Festival Perspectives
Committed to highlighting bold, new voices, from film festivals around the world.
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Megalopolis (2024)
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
- Wed, Oct 9
Director: Francis Ford Coppola Run Time: 138 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf
World Premiere, 2024 Cannes Film Festival. An architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster. | Country: United States | Language: English
My Old Ass (2024)
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
- Wed, Oct 9
Director: Megan Park Run Time: 88 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Kerrice Brooks, Maddie Ziegler, Maisy Stella, Percy Hynes White
Sundance 2024 World Premiere. What would you ask your older self? An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. | Country: United States, Canada | Language: English
In the Summers (2024)
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
- Wed, Oct 9
Director: Alessandra Lacorazza Run Time: 98 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2024
Starring: Emma Ramos, Leslie Grace, Lio Mehiel, Residente, Sasha Calle
World Premiere and Grand Jury Prize Winner, 2024 Sundance Film Festival. On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico. | Country: United States | Language: English, Spanish
A Different Man (2024)
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
- Wed, Oct 9
- Thu, Oct 10
Director: Aaron Schimberg Run Time: 112 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Adam Pearson, Miles G. Jackson, Patrick Wang, Renate Reinsve, Sebastian Stan
World Premiere, 2024 Sundance Film Festival. An aspiring actor undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance, but his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost. | Country: United States | Language: English
Things Will Be Different (2024)
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
- Tue, Oct 8
- Thu, Oct 10
Director: Michael Felker Run Time: 102 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2024
Starring: Adam David Thompson, Chloe Skoczen, Justin Benson, Riley Dandy, Sarah Bolger
World Premiere, 2024 SXSW Film Festival. Time is not on their side. In order to escape the police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a metaphysical farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There, they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points. | Country: United States | Language: English
Little Bites (2024)
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
Fri, Oct 4 @ 10:45 pm: 4K Presentation
Director: Spider One Run Time: 106 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Barbara Crampton, Bonnie Aarons, Chaz Bono, Heather Langenkamp, Krsy Fox
World Premiere, 2024 Fantastic Fest. Eat your heart out. In a desperate attempt to protect her ten year old daughter, a young widow allows a nightmarish monster to slowly eat her alive. | Country: United States | Language: English
The Substance (2024)
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
- Thu, Oct 10
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- Tue, Oct 15
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Mon, Oct 7 @ 5:30 pm: 4K PresentationFri, Oct 11 @ 4:00 pm: 4K PresentationSun, Oct 13 @ 7:45 pm: 4K PresentationTue, Oct 15 @ 4:00 pm: 4K Presentation
Director: Coralie Fargeat Run Time: 140 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid, Gore Abrams, Hugo Diego Garcia, Margaret Qualley
Winner of Best Screenplay at 2024 Cannes Film Festival. A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself. If you follow the instructions, what could go wrong? | Country: United States, United Kingdom | Language: English
Frankie Freako (2024)
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
- Wed, Oct 9
- Thu, Oct 10
Sat, Oct 5 @ 10:45 pm: 4K Presentation
Director: Steven Kostanski Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Adam Brooks, Conor Sweeney, Kristy Wordsworth, Matthew Kennedy, Meredith Sweeney
After calling a late-night party hotline that promises out-of-this-world fun, uptight yuppie Conor Sweeney must battle the pint-sized forces of evil unleashed through his phone line, led by the maniacal rock n’ roll goblin, Frankie Freako. A wacky FX-driven horror-comedy! | Country: Canada | Language: English
Unicorn Boy (2024)
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
Director: Matt Kiel Run Time: 90 min. Rating: NR
Starring: Harold Perrineau, Michelle Trachtenberg, Patton Oswalt
World Premiere, Slamdance Film Festival. Distraught by a recent breakup, a down-on-his-luck artist gets magically sucked into an alternate dimension filled with unicorns. He soon unites with a new unicorn friend to conquer a dark force and bring peace to the kingdom. | Country: United States | Language: English
Darla In Space (2024)
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
Director: Eric Laplante, Susie Moon Run Time: 94 min. Rating: NR
Starring: Alex E. Harris, Constance Shulman, Jenn Lyon, Thomas Jay Ryan, Woody Fu
World Premiere, 2024 Slamdance Film Festival. Darla Peterson has just found out she owes the IRS $349,000.22. She teams up with a sentient kombucha scoby named Mother who has the ability to grant mind-blowing orgasms to pay off the debt. Is this a match made in heaven, or the other place? | Country: United States | Language: English
Manhattan Short Film Festival 2024
- Sun, Oct 6
Run Time: 163 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2024 Language: Multiple
Unite with 100,000 film lovers in over 500 cities across six continents as the world's first global film festival returns to the Film Center. Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor! Ballots supplied upon entry.
Eno (2024)
- Tue, Oct 8
- Thu, Oct 10
Director: Gary Hustwit Run Time: 85 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2024
Starring: Bono, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, David Bowie, David Byrne
World Premiere, 2024 Sundance Film Festival. In the first career-spanning documentary of the legendary and prolific artist, visionary musician and artist Brian Eno — known for producing David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient music; and releasing more than 40 solo and collaboration albums — reveals his creative processes. | Country: United States | Language: English
Piece by Piece (2024)
- Thu, Oct 10
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- Sat, Oct 12
- Sun, Oct 13
- Mon, Oct 14
- Tue, Oct 15
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- Thu, Oct 17
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- Sat, Oct 19
- Sun, Oct 20
- Mon, Oct 21
- Tue, Oct 22
Director: Morgan Neville Run Time: 94 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2024
Starring: Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, Timbaland
World Premiere, 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Turn up the volume on your imagination. Discover the story of the life and career of American musician Pharrell Williams in the style of LEGO animation. | Country: United States, Denmark | Language: English
Saturday Night (2024)
- Thu, Oct 10
- Fri, Oct 11
- Sat, Oct 12
- Sun, Oct 13
- Mon, Oct 14
- Tue, Oct 15
- Wed, Oct 16
- Thu, Oct 17
- Fri, Oct 18
- Sat, Oct 19
- Sun, Oct 20
- Mon, Oct 21
- Tue, Oct 22
Director: Jason Reitman Run Time: 109 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Cooper Hoffman, Dylan O'Brien, Gabriel LaBelle, Lamorne Morris, Rachel Sennott
World Premiere, 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. | Country: United States | Language: English
NFF24: Horror Shorts A
- Thu, Oct 17
Run Time: 98 min.
Thu, Oct 17, 6PM | Screening Room Two | Seven tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: The Soul Eater
- Thu, Oct 17
Run Time: 108 min.
Thu, Oct 17, 6PM | Screening Room One | Midwest Premiere | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Horror Comedy Shorts A
- Thu, Oct 17
Run Time: 99 min.
Thu, Oct 17, 8PM | Screening Room Two | Eight tales of terror, death, and humor presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Decibel with Backmask
- Thu, Oct 17
Run Time: 76 min.
Thu, Oct 17, 8PM | Screening Room One | US Premiere | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: BA with A Terrible Place
- Thu, Oct 17
Run Time: 97 min.
Thu, Oct 17, 10PM | Screening Room One | Midwest Premiere | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Midnight Shorts A
- Thu, Oct 17
Run Time: 98 min.
Thu, Oct 17, 10PM | Screening Room Two | Eleven tales of the weird and bizarre presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF24: Filmmaker and Screenwriter Meetup
Run Time: 30 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 6PM | The Festival Lounge | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Daughter of the Sun
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 108 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 2PM | Screening Room One | Ohio Premiere | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Recurring Nightmares A
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 97 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 2PM | Screening Room Two | Twelve new short films from NFF alumni presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
Rumours (2024)
- Fri, Oct 18
- Sat, Oct 19
- Sun, Oct 20
- Mon, Oct 21
- Tue, Oct 22
- Wed, Oct 23
- Thu, Oct 24
Director: Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Guy Maddin Run Time: 109 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance
World Premiere, 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours (2024) follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. | Country: Canada, Germany, United States | Language: English, French, Swedish, German
NFF24: Horror Shorts B
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 100 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 4PM | Screening Room Two | Eight tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: It’s Alive (1974) with Chew Toy
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 102 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 4PM | Screening Room One | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: L’Inferno (1914)
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 68 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 6:30PM | Screening Room One | Live Music Accompaniment | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24 Sneak Preview: Kenneled with Joe Swanberg in attendance
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 45 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 6PM | Screening Room Two | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Paper Cuts: Shorts About Writing
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 32 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 7:15PM | Screening Room Two | New this year. Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Solvent with Untersberg
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 106 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 8PM | Screening Room One | North American Premiere | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Thriller Shorts A
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 100 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 8PM | Screening Room Two | Six tales of dark suspense presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF24: The Waves of Madness with Nocturna
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 82 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 10PM | Screening Room One | World Premiere | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Horror Shorts C
- Fri, Oct 18
Run Time: 97 min.
Fri, Oct 18, 10PM | Screening Room Two | Nine tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24 Panel: The New Distribution
Run Time: 60 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 1PM | Screening Room Two | Moderated by NFF co-founder, Chris Hamel, presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: The Invisible Raptor
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 113 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 12PM | Screening Room One | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Recurring Nightmares B
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 103 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 2PM | Screening Room Two | Ten new short films from NFF alumni presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Proxy (2013) with Barista
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 127 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 2PM | Screening Room One | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Awards Presentation
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 45 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 5:15PM | Screening Room One | Hosted by NFF Co-Founders Chris Hamel and Jason Tostevin | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Thriller Shorts B
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 100 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 6PM | Screening Room Two | Six tales of dark suspense presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF24: For Sale By Exorcist with Sweaty Larry
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 86 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 6PM | Screening Room One | World Premiere | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Horror Shorts D
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 98 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 8PM | Screening Room Two | Ten tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Dooba Dooba with Enter By Fire
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 89 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 8PM | Screening Room One | World Premiere | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Carved with Jack
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 97 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 10PM | Screening Room One | Eastern US Premiere | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Midnight Shorts B
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 97 min.
Sat, Oct 19, 10PM | Screening Room Two | Ten tales of the weird and bizarre presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF24: My Imaginary Life for Someone with Worm Girl
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 92 min.
Sat, Oct 19, Midnight | Screening Room One | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Horror Comedy Shorts B
- Sat, Oct 19
Run Time: 99 min.
Sat, Oct 19, Midnight | Screening Room Two | Eight tales of terror, death, and humor presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Hunting Matthew Nichols with Saint Maria’s Way
- Sun, Oct 20
Run Time: 102 min.
Sun, Oct 20, 12PM | Screening Room One | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: The Matriarch with The Red Hourglass
- Sun, Oct 20
Run Time: 96 min.
Sun, Oct 20, 12PM | Screening Room Two | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Bystanders with Volition
- Sun, Oct 20
Run Time: 98 min.
Sun, Oct 20, 2PM | Screening Room Two | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Ohio Shorts
- Sun, Oct 20
Run Time: 82 min.
Sun, Oct 20, 2PM | Screening Room Two | Twelve locally made short films presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Sayara with Mother_Mary
- Sun, Oct 20
Run Time: 100 min.
Sun, Oct 20, 4PM | Screening Room Two | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
NFF24: Replicator with Please Be Tender
- Sun, Oct 20
Run Time: 97 min.
Sun, Oct 20, 4PM | Screening Room One | World Premiere | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024
Conclave (2024)
- Thu, Oct 24
- Fri, Oct 25
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- Sun, Oct 27
- Mon, Oct 28
- Tue, Oct 29
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- Thu, Oct 31
Director: Edward Berger Run Time: 120 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2024
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci
World Premiere, 2024 Telluride Film Festival. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English
Anora (2024)
- Thu, Oct 31
- Fri, Nov 1
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- Sun, Nov 3
- Mon, Nov 4
- Tue, Nov 5
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- Thu, Nov 7
Fri, Nov 1 @ 1:15 pm: 4K PresentationFri, Nov 1 @ 4:30 pm: 4K PresentationFri, Nov 1 @ 7:45 pm: 4K PresentationSat, Nov 2 @ 1:15 pm: 4K PresentationSat, Nov 2 @ 4:30 pm: 4K PresentationSat, Nov 2 @ 7:45 pm: 4K PresentationSun, Nov 3 @ 1:15 pm: 4K PresentationMon, Nov 4 @ 4:00 pm: 4K PresentationMon, Nov 4 @ 7:15 pm: 4K PresentationTue, Nov 5 @ 1:00 pm: 4K PresentationTue, Nov 5 @ 4:00 pm: 4K PresentationTue, Nov 5 @ 7:15 pm: 4K PresentationWed, Nov 6 @ 4:00 pm: 4K PresentationWed, Nov 6 @ 7:15 pm: 4K Presentation
Director: Sean Baker Run Time: 139 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Karren Karagulian, Mark Eydelshteyn, Mikey Madison, Vache Tovmasyan, Yuriy Borisov
Winner Palme d'Or, 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. From writer-director Sean Baker | Country: United States | Language: English
Nightbitch (2024)
Director: Marielle Heller Run Time: 98 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy
World Premiere, 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. A woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her new domesticity takes a surreal turn. Written and directed by Marielle Heller, based on the 2021 novel by Rachel Yoder. | Country: United States | Language: English
Nosferatu (2024)
Director: Robert Eggers Run Time: 132 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bill Skarsgård, Emma Corrin, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. | Country: Czechia, United States | Language: English, German, Romanian, Russian