The New York Film Festival main slate is here, and it’s very independent and very international. As already announced there are three episodes of a British TV series from Oscar winner Steve McQueen. There are several really interesting titles for film connoisseurs, but nothing from the studios, even small studios. That’s because the whole awards calendar has moved to winter, January and February 2021. The studios don’t want to show their films so early. Next year, presumably, everything will be back to “normal.” So we’ll dig in and enjoy these films, which will be shown at drive ins in Queen and Brooklyn, among other places. If the weather is good, I expect the Film Society will use the outdoor spaces at Lincoln Center, as well. Let’s hope for a warm autumn!
The 58th New York Film Festival Main Slate
Opening Night
Lovers Rock
Dir. Steve McQueen
Centerpiece
Nomadland
Dir. Chloé Zhao
Closing Night
French Exit
Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Atarrabi and Mikelats
Dir. Eugène Green
Beginning
Dir. Dea Kulumbegashvili
The Calming
Dir. Song Fang
City Hall
Dir. Frederick Wiseman
Days
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang
The Disciple
Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane
Gunda
Dir. Victor Kossakovsky
I Carry You with Me (Te Llevo Conmigo)
Dir. Heidi Ewing
Isabella
Dir. MatÃas Piñeiro
Malmkrog
Dir. Cristi Puiu
Mangrove
Dir. Steve McQueen
MLK/FBI
Dir. Sam Pollard
Night of the Kings (La Nuit des Rois)
Dir. Philippe Lacôte
Notturno
Dir. Gianfranco Rosi
Red, White and Blue
Dir. Steve McQueen
The Salt of Tears (Le sel des larmes)
Dir. Philippe Garrel
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Dir. Jia Zhangke
Time
Dir. Garrett Bradley
Tragic Jungle (Selva Trágica)
Dir. Yulene Olaizola
The Truffle Hunters
Dir. Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
Undine
Dir. Christian Petzold
The Woman Who Ran
Dir. Hong Sangsoo
