davies Jr.
Feb 13 (6:30pm, 9:15pm), Feb 14 (2:40pm, 5:25pm)
Angelika Film NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
angelikafilmcenter.com
Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.

Moulin Rouge - Q&A with Actor Ewan McGregor
Feb 14 (3:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
movingimage.org
A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.

Shttl - Q&A with Actor Moshe Lobel
Feb 14 (5:45pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
newplazacinema.org
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.

Barton Fink - Q&A with Actor John Turturro
Feb 15 (4pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
www.paristheaternyc.com
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Industry (Season 4, Episode 6) - Q&A with Actors Myha'la & Ken Leung
Feb 16 (7:30pm)
92NY (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
www.92ny.org
Young bankers and traders make their way in the financial world in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse.

The Heart of Loisaida - Q&A with Producers/Directors Beni Matias & Marci Reaven
Feb 17 (6pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
filmforum.org
Shows efforts on New York's Lower East Side to revive abandoned buildings through the work and persistence of the local, predominantly Latino residents.
This screens along with Orchard Street, 1955.

Hail the New Puritan - Q&A with Director Charles Atlas
Feb 17 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
www.roxycinemanewyork.com
A fictionalized portrait of the British dancer and choreographer Michael Clark, depicting a day in his life as he and his company prepare for a performance.

School Daze - Intro with Director Spike Lee
Feb 17 (7pm, 7:15pm)
BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn)
www.bam.org
A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.

Our Song - Q&A with Director Jim McKay, Actress Kerry Washington
Feb 19 (6:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
movingimage.org
Focusing on the bonding between three girls in Brooklyn's "Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band" and the choices the girls face once their high school closes down for asbestos removal.

Cece's Interlude - Q&A with Director Tee Park
Feb 19 (7pm), Feb 20 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
www.roxycinemanewyork.com
After seeing a viral video of a young trans woman claiming to be pregnant, an opportunistic filmmaker decides to document her journey to motherhood.

Four Rational People - Q&A with Director Tristan Cook
Feb 20 (6:45pm), Feb 21 (6:45pm), Feb 22 (2:15pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
quadcinema.com
After nearly 50 years of making music together, the Emerson String Quartet plays its final notes. An intimate and timeless tour film.

Graceland & Come Here - Q&A with Director Anocha Suwichakornpong
Feb 21 (4:15pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
metrograph.com
Come Here: Four young travelers embark on a trip to Kanchanaburi to see the museum, but pass the time in other ways when they find out it's closed for refurbishment.
Graceland: A man and a mysterious women explore Bangkok over the course of one night.

Rebel With a Clause - Q&A with Director Brandt Johnson, subject Ellen Jovin
Feb 21 (5pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
newplazacinema.org
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.

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It - Q&A with Director Paris Barclay, Producers Stephanie Allain & Jeanne Elfant Festa, Singer Gloria Jones
Feb 21 (7pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
filmforum.org
Follows the story and challenging life of legendary musician and genius keyboardist Billy Preston.

The Cornelia Street Cafe in Exile - Q&A with Director Michael Jacobsohn
Feb 22 (12:15pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
www.newplazacinema.org
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.

By the Time It Gets Dark - Q&A with Director Anocha Suwichakornpong
Feb 22 (3pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
metrograph.com
In 1970, She was student activist, a waitress who keeps changing her job, now a film director. All lives loosely connected to each others.

Riverbend - Q&A with Director Sam Firstenberg, Actors Julius Tennon, Alex Morris & Vanessa Tate
Feb 24 (7pm)
BAM (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn)
www.bam.org
Black soldiers fleeing a rigged court-martial seek refuge in a small Georgia town where a racist sheriff terrorizes Black residents. With one ally, Major Quinton forms a secret army to fight for freedom in one fateful night.

Scenes From the Divide - Q&A with Director Alison Klayman, Producers Arielle Angel & Daniel Mayafter
Feb 24 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
In the lead-up to Zohran Mamdani's election as mayor of New York City, many of the city's Jewish population found themselves at odds over the candidate's positions on Palestine and Israel. By inviting viewers into the homes of New Yorkers on both sides of the campaign, DOC NYC alumna Alison Klayman reveals a fierce battle among American Jews over identity, history, and responsibility.

Frankenstein - Q&A with Actor Jacob Elordi
Feb 25 (7:30pm)
92NY (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
www.92ny.org
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Celebrating The Sopranos Season 3: An Evening with David Chase, Steven Van Zandt, and Ariel Kiley
Feb 26 (6:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
movingimage.org
New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.

Nova '78 - Q&A with Director Aaron Brookner
Feb 26 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Zappa, Ginsberg and more collided in an explosion of ideas, art and rebellion.

For Worse - Q&A with Writer/Director/Actor Amy Landecker, Actor Bradley Whitford
Feb 26 (7:30pm), Feb 27 (7:15pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
quadcinema.com
A newly divorced sober mom goes to a wedding with a much younger date and behaves like a drunk 25 year old bridesmaid to try and keep up.

Dreams - Q&A with Actor Isaac Hernández
Feb 26 (6:50pm), Feb 27 (6:50pm), Feb 28 (6:50pm), Mar 1 (2:45pm)
Angelika New York (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
angelikafilmcenter.com
A powerful American socialite and an undocumented Mexican ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair in this tense, erotic drama.

Celebrating The Sopranos Season 3: An Evening with David Chase, Dominic Chianese, and Edie Falco
Feb 27 (6:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
movingimage.org
New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert - Q&A with Director Baz Luhrman
Feb 27 (6:30pm, 7pm)
Regal Union Square (850 Broadway, Manhattan)
www.regmovies.com
Follows Elvis Presley, featuring never-before-seen footage and recordings.

Amílcar - Q&A with Director Miguel Eek
Feb 27 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
Agronomist, poet, utopian thinker, and revolutionary... Often referred to as the African Che Guevara, Cabral led the anti-colonial movement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde against Portuguese colonialism until his murder in 1973.

Narrative and Local Sensations - Q&A with Director Anocha Suwichakornpong and Director Tulapop Saenjaroen
Feb 28 (4:30pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
Narrative: On the 15th anniversary of the 2010 pro-democracy protests in Bangkok, the filmmaker invited families of the victims to take part in rehearsal workshops for her forthcoming fiction film about the trial of the perpetrators.
Local Sensations: The film unfolds as an oblique exploration of monuments and sanctification in Thai society.

Celebrating The Sopranos Season 3: An Evening with David Chase & Annabella Sciorra
Feb 28 (6:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
movingimage.org
New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.

Powwow People - Q&A with Director Sky Hopinka
Feb 28 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
Working with a group of collaborators, Hopinka invited singers, drummers, and dancers from across the powwow circuit, along with vendors and community members, to participate in a gathering at Seattle's Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center.

Micro Budget - Q&A with Director Morgan Evans
Feb 28 (7pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (28 Liberty Street, Manhattan)
drafthouse.com
A comedy feature about an aspiring director who recklessly moves himself and his nine-months-pregnant actress wife from Iowa to LA to shoot a low-budget indie movie and sell it to a streamer for a "f***-ton of money."

Face to Face - Q&A with Director Federico Veiroj
Mar 1 (2pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
Veiroj weaves dialogue from diverse sources: his 30-year personal archive, film excerpts, and footage from a psychiatric hospital where his father received diagnosis. These images dissect complex family experiences and relationship.

Krabi, 2562 & The Ambassadors - Q&A with Director Anocha Suwichakornpong
Mar 1 (2pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
metrograph.com
Krabi, 2562: The landscape and stories within the community of Krabi, Southern Thailand. It captures the town in this specific moment where the pre-historic, the more recent past and the contemporary world collide, sometimes uneasily.

Peacemaker - Q&A with Director Ivan Ramljak
Mar 1 (4:30pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
n 1991, on the outskirts of Tenja, Josip Reihl Kir - the chief of the Osijek Police Department, a man dedicated to negotiations and avoiding war - was assassinated. Peacemaker is a story about the last few months of his life, in the dawn of the bloodthirsty Croatian-Serbian war, which Kir had been trying hard to prevent, told through the statements of a few witnesses and archive materials from the era.

Mundane History - Intro and Q&A with Director Anocha Suwichakornpong
Mar 1 (4:45pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
metrograph.com
Explores the relationship between Ake, a young man who is paralyzed from the waist down after an accident, and Pun, the male nurse who takes care of him, and of course Ake's father. Ake is at first cold towards his nurse Pun, but as Pun continues to earnestly take care of him he starts to open up his heart through candid conversations.

Cutting Through Rocks - Q&A with Directors Mohammadreza Eyni & Sara Khaki
Mar 2 (6:45pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
nitehawkcinema.com
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.

Matter of Britain - Q&A with Director Peter Treherne
Mar 2 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
Matter of Britain is an ethnographic fantasy which documents an English country village's performance of the Holy Grail myth. In that myth, King Arthur's knights quest for the Holy Grail in order to heal their wasted land. The performance took place over 12 months from 2023 to 2024 in multiple locations across the parish of Mayfield, East Sussex.

Pictures of Ghosts - Q&A with Director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Producer Emilie Lesclaux
Mar 2 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
www.ifccenter.com
Downtown Recife's classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that's just part of the story.

A Life Illuminated - Q&A with Director/Producer Tasha Van Zandt, Producer Sebastian Zeck
Mar 3 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
www.ifccenter.com
A Life Illuminated follows renowned marine biologist Dr. Edith Widder as she embarks on an extraordinary journey into the magical world of deep sea bioluminescence.

Prodigal Daughter - Q&A with Taylor Tomlinson
Mar 4 (7pm)
92NY (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
www.92ny.org
This is Taylor Tomlinson's fourth Netflix special, following Quarter-Life Crisis (2020), Look At You (2022), and Have It All (2024).

The Days - Q&A with Director Wang Xiaoshuai
Mar 5 (6:30pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
asiasociety.org
Dong and Chun are a young married couple stuck in the doldrums of their banal daily existence; their difficulty living together chafes against an undeniable physical chemistry. Unacknowledged, the shadow of Tiananmen looms in the background.

Shot the Voice of Freedom - Q&A with Director Zainab Entezar
Mar 5 (7:30pm)
Union Docs (352 Onderdonk Avenue, Queens)
uniondocs.org
With the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban imposed a reign of terror that is particularly brutal towards women. Risking their own lives and those of their loved ones, groups of women fight for their rights.

Two Pianos - Q&A with Director Arnaud Desplechin
Mar 6 (6pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
Mathias, a virtuoso pianist, lives an impossible love story.

Frozen - Q&A with Director Wang Xiaoshuai
Mar 6 (6:30pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
asiasociety.org
A young performance artist decides to make his own suicide his last work of art. On the longest day of the year, he plans to melt a huge block of ice with his own body heat and die of hypothermia. He calls this protest against the coldness of society "Funeral on Ice." Based on a true story.

The Vanishing Point - Q&A with Director Bani Khoshnoudi
Mar 6 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
Exiled from Iran after the ban on her 2009 film about the Green Movement, a filmmaker breaks her family's decades-long silence about a disappeared cousin, executed during the 1988 purges in political prisons.

Love Me Tender - Q&A with Director Anna Cazenave Cambet, DP Kristy Baboul
Mar 7 (12pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
Clémence, a lawyer, leaves her marriage to embrace her true self. Her ex-husband fights for custody of their son Paul, manipulating him. As their relationship deteriorates, Clémence struggles to maintain her maternal bond.

Beijing Bicycle - Q&A with Director Wang Xiaoshuai
Mar 7 (2:15pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
asiasociety.org
A seventeen-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen, and finds it with a schoolboy his age.

The Little Sister - Q&A with Actress Nadia Melliti
Mar 7 (3:15pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
When Fatima leaves her close-knit suburban family to study philosophy in Paris, she finds herself caught between her religious upbringing and the freedom of student life in the city.

Shanghai Dreams - Q&A with Director Wang Xiaoshuai
Mar 7 (6:30pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
asiasociety.org
In 1980s China, a displaced family's dream of returning to Shanghai from the provinces is threatened when their 19-year-old daughter falls in love with a local boy, forcing a choice between personal happiness and family ambition.

Tycoon - Q&A with Director Charlotte Zhang
Mar 7 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
Two young grifters dream up their next big score while conspiracies unfold in Los Angeles on the cusp of the 2028 Olympics.

Nino - Q&A with Writer/Director Pauline Loquès
Mar 7 (9:30pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
Nino, a young man, explores the streets of Paris to reconnect with the world and himself, after being diagnosed with cancer.

The Great Arch - Q&A with Stéphane Demoustier
Mar 8 (12:15pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
The story of Otto von Spreckelsen, a real-life architecture teacher from Copenhagen, who surprised the world when he won an open-call competition launched by French president François Mitterrand.

Chinese Portrait - Q&A with Director Wang Xiaoshuai
Mar 8 (2:15pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
asiasociety.org
Factory and construction workers, farmers, commuters, miners, students. The director captures the state of his nation, by static filming one or more people in more or less motionless poses. No narrative, just portraits.

Guess Who Is Calling? - Q&A with Director Fabienne Godet, Actor Salif Cissé
Mar 8 (3pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
Baptiste, a talented impressionist, can't manage to make a living. One day, a novelist, Pierre, asks him to imitate his voice over the telephone, so Pierre can write in peace and quiet. Gradually, Baptiste takes over Pierre's personality.

Eight Bridges - Q&A with Director James Benning
Mar 8 (4:30pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
It seems to be the time to consider bridges

The Money Maker - Q&A with Director Jean-Paul Salomé
Mar 8 (5:45pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
A Polish engineer relocates to France and becomes a legendary counterfeiter. Working solo, he crafts flawless fake francs worth millions over 14 years, earning the nickname "Cézanne of counterfeit money" for his artistic skill and output.

At Work - Q&A with Director Valérie Donzelli
Mar 8 (9pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
A photographer at the peak of his career abandons his success to pursue writing, facing financial hardship and personal struggles as he chases his true passion.

Meteors - Q&A with Actor Salif Cissé
Mar 9 (6pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
In rural France, Mika and Dan's dreams keep hitting dead ends. After Dan's latest mistake, they're forced to work in construction for their friend Tony, desperately seeking escape from their situation.

Writing Life: Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students - Q&A with Director Claire Simon
Mar 10 (6pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
Explores how Annie Ernaux's writing is taught in schools and universities.

Remake - Q&A with Director Ross McElwee
Mar 10 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
Ross McElwee explores time and memory through footage of his son Adrian, weaving their shared filmmaking past with an unfinished Hollywood remake of Sherman's March, creating a meditation on loss and documentation.

In a Whisper - Q&A with Director Leyla Bouzid
Mar 11 (6pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
Lilia returns to her native Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral to discover surprising details about his personal life that resonate with the secrets she keeps from her family.

Marc by Sofia - Q&A with Director Sofia Coppola and subject Marc Jacobs
Mar 11 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
www.moma.org
An intimate, unconventional portrait of Marc Jacobs, crafted by Sofia Coppola to capture the genius and singular universe of the iconic American designer.

Affection Affection - Q&A with Writer/Directors Maxime Matray & Alexia Walther
Mar 14 (12:15pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
A teen vanishes on her birthday in winter on the French Riviera. Géraldine from the mayor's office investigates amid swirling rumors. Her mother's return complicates matters in a village where minor crimes abound.

Hugo - Q&A with Director Pascal Bonitzer
Mar 14 (3pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
An actor reconnecting with his estranged daughter while preparing a one-man show about Victor Hugo.

Maigret and the Dead Lover - Q&A with Director Pascal Bonitzer
Mar 14 (5:45pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
Commissaire Maigret investigates the murder of a former ambassador in the Quai d'Orsay, and its connection to a decades long affair with a recently widowed princess.

Alpha - Q&A with Director Julia Ducournau
Mar 14 (8:15pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
www.filmlinc.org
Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.

Dead Lover - Q&A with Director Grace Glowicki, Actor Ben Petrie
Mar 19 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
www.ifccenter.com
A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap experiments.



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