Honeyjoon
A surprisingly sexy, darkly funny, emotional rollercoaster. In this light-and-dark comedy, June and her Persian-British mother Lela travel to the romantic Azores islands for a grief anniversary, with contrasting ways of coping. A hot philosophical surfer takes them on a tour as we surf the waves of life, loss, flirting… an unforgettable ride.
Find Your Friends
Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00: Q&A with director Izabel Pakzad and star Helena Howard moderated by Caryn Coleman (The Future of Film is Female) after the screening
Amber and her four best friends flee Los Angeles for a girls’ trip in Joshua Tree, only to find themselves unwelcome in a desert town simmering with quiet hostility. As isolation sets in and encounters with aggressive locals grow more threatening, festering resentments within the group begin to surface. What begins as fun and reckless escape spirals into a violent struggle for control and survival, as past wounds and present dangers collide in a night that turns their trip into a revenge-fueled nightmare.
This special screening of FIND YOUR FRIENDS is the latest installment in “Shudder Showcase,” our monthly series that serves up special advance screenings of some of Shudder’s most exciting and provocative upcoming titles. The program offers sneak previews of some of the most talked-about genre films of the year in optimal conditions—on the big screen, in the company of fans. Each screening has free popcorn for Shudder subscribers
Gaslit
Friday, June 12 at 7:00: Q&A with director Katie Camosy and executive producer/film subject Jane Fonda after the screening
Friday, June 12 at 9:30: Introduction by executive producer/film subject Jane Fonda
Saturday, June 13 at 7:00: Q&A with director Katie Camosy after the screening
In GASLIT, Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda embarks on a road trip through Texas oil fields and Gulf Coast communities, meeting the people who are fighting back against the oil and gas extraction boom. The boom, which has led to the United States becoming the world’s biggest liquefied “natural” gas (LNG) exporter, is also fueling a massive expansion of plastics production, as fossil fuel companies double down on petrochemicals to secure their future. GASLIT is the story of the shrimpers, cattle ranchers, former oil workers, faith communities, community organizers, self-described “reluctant activists,” and people across political and cultural spectrums who have come together in defense of the communities and coastlines they love. Join Fonda as she travels across Texas and Louisiana bearing witness to the decades-long struggle between fossil fuel profiteering and the lives of everyday people.
Macho Dancer
4K Restoration!
Upon losing a reliable American client, 18-year-old gigolo Pol (Allan Paule) leaves the provinces to try his luck in the soapy gay clubs of Metro Manila. Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption.
One of Lino Brocka’s lasting successes, 1988’s MACHO DANCER combines a flair for socially conscious melodrama with pulp provocation, setting the template for what would become Viva Films’ erotic niche to this day. Underlying the film’s astute, cynical outlook on systemic, class-based exploitation in the Philippines is a neon-lit tale of self-discovery gyrating between queer desire and heteronormativity, sensuality and street-level grit, tenderness and violence. Heavily censored upon release and hugely successful overseas, MACHO DANCER follows the recent re-discovery of Brocka’s Bona and is presented here in a new 4K restoration from Viva Film’s original film elements.
Barrio Triste
In Medellín, 1987, a group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed photographer and Bad Bunny music video director Stillz redefines the found footage genre as a haunting, poignant coming-of-age story with a disturbing twist. Set to an awe-inspiring score by Arca and produced by Harmony Korine’s collective EDGLRD, the film taps into the anxieties of a youth culture from the margins of history yearning to be understood.
Easy Rider
“This is the definitive counterculture blockbuster. The down-and-dirty directorial debut of former clean-cut teen star Dennis Hopper, EASY RIDER heralded the arrival of a new voice in film, one pitched angrily against the mainstream. After the film’s cross-country journey—with its radical, New Wave–style editing, outsider-rock soundtrack, revelatory performance by a young Jack Nicholson, and explosive ending—the American road trip would never be the same.” -The Criterion Collection
Playing as part of our midnight series Late-Night Favorites: Summer 2026
HB Studio Presents: Cleopatra
Wednesday, June 3 at 1:00: Screening hosted by HB Studio!
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison star in this sweeping tale of power and betrayal–the legendary story of the Queen of the Nile and her conquest of Julius Ceasar and Marc Anthony. Here is the truly unforgettable portrayal of the beguiling beauty who seduced two of Rome’s greatest soldiers and changed the course of history. Breathtaking in scope and grandeur, the picture won Oscars for cinematography, art direction, costumes, sets and special effects. In the tradition of epic romantic adventures like Braveheart and Titanic comes the greatest spectacle of all…CLEOPATRA.
About HB Studio:
The educator and actor Herbert Berghof is the founder and namesake of downtown’s HB Studio, NYC’s longest continuously-running acting school. Founded in 1945 with the egalitarian intention of providing a platform to strengthen the skills of New York’s professional and aspiring acting community, HB was also a home base for the three-time Tony Award-winning performer, writer and teacher Uta Hagen for over 50 years. The list of actors who studied at HB Studio is essentially a list of New York theater history: Jack Lemmon, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Matthew Broderick, John Leguizamo, Wallace Shawn, Candice Bergen, Anne Bancroft, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbra Streisand, Stockard Channing, Sarah Jessica Parker and literally thousands more. For this special collaboration with our neighboring West Village theater, the IFC Center, HB will co-host a screening of Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1963 epic CLEOPATRA, featuring Berghof in one of his many Hollywood roles.
Throughout HB Studio’s history, we have acted as a home for artists to hone their craft, to promote the value of excellence through effort and to honor the brilliant staff who have made us the longest continually active theater school in New York City. Since HB’s 1945 beginnings, the Studio has been inextricable from the history of American theater, film and television. The spirit that Herbert Berghof, Uta Hagen and hundreds of other teaching artists and creators crafted at HB Studio over the decades has never been limited to our longtime home at 120 Bank Street. For HB Studio’s first annual The Light We Carry Festival, running from May 30 to June 5, HB Studio will host performances, workshops, masterclasses, and other events across the city, inviting our community to appreciate and engage with the talent that HB produces today, to look back on all the work HB has done over the decades and to offer a glimpse of our future. Whether you’re a past student, a current practitioner, curious about becoming a new student or simply want to know more about the tradition of American theater, we invite you to join us for The Light We Carry. Find out more at hbstudio.org
Magic Hour (Open Captioning)
Please note that there are additional showtimes of MAGIC HOUR screen without open captions (on-screen display of dialogue and sounds). For those showtimes, click here.
Charlie and Erin escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship. A Duplass Brothers Production starring Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) and Katie Aselton (The League).
Official selection: SXSW
“Takes a fresh look at what it takes to make love work, with an ambitious twist to spare.” – IndieWire
Saccharine
NY Premiere!
Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00: Sneak Preview + Q&A with star Midori Francis moderated by Caryn Coleman (The Future of Film is Female) after the screening
After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she’s eating.
Official Selection: Berlin Film Festival, Sundance
This special screening of SACCHARINE is the latest installment in “Shudder Showcase,” our monthly series that serves up special advance screenings of some of Shudder’s most exciting and provocative upcoming titles. The program offers sneak previews of some of the most talked-about genre films of the year in optimal conditions—on the big screen, in the company of fans. Each screening has free popcorn for Shudder subscribers
Drunken Noodles
Adnan, a young art student, arrives in New York City to flat-sit for the summer. He begins interning at a gallery where an unconventional older artist he once encountered is being exhibited. As moments from his past and present begin to intertwine, a series of encounters—both artistic and erotic—open cracks in his everyday reality.
Official selection: Cannes, New York Film Festival
“Humorous and horny in equal measure…the kind of queer art that (while it’s still legal) feels timeless and playful—a testament to the magical places the baser instincts can lead us.” – Nashville Scene