Film Screenings & Cinema Events in New York City

Free Thursday afternoon film screening at the 96th Street Library (NYPL) on March 5, 2026—community-friendly event; check the NYPL listing for film title and start time.

Join Wakefield Library's Teen Movie Thursday on Mar 5 for a screening and group discussion celebrating Women's History Month, with weekly 3 PM films aimed at teens.

IFC Center screens Doc Program A: Oscar‑Nominated Shorts 2026 — an 83-minute program of Oscar-nominated short films presented as part of the 2026 shorts series.

Natchez (2025), directed by Suzannah Herbert, 86 minutes — an independent feature screening at Film Forum.

Screening of Clint Bentley’s 2025 feature film Train Dreams (102 min) at the Paris Theater, presented on DCP.

Screening of Jafar Panahi's 2025 feature film It Was Just an Accident (101 min) at Film at Lincoln Center, a showcase of contemporary Iranian cinema.

Screening of Paris Barclay’s 2024 documentary 'Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It' (105 min, DCP) at Film Forum, exploring the life and music of keyboard legend Billy Preston.

Screening of Maryam Touzani's 2025 feature 'Calle Málaga' (116 min, DCP) at Film Forum.

Screening of Satyajit Ray's 1970 classic Days and Nights in the Forest (116 min, DCP) at Film Forum — a Bengali-language feature ideal for fans of world cinema and film history.

Werner Herzog’s 2026 feature Ghost Elephants (99 min) screens at the IFC Center, offering an art-house cinematic experience likely showcasing Herzog’s signature adventurous, documentary-infused vision.

Oliver Laxe's 2025 feature Sirāt (115 min) screens at Film at Lincoln Center on Mar 5, 2026 — an art-house, intellectually driven cinema presentation.

Screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab (Kaouther Ben Hania, 2025, 89 min) at Film Forum — a 2025 feature-length documentary presentation at a repertory cinema.