New Plaza Cinema is a trusted community of film lovers providing thought provoking entertainment, education and conversation through curated cultural film experiences.
Our focus is to keep Art Cinema Culture alive in Upper Manhattan and wherever we reach our patrons.
We currently screen films on weekends. New Plaza Cinema @Macaulay Honors College is located at 35 West 67th Street, NY, NY 10023. We are located on the UWS on the north side of 67th Street between Columbus Circle and Central Park West..
We also host several virtual lectures and film Talk Backs each month.
We are deeply grateful to Macaulay Honors College for hosting us and for their support of our mission.
New Plaza Cinema is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization and the only independent cinema north of 14th Street in Manhattan. We rely on the generous support of our patrons and donors.
Gary Palmucci
Film Curator and General Manager
After a 30+ year career in independent film acquisition and distribution, Gary segued into a new role as film curator and general manager of New Plaza Cinema’s various locations on the upper west side, and now its “virtual cinema.” Gary’s keen eye for film curation has been a significant contributor to the success and growth of NPC.
Guy-Max Delphin
Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Delphin Investments LLC
Guy-Max Delphin is founder and CEO of Delphin Investments (DI) and Chairman of DHFG (dba Quisqueya Capital Advisors “QCA”). He is responsible for strategic vision of the companies. Mr. Delphin is an experienced executive with a proven track record of organizing, recruiting and building companies. Currently, Mr. Delphin advises the CEOs of a few companies across economic sectors.
Susanne Szabo Rostock
Director/Editor
Long esteemed as “an aural and visual poet”, Susanne Rostock’s filmmaking is a stunning 40 years of some of the most compelling documentaries of each decade. Her most recent film as director / editor, Sing Your Song, about Harry Belafonte’s life as an artist and activist, was chosen to open the U.S. Documentary Competition section of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where it was described as a story “told with a remarkable sense of intimacy, visual style and musical panache”. This film continues to be in world wide theatrical distribution and television broadcast and has aired on HBO. Sing Your Song received top honors in festivals around the world, was shortlisted for an Oscar, and garnered the NAACP Image Award and a Gracie for Outstanding Director.
Claudine Bacher
Founding Chair of The Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Partnership
Claudine Bacher is the Founding Chair and Immediate Past Co-Chair of The Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Partnership. Her organization aims to promote and sustain Eleanor Roosevelt’s ideals as one of the world’s most courageous leaders for social justice so that future generations can be inspired through her example.
Wayne Kabak
CEO and owner of WSK Management, LLC
As a manager of television and radio personalities, authors, broadcast journalists and other notable public figures, his clients include Jane Pauley; former Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Ash Carter; Dr. Condoleezza Rice; composer, musician and educator Wynton Marsalis; Lou Dobbs; broadcaster and former Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow; acclaimed biographer Kitty Kelley; NPR’s Scott Simon; Shoshana Zuboff, author of the groundbreaking book “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism;” noted investor and world traveler Jim Rogers; and renown businessman Sam Zell.
Paul Downs
International and Entertainment Lawyer
Paul Downs practiced international law for more than four decades, most recently as a partner at Hogan Lovells in New York, where he co-founded the Sovereign Investor Practice and initiated its annual Sovereign Investor Conference. Paul is co-author of The Hunt for Unicorns: How Sovereign Funds are Reshaping Investment in the Digital Economy. He has represented sovereign investors transacting in assets globally, has spoken and published on the topic and guest lectured at Columbia and New York University law schools.
Norma Levy
Norma Levy, Executive Committee Chairman and New Plaza President
After receiving a law degree from Yale, Norma worked in private law firms, in government, and in the corporate sector. She served as Chair of the Antitrust Section of the NYS Bar Assoc. and the Energy Cmte. of the NYC Bar Assoc., the General Counsel to the Greater NY Regulatory Assoc., and was Executive Editor of its Monthly Update.
Gary Palmucci
Film Curator and General Manager
After a 30+ year career in independent film acquisition and distribution, Gary segued into a new role as film curator and general manager of New Plaza Cinema’s various locations on the upper west side, and now its “virtual cinema.” Gary’s keen eye for film curation has been a significant contributor to the success and growth of NPC.
Shawn Moore
Head of Marketing
Shawn Moore has almost two decades of experience working across several industries including financial services health care and other technology delivery businesses. Shawn has had multiple roles in her career, from Product Manager, Senior Product Director, Business Development Director, Sales Manager, Head of Product Management & Product Strategy and as Vice-President of Solutions Management.
Max Alvarez
Film Historian & Guest Speaker
Max is a film historian and author who has been delivering multimedia talks on cinema history for over two decades. Max’s books include The Cinéphile’s Guide to the Great Age of Cinema, The Crime Films of Anthony Mann, and a major contribution to Thornton Wilder/New Perspectives.
Marianne Tesler
Head of Development
Marianne has held leadership roles in several international arts and fashion companies including being CEO of Art Partner and CEO and President of Rachel Roy. A native of France, she served as CEO of Givenchy and CEO of Nike France. She is a Board Member of the International House and a consultant for the fashion and entertainment industry.
Paul Auster
Bob Balaban
Fabiano Canosa
Robert Caro
Phillip Lopate
Joel Coen
Nicole Flender
Gara LaMarche
Robert Jay Lifton
Frances McDormand
Bill Moyers
Mandy Patinkin
Isabella Rossellini
Susan Sarandon
Toby Talbot
Cora Weiss
New York Times Article
Click here to read a New York Times article about the origin of New Plaza Cinema.