Festivals in Manhattan worth going out for.

I follow festivals in Manhattan closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

Bibliomania: A Preface to Chronovisor

Bibliomania: A Preface to Chronovisor

Tue, Aug 25 · 8:45 PM

Upper West Side

curated anthology of films

Come What May

Come What May

Wed, Aug 26 · 7:00 PM

Greenwich Village

Comedy documentary screening

Don Touch the White Woman! (1974)

Don Touch the White Woman! (1974)

Wed, Aug 26 · 6:30 PM

East Village

Acid Western satire

Nothing But the Hours (1926), Glens Falls Sequence (1946), The Long Bodies (1947)

Nothing But the Hours (1926), Glens Falls Sequence (1946), The Long Bodies (1947)

Thu, Aug 27 · 6:15 PM

East Village

Avant-garde film history

SEARCHERS / MALIGLUTIT

SEARCHERS / MALIGLUTIT

Thu, Aug 27 · 9:15 PM

East Village

Arthouse double bill

Raw

Raw

Fri, Aug 28 · 10:35 PM

Chinatown

Body horror with bite

THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO

THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO

Sat, Aug 29 · 3:30 PM

East Village

Subversive frontier drama

GANZ + STREETER, PGM 1: NEW DISCOVERIES

GANZ + STREETER, PGM 1: NEW DISCOVERIES

Sat, Aug 29 · 8:00 PM

East Village

Rare avant-garde cinema

Vertigo

Vertigo

Tue, Sep 1 · 4:00 PM

Chinatown

Classic noir on 35mm

The Bone Collector (1999)

The Bone Collector (1999)

Thu, Sep 3 · 1:00 PM

Upper West Side

90s crime thriller

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East Village Queer Film Festival

East Village Queer Film Festival

Wed, Aug 26 · 7:00 PM

East Village

inclusive queer cinema showcase

French Social Night - Ciné-immersion

French Social Night - Ciné-immersion

Thu, Aug 27 · 6:30 PM

SoHo

French films & conversation

Recap 1956: Shadows of the Dead - Holtak árnyéka (film)

Recap 1956: Shadows of the Dead - Holtak árnyéka (film)

Fri, Sep 4 · 6:45 PM

Upper East Side

Documentary & director conversation

HIDDEN GEMS OF ITALY | Screening – Le città di pianura (The last One for the Road)

HIDDEN GEMS OF ITALY | Screening – Le città di pianura (The last One for the Road)

Wed, Sep 9 · 6:00 PM

Upper East Side

Two middle-aged friends hit the road through Italy's Veneto region in this poignant, funny film about aging, friendship, and finding meaning in life's quieter moments. The 2026 David di Donatello winner for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay screens with English subtitles, followed by a Q&A with writer Giacomo Papi and director Claudio Pagliara.

Mamalluca, Chilean Cinema Series USA - September 10th Program

Mamalluca, Chilean Cinema Series USA - September 10th Program

Thu, Sep 10 · 6:00 PM

Midtown

Chilean documentary cinema

Water Works

Water Works

Mon, Sep 21 · 6:00 PM

Lower East Side

Immersive poolside cinema

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