Film events in NYC on Friday, October 16

A live Scope NYC view of film events in New York for Friday, October 16, 2026.

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  1. La Bola Negra

    10:55 AM · Paris Theater

    La Bola Negra screens at Paris Theater on a 35mm print.

  2. Man of Marble

    12:30 PM · Film Forum

    Man of Marble screens at Film Forum as part of Andrzej Wajda 100.

  3. The Devils

    1:15 PM · BAM

    Ken Russell’s uncut 1971 film turns a 17th-century French convent into a volatile collision of state power, religion and mass hysteria.

  4. La Bola Negra

    2:35 PM · Paris Theater

    La Bola Negra screens at Paris Theater on a 35mm print.

  5. A Place Of Absence

    3:00 PM · Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film

    Marialuisa Ernst follows Central American mothers searching for disappeared migrant children, linking their present-day struggle to her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s dictatorship.

  6. Man of Iron

    4:00 PM · Film Forum

    Man of Iron screens at Film Forum as part of Andrzej Wajda 100.

  7. Socrates

    4:15 PM · Metrograph

    Socrates screens at Metrograph as part of Classical Cinema.

  8. The Devils

    4:15 PM · BAM

    Ken Russell’s uncut 1971 film turns a 17th-century French convent into a volatile collision of state power, religion and mass hysteria.

  9. All the Children but One

    4:30 PM · Museum of Modern Art

    All the Children but One screens at Museum of Modern Art as part of The Craft: Claire Atherton.

  10. Midnight in Paris

    4:30 PM · Metrograph

    Midnight in Paris screens at Metrograph as part of Radical Chiaroscuro: The Work of Darius Khondji on a 35mm print.

  11. A Place Of Absence

    5:00 PM · Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film

    Marialuisa Ernst follows Central American mothers searching for disappeared migrant children, linking their present-day struggle to her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s dictatorship.

  12. The Water is Always Warm

    5:00 PM · Roxy Cinema New York

    The Water Is Always Warm follows the dissolution of a friendship after one friend becomes involved in a controversial religion. as part of The Downtown Festival 2026.

  13. ASHES AND DIAMONDS Introduced by Bogdan Klich, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Republic of Poland to the U.S., and Jakub Swi

    6:00 PM · Film Forum

  14. MY BROTHER’S WEDDING Introduced by director Charles Burnett

    6:00 PM · Film Forum

  15. MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART II – EXILE Introduction by Filmmaker Julia Loktev

    6:00 PM · Film Forum

  16. La Bola Negra

    6:15 PM · Paris Theater

    La Bola Negra screens at Paris Theater with extended introduction by cast member Julio Torres on a 35mm print.

  17. Multi-Media Resource Center Program 1: Confessions and Sex Histories

    6:45 PM · Anthology Film Archives

    Multi-Media Resource Center Program 1: Confessions and Sex Histories screens at Anthology Film Archives as part of Sexual Cinéma Vérité: The Multi-Media Resource Center in Context on a 16mm print.

  18. The Devils

    6:45 PM · BAM

    Ken Russell’s uncut 1971 film turns a 17th-century French convent into a volatile collision of state power, religion and mass hysteria.

  19. A Place Of Absence

    7:00 PM · Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film

    Marialuisa Ernst follows Central American mothers searching for disappeared migrant children, linking their present-day struggle to her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s dictatorship.

  20. Amoeba

    7:00 PM · Roxy Cinema New York

    In Singapore, school dropout Choo returns to her elite all-girls Chinese school to join the graduating class. as part of The Downtown Festival 2026.

  21. Demain on déménage (Tomorrow We Move)

    7:00 PM · Museum of Modern Art

    Demain on déménage (Tomorrow We Move) screens at Museum of Modern Art as part of The Craft: Claire Atherton.

  22. Empty Nest: Stan Brakhage's TORTURED DUST

    7:00 PM · Film-Makers’ Coop

    Empty Nest: Stan Brakhage's TORTURED DUST screens at Film-Makers’ Coop with presented by Carter Haskins. on a 16mm print.

  23. Hellbound: Hellraiser II

    7:00 PM · Alamo Drafthouse

    Picking up after Hellraiser, Kirsty is detained in a psychiatric institute under the care of occult-obsessed Dr. Channard.

  24. Alt-Right-Tab: New York, New York Premiere

    7:00 PM · 122 Meserole Ave

  25. The Promised Land

    7:10 PM · Film Forum

    The Promised Land screens at Film Forum as part of Andrzej Wajda 100.

  26. Morbid Weekend

    7:30 PM · Spectacle

    Morbid Weekend screens at Spectacle as part of Spectober 2026 with director Q&A.

  27. NYC Halloween Film Festival

    7:45 PM · Anthology Film Archives

  28. Buffering the Vampire Slayer presents HOMECOMING WEEKEND 2026

    8:00 PM · littlefield

  29. Multi-Media Resource Center Program 2: Active Partners

    8:45 PM · Anthology Film Archives

    Multi-Media Resource Center Program 2: Active Partners screens at Anthology Film Archives as part of Sexual Cinéma Vérité: The Multi-Media Resource Center in Context on a 16mm print.

  30. The Devils

    9:15 PM · BAM

    Ken Russell’s uncut 1971 film turns a 17th-century French convent into a volatile collision of state power, religion and mass hysteria.

  31. Cabaret Boys

    9:30 PM · Roxy Cinema New York

    Cabaret Boys screens at Roxy Cinema New York as part of The Downtown Festival 2026 with a Q&A with Michael M. Bilandic following screening, moderated by Special Guest.

  32. The Terminator

    9:30 PM · Metrograph

    The Terminator screens at Metrograph as part of A Cyberpunk Canon.

  33. The Fly

    9:35 PM · Quad Cinema

    The Fly screens at Quad Cinema as part of Masters of Horror with introduction by Su Silver, writer..

  34. Shock Infinity

    10:00 PM · Spectacle

    Shock Infinity screens at Spectacle as part of Spectober 2026.

  35. La Bola Negra

    10:20 PM · Paris Theater

    La Bola Negra screens at Paris Theater on a 35mm print.

  36. Alien Zone

    11:55 PM · Spectacle

    Alien Zone screens at Spectacle as part of Spectober 2026.