FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE FILM.
Watch it. Discuss it. Support it. Celebrate it.
Urban Cinephiliacs is NBMA’s film club and community for people passionate about cinema, culture, and storytelling.
Through screenings, conversations, and shared experiences, members explore filmmaking, performances, representation, cultural perspectives, and the stories shaping our world.
Past screenings have included Respect, Rob Peace, King Richard, and Nope, bringing audiences together around stories of Black identity, history, family, ambition, music, and imagination.
Urban Cinephiliacs connects the people who watch, discuss, support, and celebrate film, strengthening the audience at the heart of NBMA’s creative community.
❋ CURATED SCREENINGSExperience Black cinema through special screenings, premieres, classics, and new discoveries.
❋ RED CARPET EXPERIENCES Step beyond the theater with access to premieres, festivals, galas, and special cultural events.
❋ FILM + CONVERSATIONConnect through filmmaker talks, panels, post-screening discussions, and conversations around the stories shaping culture.
❋ CINEMA + COMMUNITYMeet fellow cinephiles through social gatherings and shared experiences built around a love of movies.