Here's our list of upcoming special event type screenings at theaters in New York from May 23rd and beyond. These are the screenings that have actors, directors or producers at them to answer questions from critics and audience members. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know -
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Queen of the Deuce - Q&A with Director Valerie Kontakos
May 23 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
From the late '60s to the mid '80s, in the notorious Times Square area known as the Deuce, the eccentric, Greek-born Chelly Wilson built a porn cinema empire and a reputation as one of the most savvy and charismatic figures on the scene.
Chico - Q&A with Director Ibolya Fekete
May 24 (7pm)
Spectacle Theater (124 S. 3rd Street, Brooklyn)
The adventures of a young man as he moves from the Latin-American revolutions in the sixties and seventies, through Hungary in the eighties, to the Croatian war in 1991.
First Cow - Q&A with Director Kelly Reichardt
May 24 (7pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business.
Lilies - Q&A with Director John Greyson
May 24 (7:05pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
A critically-lauded adaptation of Michael Marc Bouchard's Les Feluettes, Lilies is an emotionally intense, suspense-laden tale of love, betrayal, and revenge in which one man's past comes back to haunt him.
Songs of Earth - Q&A with Director Margreth Olin
May 24 (7:10pm), May 25 (7:10pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
In this stunning work about the importance of being present in the world, filmmaker Margreth Olin's 84-year-old father Jørgen guides us through Norway's dizzyingly beautiful mountain landscapes to where his family has lived in nature for generations.
Maestra - Q&A with Director Maggie Contreras
May 24 (7pm), May 25 (7pm), May 26 (2:50pm)
Angelika Film Center (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Maestra follows five international women as they prepare for and perform in 'La Maestra', the only competition in the world for female orchestra conductors.
Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World - Q&A with Director Michael Fiore
May 25 (2:45pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
The story of New York City's beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka and its father and son proprietors, Tom and Jason Birchard. When Jason graduated college without a vision for his future, Tom brings him into the family business. Jason learns that Tom's dedication to Veselka produces delicious food that satisfies a colorful cast of neighbors and newcomers, but this leaves little time for Tom to be "dad" at work.
Kiss Me Kosher - Q&A with Actor John Carroll Lynch
May 25 (5pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
When two generations of Israeli women fall for a German woman and a Palestinian man, chaos follows. What happens with lovers who don't fit–but do belong together?
Dunston Checks In - Q&A with Director Ken Kwapis
May 25 (5:15pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
A young boy befriends a larcenous orangutan in a luxury hotel.
I Saw the TV Glow - Q&A with Director Jane Schoenbrun, moderated by Emma Stone
May 25 (7:30pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Two teenagers bond over their love of a supernatural TV show, but it is mysteriously cancelled.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Q&A with Actress Amber Tamblyn and Director Ken Kwapis
May 26 (5:15pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.
Make Me Famous - Q&A with Director Brian Vincent, Producer Heather Spore
May 27 (12:15pm)
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.
The Dead Don't Hurt - Q&A with Viggo Mortensen and Vicky Krieps
May 29 (7pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Two pioneers fight for their lives and their love on the American frontier during the Civil War.
Free Time - Q&A with Director Ryan Martin Brown
May 29 (8:30pm)
Nitehawk Cinema - Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
Drew is approaching the end of his twenties and, with it, his relative youth. Looking to make a sudden change, he decides to quit his cushy desk job and "embrace life." Cycling quickly through friends, hobbies, and goals, it's not long until Drew realizes he has no idea what to do with his newfound freedom.
Handling The Undead - Q&A with Director Thea Hvistendahl
May 30 (7:30pm), May 31 (7pm), Jun 1 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want? A family is faced with the mother's reawakening before they have even mourned her death after a car accident; an elderly woman gets the love of her life back the same day she has buried her; a grandfather rescues his grandchild from the gravesite in a desperate attempt to get his daughter out of her depression.
Rowdy Girl - Q&A with Director Jason Goldman
May 31 (7pm), Jun 1 (7:30pm), Jun 2 (4:30pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
After a spiritual awakening, a former Texas cattle rancher leaves the cruel cycle of animal agriculture and transforms her husband's beef operation into a sanctuary. Showcases the inspiring work of Renee King-Sonnen, who has lived on both sides of the fence, and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans: a shared mission of compassion and sustainability.
Flipside - Q&A with Director Chris Wilcha, moderated by Ira Glass
May 31 (6pm, 8:30pm), Jun 2 (2:55pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
A comical attempt to save a New Jersey record store and confront a mid-life crisis.
Wild Style - Intro by Director Charlie Ahearn
May 31 (6:10pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
South Bronx graffiti artist Zoro is commissioned to paint a backdrop for a hip-hop concert.
Invisible Nation - Q&A with Director Vanessa Hope, Producer Ted Hope
May 31 (7pm), Jun 1 (1pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
With unprecedented access to Taiwan's sitting head of state, director Vanessa Hope investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan.
An American Werewolf in London - Intro by Actor Griffin Dunne
Jun 1 (7pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Footnotes - Q&A with Director Chris Leary, Producer Hunter Truman, Actor Sharayu Mahale
Jun 1 (6pm), Jun 2 (6pm w/ Director & Producer)
Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street, Manhattan)
Footnotes is the story of neighbors and near total strangers, Will and Apurna. When they begin spending lock-down together in the wake of the 2020 pandemic, what starts as a platonic convenience quickly develops into something much, much more.
Hit Man - Q&A with Director Richard Linklater, Actors Adria Arjona & Retta
Jun 3 (7pm)
Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street, Manhattan)
Inspired by an unbelievable true story, a strait-laced professor discovers he has a hidden talent as a fake hit man. He meets his match in a client who steals his heart and ignites a powder keg of deception, delight, and mixed-up identities.
Have You Got It Yet? - Q&A with Director Roddy Bogawa
Jun 4 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan)
Follow the moment Barrett was kicked out of Pink Floyd, from the narrative of him going from groundbreaking musician to iconic rocker and manic, unstable star.
Naked Acts - Q&A with Director Bridgett M. Davis
Jun 6 (7pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Aspiring actress Cicely has lost 57 pounds and landed her first movie role. The director didn't tell her about a nude scene. Reluctant to do it, she embarks on a personal journey that unveils secrets once hid under her excessive weight.
I Used To Be Funny - Q&A with Director Ally Pankiw
Jun 6 (6:45pm), Jun 7 (7:15pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
Sam, a stand-up comedian struggling with PTSD, weighs whether or not to join the search for a missing teenage girl she used to nanny.
Banel & Adama - Q&A with Director Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Jun 7 (8:10pm), Jun 8 (6:10pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village.
Tuesday - Q&A with Director Daina O. Pusic, Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Lola Petticrew
Jun 7 (7:30pm), Jun 8 (7:30pm)
Angelika Film Center (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A mother, in a profoundly moving performance) and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird. From debut filmmaker Daina O. Pusic, Tuesday is a heart-rending fairy tale about the echoes of loss and finding resilience in the unexpected.
The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed - Q&A with Director Joanna Arnow
Jun 8 (12:30pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
A mosaic-style comedy following the life of a woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way - Q&A with Director Susan Sandler and guests Julia Scotti & Julie Klausner
Jun 9 (3:15pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
A tender, funny, & powerful portrait of transgender comedian Julia Scotti, exploring the courage & humor it takes to be Julia.
After Hours - Q&A with Actor Griffin Dunne
Jun 9 (5:30pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho he met that evening at a coffee shop.
Honeysuckle Rose - Q&A with Director Jerry Schatzberg
Jun 10 (6:45pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Buck is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Viv and Lily, the daughter of his longtime musical sidekick.
The Beaver Trilogy - Q&A with Director Trent Harris
Jun 11 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
In 1979, filmmaker Trent Harris visits the small town of Beaver, Utah to film a talent show. Impressed by a performer called Groovin' Gary, he recreates Gary's act in 1981 with Sean Penn and in 1985 with Crispin Glover.
Cora Bora - Q&A with Actress Megan Stalter
Jun 11 (7:15pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
Cora goes home to win back her girlfriend, and soon realizes it's much more than her love life that needs salvaging.
Daddio - Q&A with Actress Dakota Johnson
Jun 11 (8pm)
92Y (1395 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan)
A woman taking a cab ride from JFK engages in a conversation with the taxi driver about the important relationships in their lives.
Room 999 - Intro and Q&A with Director Lubna Playoust
Jun 14 (6:45pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666. Now, 40 years later, in Cannes, director Lubna Playoust asks a new generation of filmmakers similar questions.
Naked Acts - Q&A with Director Bridgett M. Davis
Jun 14 (pm), Jun 15 (7pm)
BAM (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn)
Aspiring actress Cicely has lost 57 pounds and landed her first movie role. The director didn't tell her about a nude scene. Reluctant to do it, she embarks on a personal journey that unveils secrets once hid under her excessive weight.
Queendom - Q&A with Director Agniia Galdanova, Producer Igor Myakotin
Jun 14 (7pm), Jun 15 (4:40pm, 7pm), Jun 19 (7pm)
Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street, Manhattan)
In defiance of Russia's anti-LGTBQ laws, a queer, 21-year-old artist risks her life performing in surreal costumes throughout Moscow. Jenna Marvin's radical public performances blend artistry and activism.
Sons and Grown-Ups - Q&A with Director Manfred Kirchheimer
Jun 15 (2:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Sons: This frank generational portrait assembles a gallery of aging men, all baby boomers drawn from the filmmaker's community of friends and family, to share and reflect upon tender, often painful memories of their parents.
Grown-Ups: A cross-section of men and women reflect on life's milestones, such as finding one's vocation, the loss of a loved one, childhood joys and traumas, and other events which would ultimately prove to be defining moments in their lives.
Janet Planet - Q&A with Director Annie Baker
Jun 20 (6pm), Jun 21 (6pm), Jun 22 (3:30pm)
Film at Lincoln Center (165 West 65th Street, Manhattan)
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
Janet Planet - Q&A with Writer/Director Annie Baker
Jun 21 (7:30pm), Jun 22 (5pm)
Angelika Film Center (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
Green Border - Q&A with Director Agnieszka Holland
Jun 21 (7:20pm), Jun 22 (6pm), Jun 23 (4:10pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard all meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus.
Smithereens - Q&A with Director Susan Siedelman
Jun 25 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
A talent-challenged girl tries to promote herself to stardom in New York's waning punk music world.
El Mariachi - Q&A with Actor/Producer Carlos Gallardo
Jun 29 (7pm)
Village East by Angelika (181-189 2nd Avenue, Manhattan)
A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.