10 Black Films From the 1990s That Changed American Cinema
BAMcinématek in Brooklyn, NY presents a month-long screening series that celebrates a yardstick period in African American cinema.
View ArticleBAM Announces June Theater Reopening, Plus Plans for All-Virtual...
After being closed for over a year and cancelling the 2020 edition of its festival, the Brooklyn mainstay is ready for its return.
View ArticleNina Menkes Retrospective Set for BAM, Restored ‘Magdalena Viraga’ Makes NYC...
Following the premiere of "Brainwashed" at Sundance, the pioneering filmmaker will get the retrospective treatment in NYC. Watch an exclusive trailer here.
View ArticleBAMcinemaFest Reveals 2022 Lineup, Opening with Sundance-Winning Doc...
The annual film festival will take place from June 23 through June 30 in Brooklyn.
View ArticleWayne Wang’s ‘Life Is Cheap’ Was More Than Its X-Rating in 1990, and It’s Now...
Exclusive: The Hong Kong filmmaker's "Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive" is more than the sum of its controversies, and a 4K restoration premiering at BAM hopes to introduce it to new...
View Article‘The African Desperate’ Trailer: Martine Syms’ Feature Debut Deconstructs...
Exclusive: Mubi opens the New Directors/New Films favorite on September 16.
View ArticleJapanese Silent Film Tour ‘The Art of the Benshi’ to Debut at BAM
The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities present a world tour of restored Japanese silent films coupled with live narrators, known as benshi.
View ArticlePearl Bowser’s Work Is an Anchor That Keeps Contemporary Filmmaking Connected...
The retrospective of legendary film historian Pearl Bowser celebrates just how lucky we are to have the films she championed.
View ArticleBAM Debuts Black British Film Festival and ‘Pressure’ Restoration — Watch...
Restored by BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation, Horace Ové's 1975 feature screens as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's ode to mid-century Black British cinema.
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