New York Metropolis Mayor Zohran Mamdani continues to champion the movie trade via his Mayor’s Workplace of Media and Leisurethis time with the inaugural Artwork Home Cinema Week occasion, operating March 20-26.
Working alongside Artwork Home New Yorkthe weeklong expertise will supply inexpensive screenings, thrilling perks — together with discounted memberships and concessions — and customized programming at practically 30 unbiased native film theaters. Plus, MOME is offering 5,000 free tickets to eligible New Yorkers equivalent to lecturers, CUNY college students, active-duty navy personnel, veterans, New York Metropolis households registered with Cool Tradition, folks with disabilities and SNAP/EBT cardholders.
“MOME, in partnership with Artwork Home NY, is proud to assist kick off NYC’s inaugural Cinema Week by funding 5,000 free tickets, so extra New Yorkers can expertise the magic of cinema whereas supporting their native theaters,” MOME commissioner Rafael Espinal stated in a Wednesday assertion. “This initiative displays our imaginative and prescient for an inclusive inventive financial system that helps the individuals who make artwork, the individuals who expertise it, and the venues that convey it to life. At a time when many New Yorkers and unbiased theaters are feeling the squeeze of the affordability disaster, we’re stepping in with a easy solution to open doorways and strengthen our inventive ecosystem. I hope to see you on the motion pictures!”
“Cinema Week is an opportunity to have a good time the native, curated and community-oriented cinemas throughout our metropolis that assist New York really feel like New York. We stay up for welcoming new and returning audiences and collectively making Cinema Week a reminder of why these areas matter as a cultural cornerstone of New York Metropolis,” AHNY co-founder Allason Leitz added. “Our cinemas’ unwavering dedication to gathering folks in actual life, round advanced tales and collective dialogue, is an important factor to the way forward for our metropolis, democracy, and each day lives.”
“As a part of our work to make sure that all New Yorkers can benefit from the arts, I’m proud that MOME is partnering with Artwork Home NY to supply hundreds of free tickets to New Yorkers,” Deputy Mayor for Financial Justice Julie Su echoed. “These tickets will make it simpler for working New Yorkers to get pleasure from these unimaginable movies, and they’ll present a lift for our native theaters and small companies supporting the pageant. Entry to arts, tradition, and leisure needs to be a proper for each New Yorker, not a luxurious for the few.”
Taking part venues embody the Museum of Trendy Artwork, Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn, Anthology Movie Archives, Movie at Lincoln Heart, Movie Discussion board, IFC Heart, Paris Theater and lots of extra, with programming like “Miroirs No. 3,” “There Will Be Blood,” “Jackass Quantity Two,” “Melancholia,” “Palestine ’36,” “Incredible Mr. Fox” and even a profession retrospective for Catherine O’Hara.
Take a look at the complete 2026 Artwork Home Cinema Week lineupright here.
