Highlights this week include the Nova Frontier Film Festival coming to Harlem, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returning to Brooklyn and “The Goddamn Comedy Jam” serving up laughs in Union Square.

There’s also fun for the whole family at the “ Ocean Shell-a-bration” in Coney Island, and free activities including a boxing therapy workshop in Williamsburg.

Film

Nova Frontier Film Festival 2025

Harlem Stage — 150 Convent Ave., Manhattan (Harlem)

Through June 7. Various showtimes.

The annual festival globally known for showcasing the best independent films from across the African Diaspora, Latin America and the Middle East heads to Harlem this year.

Boris Lojkine’s acclaimed French drama “ Souleymane’s Story ” and Raoul Peck’s powerful documentary “ Ernest Cole: Lost an

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