City of Asylum
Giving Voice.
Grab a friend and celebrate Pride Month with a FREE screening, presented in partnership with one of the oldest LGBTQ+ film festivals in the world.
Filmmaker Jose Muniain, photographer Lynn Johnson, and writer Amy S.F. Lutz ("We Walk: Life with Severe Autism") share their creative projects, which all center on the stories of real people living with profound autism.
City of Asylum hosts a screening of a new documentary from director Tony Buba and historian Marcus Rediker, which explores the life and ideas of an unknown radical Quaker dwarf abolitionist Benjamin Lay.
Join in on the film festival fun this October with an international queer film screening from Reel Q as they celebrate their nine-day film festival!
As part of our Partner Presents series, SCREENSHOT: Asian Film Festival brings the award-winning documentary "Yalla Parkour" to Alphabet City on November 2. Directed by Areeb Zuaiter, "Yalla Parkour" won the Grand Jury Prize in the International Competition at DOC NYC and was selected for the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival.
