NARROW ROOMS: LES FANTÔMES DU HARD + FISTULE
Experimental documentaries dig through the videotape archive of a pioneering gay BDSM club's founder, paired with Emre Busse's tragic, camp short built around an anal fissure.
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The Downtown Festival: Chelsea Walls + Q&A
A big-screen showing of Chelsea Walls, part of The Downtown Festival, with a Q&A afterward, so the film gets a live conversation instead of just end credits.
MULTI-MEDIA RESOURCE CENTER PGM 2: ACTIVE PARTNERS
Four 16mm shorts from the 1970s that speak frankly about sex and disability, two of them directed by Laird Sutton. It's a subject rarely tackled in erotic or educational film.
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
Eisenstein's silent landmark has no hero, only the masses, and builds its power from montage and parallel action. Shown at Anthology as part of its Essential Cinema program.
STRIKE
Eisenstein's silent film casts non-actors who look out at the viewer, choosing "being real" over realism. The only finished part of a planned series on the road to revolution.
OCTOBER
Eisenstein's silent film staged as a cosmic newsreel and film poem, which J. Hoberman calls the Soviet equivalent of the Sistine Chapel. A chance to see it on a big screen.
OLD AND NEW
Eisenstein's silent feature, also known as The General Line, where he refined "mise-en-cadre" and "overtonal montage" to push silent film to its peak. A chance to see his theories on a big screen.
LA BOLA NEGRA
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's film, honored for its directing. One screening comes with an introduction by Peter Staley, co-presented by Live Out Loud and Callen-Lorde.
Prison (excerpt) + Who Are You Dorothy Dean? Book Launch and Q&A
An excerpt from Prison pairs with the launch of the book Who Are You Dorothy Dean?, then a Q&A. A film clip, a new book, and a room to ask questions about both.
ANDRZEJ WAJDA 100
A centennial retrospective of Polish director Andrzej Wajda, put together by Film Forum, an independent repertory house. A chance to see his films in a small room, on a limited run.
Wings of Desire
A chance to see Wings of Desire on a proper cinema screen at an independent art house theater, where it's listed under the cinema's Kaboom section.
The Downtown Festival: The Basics of Philosophy + Q&A
A big-screen look at the basics of philosophy, paired with a Q&A, as part of the Downtown Festival. A good pick if you like an evening out that gives you something to think about.
The Downtown Festival: Dwarf Neon Mayfield + Q&A
Dwarf Neon Mayfield screens in a cinema as part of The Downtown Festival, paired with a Q&A, so you can stay and hear the conversation about the film.
The Downtown Fest: The Mayflower + Q&A
The Mayflower screens as part of The Downtown Fest, paired with a Q&A. A chance to see it on a big screen at an independent art house theater and stay for the conversation.
The Downtown Festival: The Joyless Economy + Q&A
A screening of The Joyless Economy as part of The Downtown Festival, with a Q&A afterward, so the conversation about the film happens in the room at Roxy Cinema New York.
The Downtown Festival: Let Them Be Seen + Q&A
A screening of Let Them Be Seen, part of The Downtown Festival, with a Q&A attached, so there's a chance to stay and talk about the film in the room.
The Downtown Festival: Tycoon + Q&A
Tycoon plays as part of The Downtown Festival, with a Q&A after the film, so the conversation carries on past the credits at an independent art house theater.
The Downtown Festival: Chronicles of Shpongle + Q&A
Chronicles of Shpongle on a proper cinema screen, paired with a Q&A, as part of the Downtown Festival. A screening with a conversation attached, not just a movie.
The Downtown Festival: Signals in the Distance + Q&A
A Downtown Festival screening of Signals in the Distance, with a Q&A to follow, so the film comes with a conversation. Seen in an art house cinema.
The Downtown Festival: Little Miss Sun Sign + Q&A
Little Miss Sun Sign plays as part of The Downtown Festival at Roxy Cinema New York, with a Q&A attached, so there's a chance to hear about the film in the room after seeing it on a cinema screen.
