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New Directors/New Films 2025
April 02, 2025 – April 13, 2025
The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center announce the 54th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), taking place from April 2 through April 13. Since 1972, New Directors/New Films has showcased new and emerging filmmakers whose distinctive visions and risk-taking works highlight the vitality and potential of cinema. This year’s ND/NF will present 24 features and nine short films, including 20 North American or U.S. premieres.
Opening ND/NF is the New York premiere of Familiar Touch, Sarah Friedland’s debut, which won three top prizes in the 2024 Venice Film Festival Orizzonti Competition and showcases an astonishing performance by Kathleen Chalfant. The festival will close with the New York premiere of Alex Russell’s feature debut Lurker, a tense thriller about the darker side of pop-star worship fresh from screenings at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals.
New Directors/New Films is organized by La Frances Hui (Co-Chair, MoMA), Dan Sullivan (Co-Chair, Film at Lincoln Center), Sophie Cavoulacos (MoMA), Rajendra Roy (MoMA), Francisco Valente (MoMA), Madeline Whittle (Film at Lincoln Center), Tyler Wilson (Film at Lincoln Center), Katie Zwick (Film at Lincoln Center).
Film at MoMA is made possible by CHANEL.
Additional support is provided by the Annual Film Fund. Leadership support for the Annual Film Fund is provided by Debra and Leon D. Black, with major funding from The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), and The Young Patrons Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
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Sad Jokes. 2024. Germany. Directed by Fabian Stumm. Courtesy the filmmaker
Stranger. 2024. USA/China/Netherlands/Norway/France. Directed by Zhengfan Yang. Courtesy the filmmaker
The Village Next to Paradise. 2024. Austria/France/Germany/Somalia. Directed by Mo Harawe. Courtesy Totem Films
The Virgin of the Quarry Lake (La Virgen de la Tosquera). 2024. Argentina/Mexico/Spain. Directed by Laura Casabé. Courtesy the filmmaker
Timestamp (Strichka Chasu). 2025. Ukraine/Luxembourg/Netherlands/France. Directed by Kateryna Gornostai. Courtesy the filmmaker
Two Times João Liberada (Duas Vezes João Liberada). 2025. Portugal. Directed by Paula Tomás Marques. Courtesy Portugal Film
CycleMahesh. 2024. India/UK/Canada. Directed by Suhel Banerjee. Courtesy the filmmaker
Drowning Dry (Sesės). 2024. Directed by Laurynas Bareiša. Courtesy Dekanalog
Familiar Touch. 2024. USA. Directed by Sarah Friedland. Courtesy Music Box Films
The Height of the Coconut Trees (椰子の高さ). 2024. Japan. Directed by Du Jie. Courtesy the filmmaker
Fiume o morte! 2025. Crotia/Italy/Slovenia. Directed by Igor Bezinović. Courtesy Lightdox
Invention. 2024. USA. Directed by Courtney Stephens. Courtesy INDOX
Listen to the Voices (Kouté vwa). 2024. Belgium/France/French Guiana. Directed by Maxime Jean-Baptiste. Courtesy Morethan Films
Kyuka Before Summer’s End (Κιούκα Πριν το τέλος του καλοκαιριού). 2024. Greece/North Macedonia. Directed by Kostis Charamountanis. Courtesy Heretic
Lesson Learned (Fekete pont). 2024. Hungary. Directed by Bálint Szimler. Courtesy Lights On
Lost Chapters (Los Capítulos Perdidos). 2024. Venezuela. Directed by Lorena Alvarado. Courtesy the filmmaker
Lurker. 2025. USA/Italy. Directed by Alex Russell. Courtesy MUBI
Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo). 2025. USA. Directed by Joel Alfonso Vargas. Courtesy the filmmaker
No Sleep Till. 2024. USA/Switzerland. Directed by Alexandra Simpson. Courtesy Factory 25
Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda). 2025. India/UK/Canada. Directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade.
Blue Sun Palace. 2024. USA. Directed by Constance Tsang. Courtesy Dekanalog
Grand Me. 2024. Iran/Belgium. Directed by Atiye Zare Arandi. Courtesy CAT&Docs
The Assistant (Człowiek do wszystkiego). 2025. Poland/UK. Directed by Wilhelm Sasnal, Anka Sasnal. Courtesy Lights On