Free Outdoor Films: Rule-Breakers & Troublemakers

Film at Lincoln Center, and Governors Island Arts announce a program of free outdoor film screenings for summer 2023, opening a three-film series on June 9.

From June through August, Governors Island Arts and Film at Lincoln Center presents “Rule-Breakers and Troublemakers,” a lineup of free outdoor movie screenings for the 2023 season. This year’s outdoor film series will take place on the Island’s historic Parade Ground, an eight-acre lawn with expansive open views of Lower Manhattan. The series will be produced by Rooftop Films.

This year’s Governor’s Island screenings will feature a selection of films that celebrate relatable, resilient protagonists who refuse to accept the constraints that society has imposed on them. Films in this year’s lineup are F. Gary Gray’s Set It Off; Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight, and Gurinder Chadha’s Bend It Like Beckham.

Entry to the Governors Island screenings is FREE via ferry service departing the Bat­tery Mar­itime Build­ing in Low­er Man­hat­tan Detailed ferry information can be found here.