{"title": "Playback", "start": "2026-11-13T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "Playback is a screening of Sho Miyake's 2012 feature about Haji, an actor nearing his 40th birthday who is haunted by dreams of his own death. Answering an old friend's invitation to return to his hometown for a wedding, he dozes off on the way and wakes to find himself back in his youth, seemingly thrown into the past. The film is a bold, teasingly ambiguous portrait of middle-age melancholia, and its premiere at the 2012 Locarno Film Festival marked Miyake, then in his mid-twenties, as a filmmaker to watch. Ryusuke Hamaguchi has likened it to a modern-day reincarnation of John Cassavetes's Opening Night.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/playback-56718/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999005081-playback/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6c7534146901ea13b15947aeddb14c78aa92dd8d96c571c1381a996faeed0ca5-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-13T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "And Your Bird Can Sing preceded by August 8th", "start": "2026-11-14T15:10:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "A screening of two films by Sho Miyake: the short August 8th, followed by And Your Bird Can Sing. Adapted from Yasushi Sato's novel and set in the port city of Hakodate, And Your Bird Can Sing follows three young adults drifting through work, friendship, and desire as summer gives way to an uncertain future. With naturalistic performances and loose rhythms, Miyake finds profound emotional resonance in the ordinary. The short August 8th is a companion piece of sorts, starring Shizuka Ishibashi.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/and-your-bird-can-sing-preceded-by-august-8th-56724/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999005084-and-your-bird-can-sing-preceded-by-august-8th/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/424580dde12530bc620159cb3a4eaef8e3ed09e25bdc42aedd27c7439615dc4d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "BAM.org | BAM | Visit", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["film"], "description": "Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party is a two-day festival celebrating the artists, storytellers, and communities that have made Brooklyn one of the most culturally influential places in the world. It is presented by BAM together with filmmaker Spike Lee and Clara Wu Tsai, owner of the New York Liberty and the Brooklyn Nets, and created by filmmaker and producer Nicholas Ma with special guest curators. The inaugural festival includes screenings of repertory films, pop-up activations, a free street fair, and more.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/playback-the-brooklyn-watch-party-51156/", "official_url": "https://www.bam.org/film/2026/playback", "image": "https://noky.io/images/658b4fd5ef2bcc0fe539b7dab910188bb8677c1c8d9c1b35b4ef646fa16d9c1a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "zi", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "The screening of the experimental drama \"zi\" is followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Kogonada and actors Michelle Mao, Haley Lu Richardson, and Jin Ha, and producer Christopher Radcliff. Kogonada's fourth feature follows the title character, played by Michelle Mao, a concert violinist whose aimless peregrinations through the streets of Hong Kong are interrupted by visions of what may be either her past or future, a condition she attempts to explain to a new American acquaintance (Haley Lu Richardson) while a stranger (Jin Ha) observes the pair from a distance. A valentine to the textures and colors of the Fragrant Harbor as seen by night, featuring music by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, the formally audacious, shot-on-the-fly film is one of unusual delicacy and reserve, whose air of mystery abides long after the credits have rolled.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/zi-56697/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999005068-zi/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7952eef12c2146948739e6085dfb18e7afb925b580212e0172ae0a533e363e33-2000.webp"}, {"title": "All the Long Nights", "start": "2026-11-14T17:40:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "This is a screening of the drama 'All the Long Nights'. Director Sho Miyake adapted the film from Maiko Seo's novel of the same name, starring Hokuto Matsumura and Mone Kamishiraishi as two co-workers who each suffer from invisibly debilitating conditions—his blindsiding panic attacks, her wild PMS-related mood swings—and form a tentative bond based on mutual respect and care. Often affecting but never given to unearned sentiment, it is a deeply humane film about the everyday hurdles of muddling through life, buoyed by the chemistry of its leads.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/all-the-long-nights-56725/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999005085-all-the-long-nights/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2cf125d351013394e38333397f8eb07d42ffc259f67f093462dfd3f35885ec46-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Small, Slow But Steady", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/sports-drama"], "description": "A sports drama based on the true story of boxer Ogasawara Keiko. Director Sho Miyake casts Kishii Yukino as Keiko, deaf from birth, whose young professional career and the boxing gym that is her second home are threatened by the pandemic. The film follows her self-worth and resolve as both face possible ruin. A Q&A with Sho Miyake follows the screening.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/small-slow-but-steady-56706/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999005078-small-slow-but-steady/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8d9f8013bf33f9cb5b6130f416451006e36c140fc9f80b24777bcfaf35d96d6a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Two Seasons, Two Strangers preceded by Nagahama", "start": "2026-11-07T14:15:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["art/comics", "film/drama"], "description": "A live-action feature in two parts, adapted from manga by Yoshiharu Tsuge, paired with a short film. Directed by Sho Miyake, it follows a summertime meeting between Nagisa and Natsuo and a snowbound winter encounter between screenwriter Li and innkeeper Ben-zō. Winner of the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival, with Yuumi Kawai, Mansaku Takada, Shim Eun-kyung and Shinichi Tsutsumi. A Q&A with Sho Miyake follows the screening.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/two-seasons-two-strangers-preceded-by-nagahama-56704/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999005070-two-seasons-two-strangers-preceded-by-nagahama/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d3a286f85f01a34f1b5beb1e4aa7b60e01afa9ff0a3506ee54f3d0e18b8a2125-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Eiko Ishibashi", "start": "2026-11-12T20:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Pioneer Works", "address": "159 Pioneer St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, United States", "price": "", "price_from": "212.18", "price_to": "212.18", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/experimental", "film"], "description": "An evening at Pioneer Works pairing live music with film, titled GIFT. Multi-instrumentalist Eiko Ishibashi, known for film scores including Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Academy Award-winning 'Drive My Car', performs her score live. She plays alongside visuals from Ryusuke Hamaguchi. The event is part of the annual Durations Festival, presented with Public Records.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/eiko-ishibashi-71720/", "official_url": "https://pioneerworks.org/programs/eiko-ishibashi", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4ea4af6c0668e812da151fbdaa1a35fd1160b142b903b81f82fed7e34ccbbff7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Playback’s Street Party", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T17:00:00-05:00", "place": "Lafayette Ave between Ashland and St. Felix", "address": "Lafayette Ave between Ashland and St. Felix", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["music/electronic"], "description": "An all-day, free street party held outside the cinema, with music, Double Dutch, food and drink. It is presented by Playback together with The Soapbox Presents, celebrating local Brooklyn artists, musicians and the community. The program features sets from local Brooklyn DJs, a Bring Your Own Vinyl session, and the work of artist Katie Merz. Visitors are invited to come for a movie and stay for the party.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/playbacks-street-party-51207/", "official_url": "https://www.bam.org/community/2026/playback-street-party", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07989f8d6a0067e2096855ce482ef67776bcd5e6bc585c11645716a0d837b7cc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sad Vacation", "start": "2026-11-08T21:15:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/crime-drama"], "description": "A screening of the film \"Sad Vacation\". Director Shinji Aoyama adapted it from his own novel as the third and final film of his \"Kitakyushu Saga\". It stars Tadanobu Asano as Kenji, a young man scarred by an unhappy childhood who, while drifting through odd jobs, recognizes his employer's wife as the mother who abandoned him and plots to infiltrate the household. A rich, moving human drama of families assigned and chosen, captured with striking, somber beauty by cinematographer Masaki Tamura.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sad-vacation-56715/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999005077-sad-vacation/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2e05f12e0867c19ebcfa67a5a64d98e60c493973261f28f5d71f77374179f2a0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Hermia & Helena", "start": "2026-11-08T13:50:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "A screening of the film Hermia & Helena, presented by Fireflies Press. Matías Piñeiro's film follows Camila, a young Argentine theater director who travels from Buenos Aires to New York for an artistic residency to make a new Spanish translation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, but finds her work does not make up for the friends and boyfriend she left behind. The first film Piñeiro made in his adoptive home of New York City, it screens alongside the stateside launch of his new artist's book from Fireflies Press, From where do you start when drawing a flower? A Q&A with the filmmaker moderated by Dennis Lim follows the screening.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/hermia-helena-56711/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999005074-fireflies-press-presents-hermia-helena/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ca2e548938581264e760fd02495271109398b7f9e36c194401086967eb44a33a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "I PLAY ROCKY Advance Screening", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "1998 Broadway, New York, NY, USA", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/biographical-drama"], "description": "An advance screening of the film I PLAY ROCKY, hosted by NYC for FREE on behalf of Amazon MGM Studios, with free passes for its community. The film tells the true story of Sylvester Stallone's underdog journey as an unknown actor who bet everything on himself to write and star in Rocky, holding the line on playing the lead despite being told no at every turn. Passes do not guarantee admission: physical tickets are first-come, first-serve on site and the screening is overbooked to ensure a full house. It takes place at AMC Lincoln Square in Manhattan.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/i-play-rocky-advance-screening-75717/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4014396421c8040b99b0c0d9571a44dfa9658f571f061ef77b211a17c1f68617-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Asako I & II", "start": "2026-11-07T20:10:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/romance"], "description": "Asako I & II is a 2019 film by director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. As a student in Osaka, Asako falls in love with a drifter named Baku, who one day vanishes from her life. Two years later in Tokyo she meets Ryohei, a businessman who is Baku's double in every respect but personality, and they begin building a life together—until circumstances force Asako to confront her lingering love affair with a half-ghost fantasy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/asako-i-ii-56707/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999001925-asako-i-ii/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6243d03486732ecaa3c05b56fc9b8d182585f4d28c2e08a21de5bf2e44a5e19f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "All We Imagine as Light", "start": "2026-11-04T15:15:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "A screening of Payal Kapadia's fiction feature debut, winner of the Grand Prix at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. It follows Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha as Prabha and Anu, roommates and co-workers at a Mumbai hospital, and their recently retired co-worker Parvaty, played by Chhaya Kadam, who faces homelessness after an act of slum clearance. Formally and structurally audacious, with a rich color palette and free movement between slice-of-life realism and transcendental mysticism, it stays deeply humane throughout.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/all-we-imagine-as-light-56692/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999005055-all-we-imagine-as-light/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2073c25c95b96dbc2e6f3b3422682c006dec76e6b843581b26cabe0081c0495d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "East 3rd Street 91", "price": "$20 Early Bird (first 100 tickets), $30 General Admission, plus NY sales tax (8.875%), valid for bot", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "30.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["society/death"], "description": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death is a two-day festival at RESOBOX that brings together artists, thinkers, and makers from Japan and New York to explore life through the lens of death. It opens with a live encoffining ceremony by the nōkanshi Koki Kimura, who with his father served as technical advisor on the Academy Award–winning film Departures, alongside a calligraphy performance by Taisan Tanaka. Visitors can see an art exhibition by more than 20 Japanese artists and craftspeople, attend talks with a Zen teacher, a death doula, and a death-literacy researcher, try a coffin experience and write their own epitaph, and browse a marketplace of Japanese crafts, urns, and keepsakes. No knowledge of Japanese is needed and all are welcome, whatever their beliefs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-the-art-of-japanese-life-and-death-55326/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/355990fa568d46df2b8aaebf4277de9b3ace42282b135df4b2bd6b5208a2fd53-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Advance Screening: I Play Rocky (Early Access Screening)", "start": "2026-11-01T17:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Alamo Drafthouse Cinema", "address": "Albee Square 445, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/biographical-drama"], "description": "This is an advance screening of the biographical drama I Play Rocky. Director Peter Farrelly's film, written by Peter Gamble, follows a failing actor who writes the ultimate underdog story and must fight for his chance to play the role of a lifetime – Rocky Balboa. It stars AnnaSophia Robb, Toby Kebbell and Matt Dillon.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/advance-screening-i-play-rocky-early-access-screening-70873/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e8a714d24300d73cb62c1e5bfbcef6ceb32a6da7296a3802b6898ea526dfa572-600.webp"}, {"title": "Sans Soleil", "start": "2026-11-12T13:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary/essay-film"], "description": "Sans Soleil is a film directed by Chris Marker, shown at Metrograph. It is a voyage through memory, history, and video games, a free-flow of images shot largely in Japan, with detours to Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco. There is nothing quite like it in the history of cinema.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sans-soleil-56662/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999003788-sans-soleil/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b4c15911b8c2aa0b8ba8d07094845605db4ffd7e11ff43231e337fd5d63b89b0-2000.webp"}]}