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Thursday, April 30
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Documentary, Music, Biography | 2024 | 105MIN
Follows the story and challenging life of legendary musician and genius keyboardist Billy Preston.
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Our Hero, Balthazar + Q&A
Comedy, Drama, Thriller | 2025 | 96MIN
Follows a wealthy New York City teenager who, eager to impress his activist crush, follows an online connection to Texas where he believes he can stop an act of extreme violence.
Q&A with Oscar Boyson and Jaeden Martell following screening. Moderated by Ivy Wolk.
Friday, May 01
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Documentary, Music, Biography | 2024 | 105MIN
Follows the story and challenging life of legendary musician and genius keyboardist Billy Preston.
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A Century in Sound | Doc’n Roll NYC FF
Documentary, Music, History | 2024 | 101MIN
Doc’n Roll NYC FF Presents:
A CENTURY IN SOUND is a six part documentary that tells a 100-year history of Tokyo through music and memory, done so through the “unique-to-Japan” cultural phenomenon of music focused establishments known collectively as “ONGAKU KISSA” (lit. “music cafes”). Places where local residents have gathered for decades to give reverence to the music they love.
NY Premiere.
Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks
Documentary, Music, Biography | 2026 | 91MIN
The Lunachicks, an all-female punk band renowned for their unabashed humor and unwavering pro-women ethos, made their mark on NYC’s underground music scene in the ‘90s. A rollercoaster of drugs, romances, and creative conflicts ultimately led to their 2000 breakup, but can love of the music reunite them for one last show?
Saturday, May 02
Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge + Q&A | Doc’n Roll NYC FF
Documentary, Music | 2025 | 95MIN
Doc’n Roll NYC FF Presents:
Award-winning visual artist Tony Foster has spent nine of the past thirty-five years living in a tadpole tent, using his art as a platform to advocate for the conservation of wild land and raise awareness of climate change. Part explorer, part artist, he routinely risks his life to find the perfect undiscovered landscape. He does not use photography or sketches but paints on site, often in the most difficult weather and uncomfortable circumstances.
NY Premiere.
Filmmaker Q&A following screening.
Köln Tracks: The Legend of Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert | Doc’n Roll NYC FF
Documentary, Concert | 2026 | 77MIN
Doc’n Roll NYC FF Presents:
The Köln Concert is one of the most legendary recordings in jazz history — the best-selling solo jazz album ever made. Yet the performance behind it almost didn’t happen.
This documentary retraces Keith Jarrett’s famous 1975 concert in Cologne, where a series of unexpected obstacles — including a problematic piano and an exhausted musician — nearly caused the event to collapse.
World Premiere.
Marc by Sofia
Documentary, Fashion, Biography | 2025 | 97MIN
An intimate, unconventional portrait of Marc Jacobs, crafted by Sofia Coppola to capture the genius and singular universe of the iconic American designer.
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Felix, dare to dream + Q&A | Doc’n Roll NYC FF
Documentary | 2024 | 105MIN
Doc’n Roll NYC FF Presents:
A story of defiance, creativity, and the search for freedom, and a cinematic portrait of Felix Leu, artist and patriarch of one of the most iconic and respected families on the international tattooing scene: the Leu Family, a bohemian clan that turned freedom and creativity into their way of life.
Filmmaker Q&A following screening.
Sunday, May 03
Big Mama Thornton: I Can't Be Anyone But Me + Q&A | Doc’n Roll NYC FF
Documentary, Music | 2025 | 88MIN
Doc’n Roll NYC FF Presents:
This fascinating documentary profiles Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton as a blues powerhouse who shook American music to its core. Towering in voice and presence, she made “Hound Dog” a #1 hit before Elvis ever sang it, and her ferocious “Ball & Chain” launched Janis Joplin’s career.
NY Premiere.
Filmmaker Q&A following screening.
In Time: Dónal Lunny + Q&A | Doc’n Roll NYC FF
Documentary, Music | 2025 | 90MIN
Doc’n Roll NYC FF Presents:
Dónal Lunny is one of Ireland’s most outstanding artists, and this is the first film account of his life – a portrait that explores his peerless contribution to Irish culture and music.
NY Premiere.
Q&A following screening
Fucktoys + Q&A
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama | 2025 | 106MIN
Sneak Peek Screening.
A young woman seeks to break a curse by raising $1000 for psychics in a pre-millennium alternate universe. She navigates the seedy underbelly of Trashtown via scooter, encountering bizarre characters along the way.
Q&A with writer-director Annapurna Sriram, and selected members of the cast and crew, following screening. Moderated by Luna Miranda.
Monday, May 04
Megalopolis
Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 2024 | 138MIN
Megalopolis is a Roman Epic fable set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo.
Featuring Live Participant Element, hosted by Justin LaLiberty!
Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks
Documentary, Music, Biography | 2026 | 91MIN
The Lunachicks, an all-female punk band renowned for their unabashed humor and unwavering pro-women ethos, made their mark on NYC’s underground music scene in the ‘90s. A rollercoaster of drugs, romances, and creative conflicts ultimately led to their 2000 breakup, but can love of the music reunite them for one last show?
Tuesday, May 05
Heat
Crime, Action, Drama | 1995 | 170MIN
A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery, Drama, Romance | 2002 | 142MIN
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Read MoreWednesday, May 06
Fear - 35MM
Thriller, Drama | 1996 | 97MIN
Mhud Studios presents:
When Nicole met handsome, charming, affectionate David, he was everything. It seemed perfect, but soon she sees that David has a darker side. And his adoration turns to obsession, their dream into a nightmare, and her love into fear.
Merch available for purchase at screenings.
Thursday, May 07
Yes
Comedy, Drama | 2025 | 150MIN
One of international cinema’s most fearless and provocative filmmakers, Nadav Lapid has long been an outspoken critic of his birth country’s government policies, channeling a lifetime of fury and frustration into vital films like Synonyms and Ahed’s Knee that brim with righteous anger, spite, and shame. In Yes, Lapid once again takes vigorous critical aim at the Israeli government with a new approach: submission.
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Q: The Winged Serpent - 35MM
Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Crime, Mystery | 1982 | 93MIN
NYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is.
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery, Drama, Romance | 2002 | 142MIN
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Read MoreFriday, May 08
Yes
Comedy, Drama | 2025 | 150MIN
One of international cinema’s most fearless and provocative filmmakers, Nadav Lapid has long been an outspoken critic of his birth country’s government policies, channeling a lifetime of fury and frustration into vital films like Synonyms and Ahed’s Knee that brim with righteous anger, spite, and shame. In Yes, Lapid once again takes vigorous critical aim at the Israeli government with a new approach: submission.
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The Drama
Comedy, Drama, Romance | 2026 | 105MIN
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery, Drama, Romance | 2002 | 142MIN
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Read MoreSaturday, May 09
Imitation of Life
Drama | 1959 | 125MIN
An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.
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Bunnylovr + Q&A
Drama | 2025 | 86MIN
A drifting Chinese American cam girl struggles to navigate an increasingly toxic relationship with one of her clients while rekindling her relationship with her dying estranged father.
Q&A following screening.
The Drama
Comedy, Drama, Romance | 2026 | 105MIN
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
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Fear - 35MM
Thriller, Drama | 1996 | 97MIN
Mhud Studios presents:
When Nicole met handsome, charming, affectionate David, he was everything. It seemed perfect, but soon she sees that David has a darker side. And his adoration turns to obsession, their dream into a nightmare, and her love into fear.
Merch available for purchase at screenings.
Sunday, May 10
Imitation of Life
Drama | 1959 | 125MIN
An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.
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Q: The Winged Serpent - 35MM
Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Crime, Mystery | 1982 | 93MIN
NYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is.
Read MoreMonday, May 11
Tuesday, May 12
Wednesday, May 13
Thursday, May 14
The Drama
Comedy, Drama, Romance | 2026 | 105MIN
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
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Friday, May 15
Wasteman
Crime, Drama, Thriller | 2025 | 90MIN
Parolee Taylor's hopes for a fresh start are jeopardized by cellmate Dee's arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own chances at freedom.
Read MoreSaturday, May 16
Wasteman
Crime, Drama, Thriller | 2025 | 90MIN
Parolee Taylor's hopes for a fresh start are jeopardized by cellmate Dee's arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own chances at freedom.
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Gamer - 35MM
Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi | 2009 | 95MIN
In a future mind-controlling game, death row convicts are forced to battle in a 'Doom'-type environment. Convict Kable, controlled by Simon, a skilled teenage gamer, must survive thirty sessions in order to be set free.
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Sunday, May 17
The Stranger
Drama, Crime | 2025 | 122MIN
In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach.
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Yes
Comedy, Drama | 2025 | 150MIN
One of international cinema’s most fearless and provocative filmmakers, Nadav Lapid has long been an outspoken critic of his birth country’s government policies, channeling a lifetime of fury and frustration into vital films like Synonyms and Ahed’s Knee that brim with righteous anger, spite, and shame. In Yes, Lapid once again takes vigorous critical aim at the Israeli government with a new approach: submission.
Read MoreTuesday, May 19
Shin Godzilla
Drama, Sci-FI, Action | 2016 | 120MIN
Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then it evolves.
Read MoreWednesday, May 20
Thursday, May 21
Lorne
Documentary | 2026 | 101MIN
Lorne Michaels, creator of Saturday Night Live (1975), offers unprecedented access to the man who built and sustained the institution for five decades.
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Sucker Punch - 35MM
Fantasy, Action, Drama | 2011 | 110MIN
A young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.
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Shin Godzilla
Drama, Sci-FI, Action | 2016 | 120MIN
Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then it evolves.
Read MoreFriday, May 22
The Stranger
Drama, Crime | 2025 | 122MIN
In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach.
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Matador Bolero
Mystery | 2026 | 97MIN
New York nightclub, The Matador, becomes the site of a high-profile murder that attracts the attention of an obsessive detective, a TV news reporter, and an elusive being living outside the realms of time and space. Their stories converge with that of a new-age cult operating at the command of an ultra-intelligent supercomputer named Bolero.
Read MoreSaturday, May 23
The Stranger
Drama, Crime | 2025 | 122MIN
In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach.
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Lorne
Documentary | 2026 | 101MIN
Lorne Michaels, creator of Saturday Night Live (1975), offers unprecedented access to the man who built and sustained the institution for five decades.
Read MoreSunday, May 24
Peculiar Puppets vol. XII (in Glorious 16mm)
Puppet | Various | 90MIN
Peculiar Puppets vol. XII (in Glorious 16mm)
Roxy Cinema hereby presents our 12th 'Peculiar Puppets' retrospective of forgotten vintage short films featuring hand puppets, ventriloquist dolls, marionettes, and stop motion creatures—all filmed in the 1930s through the 1970s. This peculiar potpourri of unnamed surprises is programmed by early animation archivist and historian Tommy José Stathes, and prints are hand-selected from his personal 16mm film archive. Live Q&A session with Stathes following screening.
Lorne
Documentary | 2026 | 101MIN
Lorne Michaels, creator of Saturday Night Live (1975), offers unprecedented access to the man who built and sustained the institution for five decades.
Read More
Shin Godzilla
Drama, Sci-FI, Action | 2016 | 120MIN
Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then it evolves.
Read MoreMonday, May 25
Mother Mary
Drama, Music, Thriller | 2026 | 112MIN
Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance.
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Shin Godzilla
Drama, Sci-FI, Action | 2016 | 120MIN
Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then it evolves.
Read MoreTuesday, May 26
Wednesday, May 27
Glowing + Q&A
Experimental | 2026 | 78MIN
Not just a film, but an immersive, genre-defying experience that blurs the boundaries between documentary, narrative, experimental cinema, and music video.
Nine fearless artists step into the frame — their voices raw, their stories electric. As poets, musicians, and performers reveal deeply personal truths, their stories collide and intertwine, forming a powerful, living dialogue with the audience. What unfolds is not simply storytelling, but an invitation: to feel, to witness, to connect.
Preceded by 2 new short films (Near Death Jared + Near Death Bliss). (10MIN)
Q&A with Beth B following screening.
Thursday, May 28
Friday, May 29
Tenet - 35MM
Action, Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi | 2020 | 150MIN
Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
Read MoreSaturday, May 30
Glowing + Q&A
Experimental | 2026 | 78MIN
Not just a film, but an immersive, genre-defying experience that blurs the boundaries between documentary, narrative, experimental cinema, and music video.
Nine fearless artists step into the frame — their voices raw, their stories electric. As poets, musicians, and performers reveal deeply personal truths, their stories collide and intertwine, forming a powerful, living dialogue with the audience. What unfolds is not simply storytelling, but an invitation: to feel, to witness, to connect.
Preceded by 2 new short films (Near Death Jared + Near Death Bliss). (10MIN)
Q&A with Beth B following screening.
Tenet - 35MM
Action, Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi | 2020 | 150MIN
Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
Read MoreSunday, May 31
Tenet - 35MM
Action, Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi | 2020 | 150MIN
Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
Read More