New York Film Festival unveiled the 2025 Currents slate of 16 feature films and 24 short films representing 28 countries. The Currents Centerpiece selection is the U.S. premiere of Mare’s Nest by Ben Rivers, an enigmatic road movie set in a post-apocalyptic world ruled by children.
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex is a music documentary directed by Ethan Silverman that explores the life and music of glam‑rock pioneer. Through a combination of archival footage and rare interviews, a cross‑generational array of artists re‑imagine his songs.
We Strangers marks the feature film directorial debut of Anu Valia and set in post‑industrial Gary, Indiana, it follows Rayelle “Ray” Martin played by Kirby Howell‑Baptiste – a housekeeper who finds her quiet life upended by a spontaneous lie: she claims she can speak to the dead.
The 56th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) taking place from September 18–24, 2025 will feature more than 140 selections from over 30 countries.
A224 dropped the official trailer for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, a harrowing psychological drama film centered on Rose Byrne as Linda, an overworked mother on the edge. As Linda cares for her chronically ill daughter in a grungy beachside motel, her life collapses (quite literally) beneath her.
Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the 2025 Docs program featuring 23 titles from 18 countries including new documentary films from Jimmy Chin, Billy Corben, Tamara Kotevska, Lucrecia Martel, Raoul Peck, Laura Poitras, Ben Proudfoot, Gianfranco Rosi, Michèle Stephenson, Peter Mettler, and Chai Vasarhelyi.
Naked Ambition is a new documentary film from directors Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch, spotlighting legendary pinup model‑turned‑photographer Bunny Yeager. Known for popularizing the bikini, discovering Bettie Page, shaping Playboy’s visual style, and even inventing the modern selfie, Yeager’s story is told through archival materials and insightful interviews. The film brings together a compelling ensemble of voices including Dita Von Teese, Bruce Weber, and the late Larry King all sharing how Yeager transformed American visual culture.
Dark Sky Films debuted the official trailer for Lilly Lives Alone, the haunting feature debut of writer‑director Martin Melnick. This deeply unsettling psychological horror centers on Shannon Beeby as Lilly, a grief‑stricken mother tortured by the tragedy of the death of her young daughter.
In his feature directorial debut, YouTuber‑turned‑filmmaker Chris Stuckmann unleashes Shelby Oaks, a supernatural horror film starring Camille Sullivan, Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, Robin Bartlett, and Keith David. The film blends traditional narrative with found‑footage elements to tell the unnerving story of a missing paranormal investigative team, as one sister retraces their steps to uncover a horrifying truth.
The 50th Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 4 to 14, announced the Centerpiece program – the “Festival’s global showcase”, featuring the latest work from influential filmmakers Hubert Davis, Mathieu Denis, Hasan Hadi, Chie Hayakawa, Anders Thomas Jensen, Jan Komasa, Richard Linklater, Sergei Loznitsa, Pietro Marcello, Christian Petzold, Potsy Poncirol and Álvaro Olmos Torrico.
The 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF63), taking place September 26 through October 13, 2025 unveiled the Main Slate of 34 films from 26 countries.
A24 debuted the official trailer for Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lee’s much‑anticipated neo‑noir thriller, based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 Japanese-language film High and Low, that reunites him with Denzel Washington for the first time in nearly two decades.