World Premiere Spotlight Screening of LILLY Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 93 minutes When a hard-working Alabama factory supervisor discovers that her company has been paying her half of what her male counterparts received for 20 years, she begins a historic fight towards justice. Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson fiercely portrays...
World Premiere Screening of THE PREMIERE Long Island Premiere | Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 108 minutes The feature debut from Sam Pezzullo and Christopher Bouckoms finds a fresh twist on the mockumentary format. Sam (Pezzullo himself) is a painfully narcissistic theater producer attempting to realize a delusional creative vision: a...
Spotlight Screening of THE FRIEND Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 123 minutes A New York writer (Academy Award® nominee Naomi Watts) reels in the aftermath of the unexpected death of her lifelong mentor (Academy Award nominee Bill Murray). In the midst of mourning him, she finds that she is the one...
Spotlight Screening of THE ROOM NEXT DOOR Narrative Feature | Spain | 2024 | English | 107 minutes Celebrated auteur and HIFF Alum Pedro Almodóvar (JULIETA, PARALLEL MOTHERS) makes a splash with his English-language feature film debut, winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Ingrid (Academy Award winner Julianne Moore), an autofictional...
Spotlight Screening of SATURDAY NIGHT Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 104 minutes At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television and culture forever. Academy Award®-nominated writer-director Jason Reitman (JUNO, UP IN THE AIR) and co-writer Gil Kenan bring to life the true story...
Spotlight Screening of the North American Premiere of SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE Narrative Feature | Ireland/Belgium | 2024 | English | 97 minutes Devoted father Bill Furlong (Academy Award® winner Cillian Murphy) works as a coal merchant to support his family. In the days leading up to Christmas, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the...
New York Premiere of Spotlight Film CONCLAVE Narrative Feature | UK/USA | 2024 | English/Italian | 120 minutes In his highly anticipated follow-up to ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Academy Award® winner Edward Berger delves into one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events—selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Academy Award nominee Ralph...
Spotlight Screening of EMILIA PÉREZ Narrative Feature | France | 2024 | Spanish | 133 minutes Through liberating song, dance, and bold visuals, EMILIA PÉREZ follows the interconnected journeys of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing her own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer...
Hamptons Film Festival Screening of A NICE INDIAN BOY World Cinema Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 99 minutes While worshiping at a temple, soft-spoken doctor Naveen (Karan Soni) meets Jay (Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff), a white man adopted by Indian parents. When Naveen finally brings Jay home to meet his...
Spotlight Screening of EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 117 minutes Celebrated American painter Tarrell (André Holland, MOONLIGHT) excavates beauty from the anguish of his youth through his art, keeping past wounds at bay. His joyful life with his wife Aisha (Academy Award® nominee Andra Day) and their young son...
Spotlight Film BLITZ Narrative Feature | UK | 2024 | English | 120 minutes Set in London during World War II, BLITZ follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a defiant 9-year-old whose mother Rita (Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. Determined to return to his mother...
New York Premiere of BIRD Narrative Feature | UK/USA/France/Germany | 2024 | English | 119 minutes Twelve-year-old Bailey (newcomer Nykiya Adams) lives with her single dad Bug (Academy Award nominee Barry Keoghan, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) and brother Hunter (Jason Buda) in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his...
Closing Night Screening of NIGHTBITCH East Coast Premiere Narrative Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 98 minutes Academy Award® nominee Amy Adams delivers a bold, transformative performance as a woman who pauses her successful career as an artist to become a stay-at-home mom to her toddler. As her husband (Scoot McNairy, HIFF...