BAM Film

05/05/2026

Pynchonesque | Programmed by Jesse Trussell

To read the work of literary enigma Thomas Pynchon is to enter a world of paranoid conspiracies, globe-spanning histories, and oddball characters with even odder names. With his affinity for slapstick, silly songs, and bumbling detectives—even as he charted power in the postwar global order and the afterlives of 1960s leftist counterculture—it’s little wonder this movie-mad writer went on to influence generations of filmmakers. Our wide-ranging series gathers films that could be called “Pynchonesque,” spanning 96 years and orbiting his signature obsessions. Replete with rockets and musical numbers, hidden truths and shadowy organizations stretching from Europe to California and beyond, these films—whether predecessors, contemporaries, or tributes—offer a cinematic map of the writer who most cogently predicted our fractured modern world.

🗓️ May 8—21
🎟️ https://tr.ee/P3Xfg2
🎞️ Films:
Le Pont du Nord
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Paris Belongs to Us
Inherent Vice
Duck Soup
Mr Arkadin
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Los Angeles Plays Itself
The Big Lebowski
Repo Man
One Battle After Another
Miracle Mile
Trouble in Mind
Woman in the Moon
Under the Silver Lake
A Grin Without a Cat
Dr. Strangelove
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Berlin Express
Ornette: Made in America
Southland Tales

05/04/2026

This month at BAM Rose Cinemas.

May 1—7: History as Hashtag: Revolution in the Age of Social Media
May 8—21: Pynchonesque
May 22—28: FilmAfrica

04/30/2026

Before you ask—yes, this is really the headshot Boots Riley gave us to use.

I Love Boosters | In another surreal, politically-charged, and straight-up weird outing from eccentric director Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You), I Love Boosters follows a crew of professional shoplifters (Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie) as they take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven (Demi Moore)—in an effort they deem a community service.

Sneak preview screening on May 19 at 7:30pm followed by a Q&A with Boots Riley

04/29/2026

Erupcja | When Bethany (Charli xcx) and her soon-to-be fiancé (Will Madden) are unexpectedly stranded in Warsaw, Poland in the wake of a volcanic eruption, the former takes the explosive event as a sign to ditch her baggage, reunite with childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra), and traipse across lofts, clubs, and back alleys, all the while becoming entangled in an emotional web that challenges her sense of self. American maverick Pete Ohs (Everything Beautiful Is Far Away) directed, edited, photographed, and produced this dizzyingly charming European postcard, an anti-romantic comedy about the pains and pleasures of being in love.

Join us for a Q&A following the May 6, 7:10pm screening with Pete Ohs and Jeremy O. Harris, moderated by Nia Dacosta.

🎟️ https://tr.ee/DM56dp

04/28/2026

The Square | Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th Academy Awards, Jehane Moujaim’s film traces the ongoing Egyptian Revolution of 2011, immersing its viewer in the intense emotional drama of young people on the streets of Cairo. The work to claim their rights and create a society of conscience against the toppling of the government serves as an inspiring tribute to the power of citizenry.

Director Jehane Noujaim joins us for a Q&A moderated by Alia ElKattan after the May 7 screening.

04/22/2026

History as Hashtag: Revolution in the Age of Social Media

The films featured here take us back to the years between 2010 and 2020, a decade marked by mass protest and civil unrest across the globe. Driven by stark inequality, anti-authoritarian movements, and the rise of social media, more people took to the streets during these years than at any other point in recorded history—many armed with cameras that rapidly exposed police brutality and state repression worldwide. Now, midway through the 2020s, these struggles continue amid a global rightward turn. As fascism and genocide threaten an already fragile world order, reflecting on the people, strategies, and stories of recent revolutions feels more urgent than ever. This powerful series captures defining cinematic moments from the age of social media-driven revolt.

🗓️ May 1—7
🎟️ https://www.bam.org/film/2026/history-as-hashtag
Programmed by Rosa Martinez

04/21/2026

MIX NYC presents Barbara Hammer Through The Eyes of Others.

The pioneering le***an experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer produced more than 80 films between 1968 and 2019; this program showcases an array of works that explore her artistic output, her as a being, and the ripple effects both continue to have. The filmmaker began this process herself while she was alive—Audience offers a playful array of snippets from conversations about her work with attendees of numerous screenings. The program goes on to move through films by filmmakers who were/are in conversation with Hammer—from engaging in her practices to making homages, writing letters, and (upon Hammer’s invitation) even using her footage.

🗓️ Thu, Apr 23 at 7PM
🎟️ bam.org/film/2026/mix-nyc-barbara-hammer

Curated by Jac Renée Bruneau

Explore works made by and revolving around the pioneering le***an experimental filmmaker.

04/20/2026

"An extraordinary film about the unknown and the unknowable."
—Sight & Sound

Cinema Tropical at 25: Nostalgia for the Light

In his stirring 2010 visual essay, Chilean master documentarian Patricio Guzmán turns to the remote, high-altitude Atacama Desert to craft a meditation on memory, history, and eternity. Beneath some of the clearest skies on Earth, astronomers gather to study the origins of the universe. Yet the desert also preserves traces of the past—from pre-Columbian mummies to the remains of political prisoners disappeared after Chile’s 1973 military coup. In this otherworldly landscape, earthly and celestial quests converge: archaeologists uncover ancient civilizations, women search for their missing loved ones, and astronomers scan the heavens for distant galaxies. Nostalgia for the Light opens Guzmán’s celebrated trilogy exploring landscape, memory, and Chile’s unresolved past. Cinema Tropical continues the celebration of its 25th anniversary with landmark Latin American films of the new millennium.

🗓️ Wed, Apr 22 at 7PM
🎟️ bam.org/film/2026/cinema-tropical-nostalgia-for-the-light

04/15/2026

Blue Heron 🐦 | In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy. At wit’s end, their parents are presented with a shattering choice. Award-winning director Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical debut feature is a lyrical, profound testament to the things we carry with us, masterfully chronicling the haze of a languid summer and the clarity of the moments that defined it.

Q&A with director Sophy Romvari following the 7PM screening on April 21.

04/11/2026

Hoyt-Schermerhorn: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors is running through April 9. Including films from "The Warriors" to "Coming to America", the broad range of films shot in and around the station makes for a delightful commute through cinema history.

https://bit.ly/41TWahd

04/10/2026

Listen to this delightful WNYC segment about Hoyt-Schermerhorn: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, now playing at BAM Rose Cinemas.

The Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station for decades has been used to bring iconic movies in cinema to life.

04/09/2026

"In celebration of Hoyt-Schermerhorn’s 90th year in service, Brooklyn Academy of Music is bringing the station to the big screen with a film festival, featuring movies with scenes shot in, at, or around its platforms. The aptly titled bloc of programming is called “Hoyt-Schermerhorn: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors,” and it includes screenings of the first (and far better than it ever should have been) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, comedy classics like Coming To America, action-in-transit flicks like Taking of Pelham 123 and The Warriors, and plenty of other repertory titles that, according to Gothamist, took advantage of a 1946 service change that decommissioned two lines, and opened its tracks to clever and ambitious filmmakers in need of a gritty, malleable subway atmosphere for their projects."

In celebration of 90 years since its opening, the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station's next stop is at BAM Rose Cinema.