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 18th and beyond. If you host an event and we missed you, please let us know - info@greenroomnewyork.com.
Left-Handed Girl - Q&A with Writer/Director Shih-Ching Tsou
Sep 18 (6pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow 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.
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.
My Brother's Wedding - Q&A with Director Charles Burnett
Sep 18 (6pm), Sep 19 (2:20pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A man who has struggled personally has conflicts with his upwardly mobile lawyer brother and his brother's well to-do fiancée and is reluctant to be the best man at their wedding.
The Fisherman - Q&A with Writer/Director Zoey Martinson
Sep 18 (6:45pm), Sep 19 (6:45pm)
A Ghanaian fisherman teams up with a talking fish and a few companions for an adventure to Accra. They chase the dream of owning a boat while balancing the modern world and traditions.
Free Joan Little - Q&A with Director/Producer Yoruba Richen
Sep 18 (6pm SOLD OUT), Sep 19 (8:30pm), Sep 20 (2:30pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
A chronicle of a woman's courageous fight for survival, whose 1975 acquittal challenged injustice and inspired a nation to confront sexual violence and racism.
If I Go Will They Miss Me - Q&A with Writer/Director Walter Thompson-Hernandez
Sep 18 (7pm SOLD OUT), 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.
Traces of Home - Q&A with Director Colette Ghunim
Sep 18 (7:15pm), Sep 19 (4:30pm, 7:20pm), Sep 20 (1pm, 3:45pm)
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.
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.
Women Laughing - Q&A with Directors Liza Donnelly & Kathleen Hughes
Sep 18 (7:30pm), Sep 19 (7pm), Sep 20 (1pm), Sep 22 (7pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly sets out to explore her lifelong passion for humor and cartooning by speaking, laughing, and drawing with a diverse group of remarkable women who create cartoons for the iconic magazine.
Pumping Iron - Q&A with Editor Geof Bartz
Sep 19 (4pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno face off in a no-holds-barred competition for the title of Mr. Olympia in this critically-acclaimed film that made Schwarzenegger a household name.
The Musical - Q&A with Actor Will Brill
Sep 19 (6pm, 8:35pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
When a frustrated playwright/middle school theatre teacher finds out his ex-girlfriend has started dating his nemesis, the school's principal, he decides to ruin the principal's chances of winning the Blue Ribbon of Academic Excellence.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait - Q&A with Cinematographer Darius Khondji
Sep 19 (6:30pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Seventeen cameras capture the soccer match between Real Madrid and Villareal, played on April 23, 2005, from the perspective of French superstar Zinédine Zidane.
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.
The Weight - Q&A with Actor Ethan Hawke
Sep 19 (7pm)
Regal Union Square (850 Broadway, Manhattan)
Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the Great Depression a battle-scarred veteran is hired to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness.
Checkout - Q&A with Writer/Director Jonathan Dekel, Actor Josh Pais
Sep 19 (8:30pm)
Quad Cinema (34 West 13th Street, Manhattan)
Checkout shows a desperate Mossad spy who's forced to retire yet goes rogue so he can catch a legendary terrorist.
Wild Inside - Q&A with Director Penny Lane
Sep 19 (12:15pm), Sep 20 (3pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, 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.
If I Go Will They Miss Me - Q&A with Writer/Director Walter Thompson-Hernandez
Sep 19 (1pm), Sep 20 (1pm)
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn (445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn)
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.
American Doctor - Q&A with Director Poh Si Teng
Sep 19 (2:35pm), Sep 20 (6:25pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
When three American doctors-Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian-enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
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.
Good Sport - Q&A with Writer/Director Andrew Zuckerman
Sep 20 (4pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A divorced youth basketball coach must lead his son's team through a chaotic game while battling helicopter parents, an unhinged opposing coach, and his own sense of failure.
Wild Style - Intro with Director Charlie Ahearn
Sep 20 (8:10pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
South Bronx graffiti artist Zoro is commissioned to paint a backdrop for a hip-hop concert.
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.
Wayne's World 2 - Q&A with Director Stephen Surjik
Sep 21 (9:30pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
The inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.
Take Me Home - Q&A with Director Liz Sargent
Sep 22 (7:45pm)
Marlene Meyerson JCC (334 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan)
Anna cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another's needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna's routine, her future is uncertain until she creates a world where she can thrive.
City Wide Fever - Q&A with Director Josh Heaps
Sep 23 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
Film student Sam uncovers a hard drive chronicling forgotten Giallo director Saturnino Barresi's life. Investigating his disappearance, she's drawn into a violent conspiracy mirroring the horror films she loves.
Take Me Home
Q&A with Director Liz Sargent
Sep 23 (6pm), Sep 24 (4:25pm), Sep 26 (4:25pm), Sep 27 (4:25pm)
Intro with Emmy Rossum & Steve Way, Q&A with Director Liz Sargent
Sep 24 (6:50pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
Anna cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another's needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna's routine, her future is uncertain until she creates a world where she can thrive.
Her Will Be done - Q&A with Director Julia Kowalski, Actress Roxane Mesquida
Sep 23 (9:30pm), Sep 25 (4:30pm), Sep 27 (5:30pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
In a remote village, Nawojka grapples with dark urges she believes stem from an ancestral curse. Her world shifts when Sandra moves in next door, offering a glimpse of freedom from her family's rigid control.
Eugene the Marine - Q&A with Director Hank Bedford
Sep 24 (6:45pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
A former marine fights to keep his life from unraveling as his son tries to force him out of his longtime family home and a series of gruesome murders begin targeting the people around him.
The Incomer - Q&A with Director Louis Paxton, Actor Grant O'Rourke, EP Moby
Sep 24 (9:15pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official, arrives to relocate them.
The Scout - Q&A with Writer/Director Paula González-Nasser, Actress Mimi Davila
Sep 24 (7:45pm), Sep 25 (6:30pm), Sep 26 (6:30pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A New York City location scout photographs the homes of strangers for a T.V. pilot, stepping into their private lives while trying to satisfy her erratic employers.
First They Came For My College - Q&A with Director Patrick Bresnan, Producer Harry W. Hanbury, and film participants Joshua Janniere & Amy Reid
Sep 25 (7pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
When the Governor of Florida transforms a beloved public honors college in a political coup, students and professors confront a new reality: their campus is ground zero in a growing nation-wide assault on academic freedom.
A Break in the Rain - Q&A with Actors Michael O'Keefe & Elizabeth A. Davis
Sep 25 (7:10pm)
Village East (181-189 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
Jake Watson has been traveling for ten years since his wife died. After his son's death, he returns home and drives a limo to help his daughter-in-law. He meets singer Catriona Walsh and their two-week road trip helps them both heal.
Situations - Q&A with Writer/Director Greg Vrotsos
Sep 25 (7pm), Sep 26 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
A Los Angeles based photographer navigates his way through a failing relationship.
Unzipped
Q&A with film subject Isaac Mizrahi, Director Douglas Keeve, EP Nina Santisi
Sep 25 (8pm), Sep 27 (3pm)
Q&A with film subject Isaac Mizrahi
Sep 26 (8pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
One of the most successful designers in high fashion plans his fall 1994 collection. Follow the behind-the-scenes look at the creative side of fashion.
American Doctor - Q&A with Director Poh Si Teng
Sep 27 (2:45pm)
New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67th Street, Manhattan)
When three American doctors-Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian-enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus - Q&A with Cinematographer Bill Kirstein, Producer Albert Tholen
Sep 27 (5:15pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance, a concert film featuring just him and his piano playing for the last time before passing away.
Dead Media - Q&A with Writer/Director Joseph Scrimshaw
Sep 27 (8pm)
Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street, Manhattan)
The story of a troubled young woman, her lonely Gen X uncle, a haunted DVD, and a movie night that won't die.
Lady
Q&A with Writer/Director Samuel Abrahams, Actor Sian Clifford
Sep 28 (7pm)
Q&A with Writer/Director Samuel Abrahams
Oct 2 (6pm)
Regal Union Square (850 Broadway, Manhattan)
Lady Isabella, aspires to be in the spotlight, and local talent show 'Stately Stars' provides her a break. However, high pressures and a loss of self lead to a surreal situation on her grand estate.
The Last First: Winter K2 - Q&A with Director Amir Bar-Lev
Sep 30 (7pm), Oct 1 (6:50pm), Oct 2 (7pm)
IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
K2's first winter ascent claimed 5 lives, revealing modern alpinism's struggles with commercialization, social media impact, and conflicts between marginalized climbers and traditional elites.
The Trial of Alec Baldwin - Q&A with Director Rory Kennedy, Writer/Producer Mark Bailey
Oct 1 (7pm)
Village East (181-189 Second Avenue, Manhattan)
A provocative examination of celebrity haters, public vitriol, and the toxic price of fame.
Atonement - Q&A with Writer/Director Reed Van Dyk, Actor Boyd Holbrook
Oct 1 (7pm), Oct 2 (7pm)
Angelika NY (18 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A troubled marine seeks to reconcile with the survivors of an Iraqi family he and his unit fired on back in 2003.
American Doctor - Q&A with Director Poh Si Teng
Oct 2 (7pm), Oct 3 (6pm), Oct 4 (3pm)
Firehouse Cinema DCTV (87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)
When three American doctors-Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian-enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
Bird in the Hand - Q&A with Writer/Director Melody C. Roscher
Oct 2 (7pm), Oct 4 (3pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
A biracial bride-to-be seeking a connection with her charismatic hippie mother uses her wedding plans to manipulate everyone in her orbit.
Time and Water - Q&A with Director Sara Dosa, film subject Andri Snær Magnason
Oct 3 (1pm)
Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue, Manhattan)
An Icelandic writer preserves vanishing glaciers, departed grandparents, family memories, and flowing time in his personal archives, transforming loss into a time capsule.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance - Q&A with Composer Jang Young Gyu
Oct 3 (4:45pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' friend's daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant.
The Wailing - Intro with Composer Jang Young Gyu
Oct 3 (7:50pm)
Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Manhattan)
Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter...
Concessions - Q&A with Writer/Director Mas Bouzidi, Actors Josh Hamilton, Rob Riordan, Jonathan Lorenzo Price, & Lana Rockwell
Oct 4 (7:30pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan)
On the last day at the closing Royal Alamo Cinema, employees, outcasts and oddballs cross paths in interwoven stories of rejection, redemption, and fate.
Bird In Hand - Q&A with Writer/Director Melody C. Roscher, Actress Christine Lahti
Oct 5 (6:30pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
A biracial bride-to-be seeking a connection with her charismatic hippie mother uses her wedding plans to manipulate everyone in her orbit.
Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story - Q&A with Directors Eric Weinrib & Nate Pommer, Producer Beverly Chase, subject Eugene Hütz
Oct 7 (7pm)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn)
An intimate, career-spanning portrait of Ukrainian immigrant Eugene Hütz, chronicling his childhood journey to the U.S., his rise to fame with immigrant punk band Gogol Bordello and his defiant return to Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
The Everything Pot - Q&A with Writer/Director Sherise Dorf
Oct 14 (7pm)
Marlene Meyerson JCC (334 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan)
When married 50-something Rachel RSVPs and sends a gift way too quickly to an acquaintance's wedding, this seemingly insignificant faux pas snowballs into a series of misunderstandings that threaten to destroy two marriages at once.
Once Upon a Time in Harlem - Q&A with Co-Directors David Greaves & Liani Greaves
Oct 15 (7pm), Oct 16 (6pm, 7pm)
Film Forum (209 West Houston Street, Manhattan)
A decade post-death, filmmaker William Greaves reveals his final work: footage of a 1972 gathering he arranged with Harlem Renaissance legends, which he deemed his most significant capture.
On a String - Q&A with Writer/Director/Actor Isabel Hagen
Oct 20 (7pm)
Roxy Cinema (2 Sixth Avenue, 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.
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.
Testament - Q&A with Director Lynne Littman
Nov 7 (12:30pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35th Avenue, Astoria, Queens)
The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.