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 August 21st and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know - info@greenroomnewyork.com.
How to Divorce During the War - Q&A with Director Andrius Blaževicius
Aug 21 (6:40pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Set in Vilnius in 2022, high-flying executive Marija chooses the worst moment to discuss divorce with husband Vytas - one day before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The couple navigates separation amid a refugee crisis.
A Bright Future - Q&A with Director Lucía Garibaldi
Aug 21 (7pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Smart, inquisitive Elisa lands a job placement up North. Though it sounds perfect, there's one problem: nobody who goes there ever returns.
Nine Black Cats - Actress Hannah Brantley in-person
Aug 21 (8:15pm)
Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street, Manhattan)
A nightclub murder leaves behind a glowing blue powder, pulling a suspended cop and a lonely waitress into a deadly hunt by a masked conspiracy operating beneath the city, where secret tunnels, corrupt power, and buried crimes threaten to erase anyone who gets too close.
Learning to Fly - Q&A with Director Max Lowe, film subject Aisha McAdams, Producer Evan Hayes
Aug 21 (7pm), Aug 22 (4pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Follows Aisha McAdams - a photographer, and once a competitive runner herself - as she embeds with ultra running's biggest names at the legendary Western States Endurance Run and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
Lockjaw - Q&A with Writer/Director Sabrina Greco, Actress Blu Hunt
Aug 21 (7pm), Aug 22 (9:30pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Raina, trapped in a car accident, finds herself drawn to a manipulative magician, whose illusions mirror her dysfunction. Their relationship worsens, leading to a dark exploration of guilt, attraction, and fractured friendships.
It Ends - Q&A with Director Alex Ullom
Aug 21 (7:10pm), Aug 22 (7:10pm), Aug 23 (4:55pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Friends on a late-night food run become trapped on an infinite highway with otherworldly terrors lurking beyond. Confined in their Jeep Cherokee, they must decide whether to accept their fate or attempt escape.
Dreams in Nightmares - Q&A with Writer/Director Shatara Michelle Ford and others
Aug 21 (7:15pm), Aug 22 (7:15pm), Aug 23 (4:20pm)
Village East (181-189 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
Three friends in their mid-thirties as they road trip across the Midwestern United States in search of their friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid.
To Use a Mountain - Q&A with Director Casey Carter
Aug 21 (7pm), Aug 22 (7pm), Aug 23 (4pm), Aug 27 (5:30pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Avenue, Manhattan)
A legal and environmental crisis unfolds across the expansive American interior, in a visceral journey through the landscapes, ecologies, and personal histories of the candidate sites for a sacrificial nuclear dumping ground.
How to Divorce During the War - Q&A with Director Andrius Blaževicius
Aug 22 (11:30am)
New Plaza Cinema (2 Columbus Circle, Manhattan)
Set in Vilnius in 2022, high-flying executive Marija chooses the worst moment to discuss divorce with husband Vytas - one day before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The couple navigates separation amid a refugee crisis.
The Sun Never Sets - Q&A with Actors Dakota Fanning & Cory Michael Smith
Aug 22 (2:30pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
A woman's relationship with her older, divorced boyfriend hits a rough patch just as her ex reappears in her life, leading to complicated emotions and messy entanglements in the Alaskan wilderness.
The Snare - Q&A with Writer/Director Merlin Camozzi, Actor Cassady McClincy Zhang
Aug 22 (6:20pm)
Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street, Manhattan)
When a high school student is arrested with a small amount of drugs, the police pressure her to become an informant - forcing her to choose between the people she most loves and the future she's worked so hard to create.
Wild Inside - Q&A with Director Penny Lane
Aug 22 (1:50pm), Aug 23 (1:50pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Flaco, a captive-raised Eurasian eagle-owl, escaped NYC's Central Park Zoo in 2023. The largest owl species worldwide, he'd lived there 13 years since being a fledgling before gaining fame through his wild adventures.
Union County - Q&A with Director Adam Meeks, Actor Will Poulter
Aug 23 (4:10pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amidst the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.
54 - Q&A with Writer/Director Mark Christopher
Aug 23 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
The famous 1970s New York City nightclub seen and told through the eyes of a young employee.
Idiots - Q&A with Actors Dave Franco & O'Shea Jackson
Aug 24 (7:30pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn (445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn)
Two rock-bottom drivers transport a wealthy teen to rehab, but their simple job spirals into a chaotic journey of drugs, danger, and crime as their passenger derails their plans.
Daylight - Q&A with Director Jon Kasbe
Aug 25 (7pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
Serving a life sentence, Joe Garcia finds an unexpected lifeline in the music of a pop superstar.
When We Saw Each Other More Often - Q&A with Writer/Director William Wrubel
Aug 25 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Flora leaves. Antonis gets left behind. Elit moves in. Benni and Caro can't seem to move on. In the classrooms, cafes, bars and train stations of an unnamed German city, the lives of several young people intersect.
In the Family - Q&A with Writer/Director Patrick Wang
Aug 26 (6pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.
Dreams in Nightmares - Q&A with Writer/Director Shatara Michelle Ford
Aug 26 (6:45pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
Three friends in their mid-thirties as they road trip across the Midwestern United States in search of their friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid.
Come What May - Q&A with Co-Director/Co-Producer Lahna Turner, Comedian Rich Voz
Aug 26 (7pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
Come What May tells the full story of Ralphie May through the comics who stood beside him, the friends who knew him best, and the people who watched him burn bright at the center of comedy.
Lingua Franca - Intro with Director Isabel Sandoval
Aug 28 (4:30pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
An undocumented Filipina trans woman falls in love in Brooklyn.
Filipiñana - Q&A with Writer/Director/Editor Rafael Manuel
Aug 28 (7pm), Aug 29 (7pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Teen Isabel's attraction to Dr. Palanca at her country club job turns dark as she uncovers violence beneath the club's facade and discovers their disturbing connection from the past.
Hanging By A Wire - Q&A with Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Aug 28 (7:10pm), Aug 29 (7:10pm)
Village East (181-189 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
When a cable car malfunctions in the mountains, eight people including six students are trapped high above a valley. As time runs out before the final cable fails, rescue teams work against the clock to save the stranded passengers.
The Cycle of Love - Q&A with Director Orlando von Einsiedel, film subjects PK Mahanandia & Lotta Mahanandia
Aug 28 (7:10pm), Aug 29 (7:10pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Documents the romantic journey of PK Mahanandia, a Delhi street artist who trekked 6,000 miles by bicycle in 1977, venturing across continents to reunite with the woman he loved.
Boorman and the Devil - Q&A with Director David Kittredge
Aug 28 (6:45pm), Aug 29 (6:45pm), Aug 30 (6:45pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
After directing Point Blank and Deliverance, John Boorman was offered to direct The Exorcist II. The film became a massive failure, nearly ending his career. Years later, cast and filmmakers discuss its ambition and artistic value.
The Invite - Q&A with Production Designer Jade Healy
Aug 29 (5pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.
The Kill-Off & My New Gun - Q&A with Directors Maggie Greenwald & Stacu Cochran
Aug 31 (6pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
The Kill-Off: Business at The Pavilion bar is down so Pete and Rags decide that the best way to get The Pavilion off the skids is to turn it into a strip joint.
My New Gun: Debbie and Gerald's lives drastically change after they get a gun. Their mysterious neighbor, Skippy, becomes an important and transforming figure in their lives.
The Room - Q&A with Actor Greg Sestero
Sep 2 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
In San Francisco, an amiable banker's seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when his deceitful bride-to-be embarks on a passionate affair with his best friend.
The Work in Progress - Q&A with Director Ian Cheney, Producers Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse &Elliot Krischner
Sep 4 (7pm), Sep 5 (7pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
Follows Americans engaging in face-to-face conversations about cultural, political, economic, and generational divisions across seven states.
Barbara Forever - Q&A with Director Brydie O'Connor
Sep 4 (7:45pm), Sep 5 (7:30pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
Chronovisor - Q&A with Directors Kevin Walker & Jack Auen
Sep 4 (6:15pm), Sep 5 (6:15pm), Sep 6 (3:45pm)
Walter Reade Theater FLC (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
An armchair mystery in which the life of a reclusive academic collides with the story of a clandestine technology that can photograph the past.
The Paper - Q&A with Director Ding Jiancheng
Sep 6 (4:45pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
Centered on an elderly maker of paper effigies and the young boy drawn into his world, the film treats paper as both subject and method, drifting between literature and cinema, dream and reality, color and monochrome.
True North - Director Michèle Stephenson in-person
Sep 8 (7pm)
Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
A documentary on the 1969 Black student protests against racism at Montreal's Concordia University, highlighting their role in Black liberation movements.
The Stamp Thief - Q&A with Director Dan Sturman, Producers Gary Gilbert & Dylan Nelson
Sep 8 (7pm)
Marlene Meyerson JCC (334 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan)
Seinfeld producer Gary Gilbert seeks to recover stamps stolen from victims of the Holocaust by a rogue Nazi officer. This real-life mission is part detective story, part heist film, and a small but powerful act of historical reckoning.
Marie Antoinette - Q&A with Director Sofia Coppola
Sep 10 (6pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero - Q&A with Director Josh Sabey
Sep 11 (7:30pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
After the 9/11 attacks, no one could agree what should be done with Ground Zero. And so New York did something really crazy. They asked the people to decide.
Ernie & Emma - Q&A with Writer/Director Bruce Campbell
Sep 11 (10pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn (445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn)
Widowed pear salesman Ernie Tyler travels to scatter his wife's ashes in places she specified, each location stirring memories that help him process their marriage, his work life, and his future.
Powwow People - Q&A with Director Sky Hopinka
Sep 11 (7pm), Sep 12 (7pm)
BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn)
A cinematic invitation into the realm of Native American powwow culture.
On a String - Q&A with Actor/Writer/Director Isabel Hagen
Sep 11 (8:30pm), Sep 12 (8:30pm), Sep 13 (1pm), Sep 17 (8:15pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
A Juilliard-trained violist navigates the New York City freelance classical musician scene, playing gigs that often draw her into the personal lives of strangers, all while living in her oddball family's NYC apartment.
If I Go Will They Miss Me - Q&A with Writer/Director Walter Thompson-Hernandez
Sep 14 (7pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
In Watts, California, a 12-year-old boy attempts to connect with his distant father following his incarceration while sensing mysterious visions, from airplanes and Greek gods, that seem to follow him through his everyday world.
Hunting Yellow Pigs - Q&A with Directors Ming-I Huang and Jon Roberts
Sep 15 (6pm)
Marlene Meyerson JCC (334 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan)
With love instead of a PhD, one maverick educator shaped generations of young minds at his summer mathematics program - quietly powering American innovation and launching the careers of top scientists and creators now influencing millions.
White Nights - Q&A with Actress Isabella Rossellini
Sep 15 (6:30pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
A Russian American ballet dancer's airplane is forced to land in USSR, where he's "repatriated". He stays with an American man married to a Russian. Will the American help him flee USSR?
Soul Patrol - Q&A with Director JM Harper
Sep 15 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Vietnam War's first Black special ops team reunites to share their untold story, revealing hidden military history and exploring whether confronting the past can heal old wounds.
Traces of Home - Q&A with Director Colette Ghunim, Executive Producer Melissa Barrera
Sep 16 (6:30pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Filmmaker Colette Ghunim takes her parents to find the ancestral homes in Mexico and Palestine that they had fled from decades earlier.
Lemonade Blessing - Q&A with Writer/Director Chris Merola, Actor Jake Ryan
Sep 16 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
Freshly tossed into a private Catholic high school by his devout mother, John falls for a devious classmate ready to push his faith (and morals) to the brink with a series of increasingly uncomfortable actions, all in the name of love.
Last Train to Fortune - Q&A with Actors Malcolm McDowell, Bernadette Peters, James Paxton
Sep 17 (7pm)
Village East (181-189 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
Follows Cecil Peachtree, a schoolteacher, and Dooley, an outlaw, as they strike a deal and develop an odd friendship along the road to Fortune after having to deal with gunfights, jailbreaks and saloon gals on the way.
Werewolf in a Women's Prison - Q&A with Director Jeff Leroy
Sep 17 (9:30pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
When camping with her boyfriend, Sarah is attacked by a werewolf. She wakes up in a corrupt prison only to find out her boyfriend has been torn apart and she is the only suspect.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Q&A with Director Ang Lee, Yuen Woo-ping
Sep 18 (7pm)
Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan)
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
House of Fish - Q&A with Director Santiago Burin des Roziers
Sep 18 (7pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
A conservation documentary led by Paolo's efforts to stop trawling (illegal, destructive fishing) through a radical approach: The installation of marble sculpted works of art that form an underwater museum.
If I Go Will They Miss Me - Q&A with Writer/Director Walter Thompson-Hernandez
Sep 18 (7pm), Sep 19 (4pm, 7pm), Sep 20 (7pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
In Watts, California, a 12-year-old boy attempts to connect with his distant father following his incarceration while sensing mysterious visions, from airplanes and Greek gods, that seem to follow him through his everyday world.
On a String - Q&A with Actor/Writer/Director Isabel Hagen
Sep 18 (7:30pm), Sep 19 (7:30pm), Sep 20 (7:30pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (28 Liberty Street, Manhattan)
A Juilliard-trained violist navigates the New York City freelance classical musician scene, playing gigs that often draw her into the personal lives of strangers, all while living in her oddball family's NYC apartment.
A Clockwork Orange - Q&A with Actor Malcolm McDowell
Sep 19 (7pm)
Village East (181-189 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
Leonora in the Morning Light - Q&A with Writer/Directors Thor Klein & Lena Vurma
Sep 20 (3pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
In 1930s Paris, rebellious painter Leonora Carrington joins surrealists Breton and Dalí. Her romance with Max Ernst forces her to face her inner struggles.
Day Night Day Night - Q&A with Actress Luisa Colón (Williams)
Sep 21 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
A 19-year-old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. She speaks with a nondescript American accent, and it's impossible to pinpoint her ethnicity. We never learn why she made her decision -- she has made it already. We don't know whom she represents, what she believes in - we only know she believes it absolutely.
Tell Everyone - Q&A with Director Alli Haapasalo, Actress Marketta Tikkanen
Oct 21 (7pm)
Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
Amanda, confined to a remote asylum island, defies the bleak destiny society imposes on unwanted women.