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Producer’s Choice: Basquiat (1996) and Conversation with Meryl Poster and Director Julian Schnabel
Fri, November 14th at 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
$15
NOMA presents a series of films—selected by award-winning producer and filmmaker Meryl Poster—followed by insightful special guests. Don’t miss your chance to revisit or discover modern classics on the big screen and gain behind-the-scenes insight into the film industry from leading figures. Discussions will draw connections to art more broadly and celebrate cinema as an essential art form.
NOMA will screen a 2024 black-and-white restoration of Basquiat (1996) for this program. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the screening will begin at 7:00 pm. At 9:20 pm, conversation between Poster and the film’s director Julian Schnabel (joining via Zoom) will begin. The NOMA Museum Shop will be present at the screening from 6:30-9:30 pm with merchandise related to the series’s theme “Artists on Film.”
For this screening of Basquiat, guests will also have the option of purchasing an additional ticket for a seated dinner at Café NOMA before the film.
Please note: seating for the dinner begins at 5:30 pm, and food is served between 6:00-7:00 pm. Dinner tickets are available for purchase in the “Tickets” section below.
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Tickets
Tickets for the screening and pre-screening conversation are $10 for NOMA members and $15 for general admission.
*Please note: NOMA members must log into their my.noma account in order to see their ticket options at the link above.
Seated Dinner with Cafe NOMA
For this final screening of the Producer’s Choice Fall 2025 season, NOMA has collaborated with Café NOMA on a pre-screening dinner option, available with separate purchase. Enjoy watching the stars come out under the skylights of NOMA’s Coleman Courtyard while sharing a table, a meal, and a conversation with fellow film enthusiasts.
Seating for the dinner begins at 5:30 pm, and food is served between 6:00-7:00 pm.
Buy Tickets and View the Menu for the pre-film dinner
Waitlist Policy
If tickets are sold out for a screening, there will be a first come, first served policy to fill any unoccupied seats:
- At 6:30 pm, the waitlist will open at the Front Desk.
- At 7:00 pm, we will count the number of vacant seats and begin to fill them with waitlisted individuals, who will be invited to purchase a ticket and be seated.
- NOTE: There are no additional tickets available at the door. Waitlisted individuals will only be able to claim seats left open by no-show attendants. We cannot guarantee that individuals on the waitlist will be able to sit together.
- The museum is open until 7:00 pm on Wednesday evenings. While waiting, waitlisted individuals are welcome to view NOMA exhibitions.
About the Film and Pre-Screening Conversation
Basquiat (1996, 1h 50m)
An exploration of the brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world-renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drug use, and his identity.
About Meryl Poster
Meryl Poster is an award-winning producer and filmmaker. Starting as the second ever female trainee in the William Morris Agency mailroom, she has since led and developed a slate of groundbreaking, critically acclaimed films, including the Oscar-winning Chicago, Chocolat, Cider House Rules, Cop Land, Beautiful Girls, Bounce, Kate and Leopold, and An Unfinished Life.