61ST NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL opens today
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, screening Oct. 11 & 12 (courtesy of Janus Films)
Get ready for the 61st New York Film Festival, kicking off September 29! Limited tickets are available and selling fast. Explore the schedule, see filmmakers attending for Q&As on film pages, download a PDF of our program guide, and subscribe to our newly launched Reddit community.
Week 1 essential picks with tickets still available:
Courtesy of Apple TV+
The Pigeon Tunnel
Q&A w. Errol Morris this Saturday
Pioneering documentarian Errol Morris applies his signature aesthetic to a riveting, thriller-like portrait of John le Carré, whose novels such as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy forever changed the way we perceive espionage in popular culture and the world.
All NYFF61 feature documentaries are presented by HBO.
Courtesy of Rediance
The Human Surge 3
Q&A w. Eduardo Williams this Saturday & Sunday
Armed with a 360-degree camera, Argentinean director Eduardo Williams returns to the bold, time-and-continent-skipping world of his 2016 film The Human Surge and constructs something even more immense, fearless, and breathtakingly beautiful.
NYFF61 Currents features are sponsored by MUBI.
Courtesy of Netflix
Maestro
Spotlight Gala at David Geffen Hall – Limited tickets available on Monday at 6:00pm & 9:45pm
A tour de force for director and star Bradley Cooper, Maestro dramatizes the public and private lives of legendary musician Leonard Bernstein, depicting the complicated yet devoted decades-spanning relationship between Leonard and his wife Felicia (Carey Mulligan).
Courtesy of Sideshow and Janus Films
Orlando, My Political Biography
Q&A w. Paul B. Preciado on Tuesday
Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando is both historical anchor and hopeful North Star of writer and philosopher Paul B. Preciado’s first film, a sweeping yet intimate documentary that takes a panoramic look at past and present trans lives.
All NYFF61 feature documentaries are presented by HBO.
UPCOMING FREE TALKS
This year, we have an exciting lineup of free panel discussions, in-depth conversations, and filmmaker dialogues throughout NYFF. Upcoming highlights include:
Saturday, September 30
4pm: Deep Focus: Todd Haynes: We are thrilled to present the U.S. premiere of Image Book, a short film by Haynes exploring the making of May December, followed by an extended conversation with Haynes. Also on Oct.1, 3 & 10!
7:30pm: Cinephile Game Night: NYFF61 Edition: Mingle with your fellow movie buffs and test your knowledge to win tickets to this year’s NYFF. Also on Oct. 1, 3 & 10!
Sunday, October 1
1pm: Deep Focus: Nikki Giovanni: Join a career-spanning discussion with acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, subject of Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.
6pm: Crosscuts: Wang Bing & Eduardo Williams: The directors of Youth (Spring) and The Human Surge 3 meet to discuss their inspirations and form-bending play with cinema.
