Film Noir Cinema is a genuine video rental store in Greenpoint with a tiny screening room behind the shelves, one of the last places in New York where you can rent a DVD and watch a US premiere in the same building. Watch Me gets its first American screening here rather than at a festival, in a room small enough that the filmmaker crowd and the audience are the same people. This is where the actual Brooklyn film scene lives.
What to expect
A small back-room cinema seating a few dozen, reached through the rental shop. Expect an informal, film-community crowd and often a filmmaker in the room. The shelves out front are worth browsing before or after.
Good to know
- The G to Nassau Avenue is a short walk to Meserole Avenue
- The room is tiny, so buy in advance rather than at the door
- Browse the rental shelves out front - it is still a working video store
- Seating is unreserved and the room fills
- Greenpoint bars and food are within a couple of blocks
- Premieres often bring filmmakers, so expect a Q and A
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Common questions
What is Film Noir Cinema?
A Greenpoint video rental store with a small screening room behind it, programming independent and repertory film.
How big is the theater?
It is a microcinema seating a few dozen people, so screenings sell out.
Is this the film's first US screening?
It is billed as the US premiere of Watch Me.
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