Returning after 2018’s ‘Peterloo’, seven-time nominated Academy Awards writer/director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Naked) comes with ‘Hard Truths’, the drama film following a woman (played by longtime collaborator Marieanne Jean-Baptise) struggling with anger issues and her easygoing younger sister (played by longtime collaborator Michele Austin) navigating their dramatic family life.
Narrated by Ariana DeBose, Stanley Nelson’s San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood documentary will make its World Premiere as a Special Event of the 62nd New York Film Festival, on Wednesday, October 9.
Showcasing digitally remastered, restored, and preserved works from renowned filmmakers, films in Revivals for the 62nd New York Film Festival looks at political unrest and conflict, women’s resistance against oppression, photography and other groundbreaking topics.
With an emphasis on new and innovative forms and voices, the Currents slate for the 62nd New York Film Festival showcases 12 feature films and 28 short films in six programs.
Literary adaptations, portraits of musical artists, Cannes award winners, works dealing with political and historical realities, and the final film of Jean-Luc Godard plus more comprise the Spotlight films of the 62nd New York Film Festival taking place September 27 – October 14, 2024.
Luca Guadagnino’s Queer will make its U.S. Premiere as the Spotlight Gala of the 62nd New York Film Festival. The adaptation of William S. Burroughs’s novel, scripted by Justin Kuritzkes, stars Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville, Michael Borremans, Andra Ursuta, and David Lowery.
32 films including titles from Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker, David Cronenberg, Mati Diop, Mike Leigh, Steve McQueen, Paul Schrader, and Athina Rachel Tsangari are featured in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival (NYFF), taking place September 27–October 14, 2024.
Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, will make its U.S. premiere as the Centerpiece selection for the 62nd New York Film Festival.
The North American premiere of Steve McQueen’s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan has been set as the Closing Night selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival.
RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys will be the Opening Night film of the 62nd New York Film Festival, taking place September 27 to October 14, 2024.
David Fincher’s The Killer has been named the surprise film at the 71st San Sebastian Festival and the Spotlight selection of the 61st New York Film Festival.
11 feature programs and 36 short films, representing 23 countries comprise the Currents section of the 61st New York Film Festival. The section presents a diverse offering of productions by filmmakers and artists working at the vanguard of the medium.