These 40 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 30 at 7pm +6
Spectacle Theater · Williamsburg • $5
Fourteen years of regional oddities, forgotten slashers, and bargain-bin monsters return to the big screen for a three-day marathon, screening one selected film from every previous edition of the annual Halloween series.
Nov. 6 & Nov. 7
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
A two-day celebration of artists and storytellers, featuring repertory film screenings, pop-up activations, and a street fair. Filmmaker Spike Lee and Clara Wu Tsai join forces to present this inaugural festival.
November 12 at 8pm
Pioneer Works · Red Hook
Two masters of mood reunite: Eiko Ishibashi, the composer behind Drive My Car's haunting score, performs live to visuals by filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi. A rare cinematic concert in a soaring Red Hook warehouse.
November 15 at 11am
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Sleepy gallery cats paint by moonlight and tiny hamsters explore abandoned cities with magic binoculars in these enchanting shorts screened for ages six through eight at BAM Rose Cinemas.
November 21 at 8pm +3
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
Paul Thomas Anderson turns his lens on musician Cameron Winter, shot on grainy analog film. A 75-minute portrait screening four times in one day at BAM's old-school cinema.
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Eva Victor writes, directs, and stars as a college professor navigating life after sexual assault. This Sundance award-winning debut, produced by Barry Jenkins, explores trauma and resilience with unflinching honesty.
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Mon, Nov 16 · 8:00 PM
The Spare Room · Greenpoint
Free
BAM Fisher · Fort Greene
Threes Brewing · Gowanus
McCarren Park · Williamsburg
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
61 Franklin Street · Greenpoint
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Msgr. McGolrick Park · Greenpoint
Parklife · Gowanus
$$
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
The Green-Wood Cemetery · Greenwood Heights
Naval Cemetery Landscape · Brooklyn Navy Yard
BAM Strong · Fort Greene
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
Freddy's Bar · Sunset Park
$$
BAM Strong · Fort Greene
Spectacle · Williamsburg
Nitehawk Cinema · Williamsburg
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
Albee Square · Downtown Brooklyn
BAM KBH · Fort Greene
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
L10 Arts & Cultural Center · Fort Greene
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
Prospect Park · Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
$17
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
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