Festival Perspectives

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. | Country: United States | Language: English

The extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English

Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home. | Country: United States | Language: English

An intimate exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.

Police bodycam footage reveals how a long-running neighborhood dispute turned fatal in this documentary about fear, prejudice and Stand Your Ground laws. | Country: United States | Language: English

Academy Award-winner Chloé Zhao's highly anticipated adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's acclaimed 2020 novel. World Premiere, Telluride Film Festival 2025. | Country: United Kingdom | Language: English

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America. | Country: United States | Language: English

A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English

A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. | Country: Canada, Ireland |Language: English

After Liat Beinin Atzili is kidnapped on October 7th, her Israeli-American family faces their own conflicting perspectives to fight for her release and the future of the places they call home. | Country: United States | Language: English, Hebrew

An alien consciousness, sent to Earth to spy on one of its own kind, learns what it means to be human. | Country: United States | Language: English

A man from the future arrives on a one night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence. | Country: Germany, United States | Language: English

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008 | Country: Canada | Language: English

A Russian teacher secretly documents his small town school's transformation into a war recruitment center during the Ukraine invasion. | Country: Denmark, Czechia, Germany | Language: English, Russian

The NY Dog Film Festival celebrates the relationship between people and dogs in short films that will take you on a roller-coaster ride of emotions.

Comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi's one-woman show tackles the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the struggle for equality, challenging audiences with uncomfortable truths when her pursuit of coexistence starts sounding absurd. | Country: United States | Language: English

Paul forms his new band Wings after the Beatles breakup. Archival home footage shows Paul's life with Linda, who influenced his music. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English

Colin, a timid man is swept off his feet when Ray, an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive. | Country: United Kingdom, Ireland | Language: English

A woman travels the multiverse, killing her daughter’s murderer over and over again. She grows addicted to the revenge streak, putting her own humanity in jeopardy. | Country: United States | Language: English

The Film Center presents the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films, in all three categories: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action.

The Film Center presents the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films, in all three categories: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action.

The Film Center presents the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films, in all three categories: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action.

A sharp look at the American South's unreconciled history through Natchez, a Mississippi town that mixes antebellum tourism with a community deeply divided over its past. | Country: United States | Language: English

A filmmaker's humorous journey into artificial intelligence leads to unexpected questions about humanity's future and our relationship with emerging technology. | Country: United States | Language: English

Punk rocker Billy Idol's journey from underground star to pop icon: his fame, drug struggles, and powerful return to music. | Country: United States | Language: English

An insecure Chinese-American teenager undergoes experimental surgery to appear white, hoping to secure the prom queen title and peer acceptance. | Country: United States | Language: English, Mandarin

The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way. | Country: Canada | Language: English