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 September 26th and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know -
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Showgirls of Pakistan - Q&A with Filmmakers Saad Khan, Anam Abbas, Joey Chriqui
Sep 26 (7pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
Follows mujra dancers as they defy censorship, predatory managers, and social stigma in pursuit of stardom.
Eleanor the Great - Q&A with Actress June Squibb
Sep 26 (7:10pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
After a devastating loss, witty and proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, 94, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own.
All God's Children - Q&A with Director Ondi Timoner
Sep 26 (6:55pm), Sep 27 (6:55pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
In an unprecedented attempt to heal centuries of racism and antisemitism, and combat the rising racial and ethnic tension in their Brooklyn communities, the largest reform synagogue and the oldest black Baptist Church attempt to unite their congregations and bring about peace, by becoming family.
The White House Effect
Sep 26 (7pm), Sep 27 (7pm) - Q&A with Directors Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk
Sep 28 (1pm) - Q&A with Producer Noah Stahl
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
Explores the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.
Eleanor the Great - Q&A with Actress June Squibb
Sep 27 (3:30pm)
AMC Lincoln Square (1998 Broadway, Manhattan)
After a devastating loss, witty and proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, 94, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own.
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela - Q&A with Director Thomas Allen Harris
Sep 27 (4pm)
Bronx Documentary Center (614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx)
Confronted with the death of his stepfather, Director Thomas Allen Harris embarks on a journey to understand the man who raised him, Pule Benjamin Leinaeng - an ANC foot-soldier who sacrificed his life for the freedom of his country.
Holy Spider - Q&A with Actress Zar Amir
Sep 27 (5pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
Two People Exchanging Saliva - Q&A with Actress Zar Amir, Writer/Directors Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh
Sep 27 (8pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
An absurdist tragedy set in a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face.
Days of Heaven - Q&A with Actress Brooke Adams
Sep 28 (12:15pm SOLD OUT)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.
My Worst Enemy - Q&A with Actress Zar Amir
Sep 28 (4pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
As an experiment, Mehran Tamadon asks exiled Iranians to interrogate him as if they were an agent of the Islamic Republic. A renowned actor with first-hand knowledge of such mistreatment takes up the challenge.
Cameraperson - Q&A with Producer Danielle Varga
Sep 28 (4:05pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution - Q&A with Writer Nicholas Meyer
Sep 28 (7:15pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
To treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.
Dawson City: Frozen Time - Q&A with Director Bill Morrison
Sep 29 (6:55pm)
IFC Center (323 6th Avenue, Manhattan)
The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.
Harley Flanagan: Wired For Chaos - Q&A with subject Harley Flanagan, Director Rex Miller
Sep 29 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
From a tumultuous Bronx upbringing, the movie chronicles Harley Flanagan's rise to punk stardom at 13, featuring raw NYC footage and interviews with icons like Flea and Ice-T, depicting his transformative journey.
Sunday at Il Posto Accanto
Sep 29 (7pm) - Q&A with Director Seth Rosenfeld, Actor Danny Hoch
Sep 30 (7pm) - Q&A with Producers Rebecca James & Christopher James
Maysles Documentary Center (343 Malcolm X Blvd, Harlem, Manhattan)
A snapshot of a NYC restaurant coming out of the Pandemic.
Dawson City: Frozen Time - Q&A with Director Bill Morrison
Sep 30 (6:55pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.
The French Italian - Q&A with Director Rachel Wolther
Sep 30 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
Neighbors prank each other, situation escalates comically amid NYC apartment complex's cutthroat politics, exploring absurdity of conflict between residents.
Love and Saucers - Q&A with Director Brad Abrahams
Sep 30 (7:30pm)
Spectacle Theater (124 South 3rd Street, Brooklyn)
David Huggins lost his virginity to an alien woman -among 100 other extra-terrestrial encounters -and chronicled it all in surreal paintings, few of which have ever been seen. Love & Saucers is his story.
Roads of Fire - Q&A with Director Nathaniel Lezra
Oct 1 (6:30pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
The lives of a human smuggler transporting refugees to the Darién Gap, an asylum seeker in New York City, and frontline humanitarian volunteers interweave in a harrowing examination of the global migration crisis.
Good Boy - Q&A with Indy the dog
Oct 1 (7:30pm SOLD OUT)
Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (28 Liberty Street, Manhattan)
A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed - Q&A with Director Laura Poitras
Oct 2 (6:45pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
Innocence - Q&A with Director Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Oct 2 (9:20pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
A look inside an offbeat boarding school for young girls.
Orwell 2+2=5 - Q&A with Director Raoul Peck
Oct 2 (7pm), Oct 4 (6:40pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
The ultimate and comprehensive documentary film about the exceptional writer George Orwell.
Setan Jawa - Q&A with Director Garin Nugroho as well as live music
Oct 3 (6:30pm)
Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
A young man is kept distant from his lover by a strict and unforgiving society. He'd go through hell to be with her, but when a deal with the devil goes sour, hell comes to him instead.
Paris Calligrammes - Q&A with Director Ulrike Ottinger
Oct 3 (7:25pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Ulrike Ottinger, then a young painter, lived in Paris in the 1960s. Now a film-maker, she looks back on that time, weaving memories of the Parisian life and the upheavals of the time into a cinematic poem with the city at its center.
The Librarians - Q&A with Director Kim A. Snyder
Oct 3 (7pm), Oct 4 (7pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy's frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond.
The Ice Tower - Q&A with Director Lucile Hadžihalilovic
Oct 3 (7:05pm), Oct 4 (7:05pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot for a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen, and she becomes fascinated by its star, Cristina, an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing.
Trains - Q&A with Director Maciej Drygas, Producer Vita Zelakeviciute
Oct 3 (7pm), Oct 4 (7pm), Oct 5 (2:30pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
A collective portrait of people in 20th century Europe, capturing their hopes, desires, dramas, and tragedies.
Fairyland
Oct 3 (4:15pm) - Q&A with Producer Sofia Coppola, Director Andrew Durham
Oct 8 (7pm) - Q&A with Cinematographer Greta Zozula
Village East (181-189 2nd Avenue, Manhattan)
A young girl recounts growing up in San Francisco in the '70s and '80s with her gay dad.
The World Before Your Feet - Q&A with Director Jeremy Workman, subject Matt Green
Oct 4 (11:30am)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
For over six years, and for reasons he can't explain, Matt Green, 37, has been walking every block of every street in New York City - a journey of more than 8,000 miles. THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET tells the story of one man's unusual personal quest and the unexpected journey of discovery, humanity, and wonder that ensues.
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press - Q&A with Director Ulrike Ottinger
Oct 4 (5:15pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Our organization will create a human being whom we can shape and manipulate according to our needs. Dorian Gray: young, rich and handsome. We will make him, seduce him and break him.
Videoheaven - Q&A with Director Alex Ross Perry, Editor Clyde Folley
Oct 5 (11:30am)
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park (188 Prospect Park West, Brookyn)
VHS's 1980s rise transformed how people watched movies. Using diverse footage and Maya Hawke's narration, Alex Ross Perry examines video stores' crucial role in film culture.
Palimpsest: The Story of a Name - Q&A with Director Mary Stephen
Oct 5 (2:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Filmmaker Mary Stephen explores her family history to discover why she has a Western last name, uncovering tales of cultural collision, colonial influence, and disputed memories.
The Lure - Q&A with Director Agnieszka Smoczynska
Oct 6 (6:45pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Wiliamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
In Warsaw, two mermaid sisters become caught in a love triangle when they fall for the same man.
Mr. K - Q&A with Actor Crispin Glover
Oct 8 (6:30pm), Oct 9 (6:30pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
After spending the night in a remote hotel, Mr. K is stuck in a claustrophobic nightmare when he discovers that he can't leave the building.
Urchin - Q&A with Director Harris Dickinson, Actor Frank Dillane
Oct 9 (6:45pm), Oct 10 (6:45pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
A young addict living on the streets of London is given a shot at redemption, but his road to recovery soon curdles into a strange odyssey from which he may never escape.
Deathstalker - Q&A with Director Steven Kostanski
Oct 10 (7:30pm), Oct 11 (7:30pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (28 Liberty Street, Manhattan)
A reboot of the cult classic 1983 sword and sorcery film.
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - Q&A with Writer/Director Mary Bronstein
Oct 10 (7:30pm), Oct 11 (7:30pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
Among Neighbors - Q&A with Director Yoav Potash
Oct 10 (7:20pm), Oct 11 (7:20pm), Oct 12 (3:30pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
In a small Polish town where a dark history has been silenced, an eyewitness to murder speaks out in search of the Jewish boy she loved.
No! You're Wrong - Q&A with Director/Actor Crispin Glover
Oct 10 (6:30pm), Oct 11 (6:30pm), Oct 12 (6:30)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
There Was, There Was Not - Q&A with Director Emily Mkrtichian
Oct 10 (7pm), Oct 11 (4:30pm, 7pm), Oct 12 (3pm, 6pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
Four women of Artsakh face war's aftermath, build lives amid uncertainty until another war interrupts; some take arms, others flee as homeland faces ethnic cleansing and erasure.
Familiar Touch - Q&A with Director Sarah Friedland, Actress Kathleen Chalfant
Oct 12 (5pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
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.
Goblin - Q&A with Todd Sheets
Oct 15 (9:30pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
A newlywed couple move into their new house. What they don't realize is that the previous owner of the house raised a monstrous creature from the depths of hell! Now it's coming back to make up for lost time.
Vindication Swim - Q&A with Director Elliott Hasler, Producer Simon Hasler
Oct 17 (7:15pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
The inspirational story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel and her battle against both the cold waters of the Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s England.
The Mastermind - Q&A with Writer/Director Kelly Reichardt
Oct 17 (7:30pm), Oct 18 (7:30pm), Octo 19 (2:30pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
In 1970, Mooney and two cohorts wander into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings. When holding onto the art proves more difficult than stealing them, Mooney is relegated to a life on the run.
Past Lives - Q&A with Production Designer Grace Yun
Oct 18 (6:45pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
Hereditary - Intro by Production Designer Grace Yun
Oct 18 (9:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
The Day Iceland Stood Still - Q&A with Director Pamela Hogan
Oct 24 (7pm)
Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
Oct. 24, 1975, Iceland: 90% of women just took the day off, and men scrambled to fulfill their duties, sometimes comically so. A gleeful, amazing tale of the feminist collective, "The Red Stockings", and their search for equality.
If You See Something - Q&A with Director Oday Rasheed, Actor/Producer Jess Jacobs
Oct 30 (6:45pm), Nov 2 (5pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn (445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn)
In the throes of a new love, an Iraqi immigrant seeking political asylum and an ambitious American woman start to build their life together in New York. When a crisis strikes, they are forced to navigate its impact on their relationship.
If You See Something - Q&A with Director Oday Rasheed, Actor/Producer Jess Jacobs
Nov 1 (4:30pm, 7:10pm), Nov 2 (2:20pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
In the throes of a new love, an Iraqi immigrant seeking political asylum and an ambitious American woman start to build their life together in New York. When a crisis strikes, they are forced to navigate its impact on their relationship.
31 Candles - Q&A with Writer/Director Jonah Feingold, Actors Sarah Coffey & Joey Dardano, Producers Jonah Weinstein & Hannah Welever
Nov 7 (7:15pm), Nov 8 (7:15pm), Nov 9 (3pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
Leo Kadner, a 30-year-old New Yorker, has a Bar Mitzvah after reconnecting with his childhood crush Eva Shapiro. To complete his Mitzvah project, Leo must deal with situationships, exes, and family while on a deadline.