The 64th New York film festival (NYFF64), presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, is set to captivate audiences from September 25 to October 12, 2026. This annual event celebrates the most significant international films of the year, with a particular focus on innovation and restoration. The festival’s Currents section showcases 15 feature films and 28 short films, representing a diverse range of artistic visions from 24 countries and regions.
The Currents section is designed to expand the possibilities of cinematic form, offering a cross-section of some of the boldest and most innovative filmmakers working today. Dennis Lim, Artistic Director of the New York Film Festival, highlights the section’s ability to push against conventional cinematic forms and present a thrilling scope of diversity.
The Currents Section: A Showcase of Innovation
The Currents section features a mix of world premieres, North American premieres, U.S. premieres, and a restoration world premiere. Among the highlights is Bardi a visually thrilling work by filmmaker and photographer Tala Hadid. This majestic film immerses viewers in the rugged, fraternal world of horse-riders in central Morocco, following an equestrian military ritual called Tbourida that dates back to the 16th century.
Other notable features include British experimental filmmaker Beatrice Gibson’s At Night a shapeshifting feminist meditation; Sebastian Brameshuber’s London which explores the connections between a driver and ride sharers; and Bruno Dumont’s Red Rocks an observational approach to a fanciful story of young children in a French Riviera town. The section also includes Manila-based John Torres’s strikingly original neo-noir The Remotes which combines sci-fi and documentary elements.
The Currents section also features personal and intimate films, such as Éric Baudelaire’s For the Moon a world premiere that is an improvisatory collaboration with kids at the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris. Ted Fendt’s Foreign Travel follows four friends over a year in Berlin, engaging with the books of novelist Anna Maria Ortese. Dan Sallitt’s What Can’t Be Mentioned another world premiere, catches up with characters from Sallitt’s acclaimed The Unspeakable Act.
Restored Classics: A Journey Through Cinema History
The Revivals section of the 64th New York Film Festival features 12 restored films, including world premieres of new 4K restorations of Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger’s Gone to Earth and Barbara Hammer’s Nitrate Kisses. The section also includes the North American restoration premieres of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Goodbye South, Goodbye Ken Russell’s The Devils and Luchino Visconti’s L’innocente.
Other highlights include Paula Delsol’s The Drift a rare feminist film of the French New Wave; Yuri Ilyenko’s A Well for the Thirsty suppressed by Soviet authorities; and Alexander Kluge’s Yesterday Girl a work of the 1960s when international narrative cinema was at its boldest and most experimental. The lineup also features a near-complete retrospective of Armenian filmmaker Artavazd Pelechian, screening in two programs.
The 64th New York Film Festival promises to be a celebration of both innovative contemporary cinema and the rich history of film. With a diverse range of features and shorts, the festival offers something for every film enthusiast. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the best of international cinema.
