{"id":35004,"date":"2026-08-11T13:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=35004"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:49:18","slug":"nyaff-64-spotlight-line-upannounced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=35004","title":{"rendered":"NYFF64 Spotlight Lineup Announced!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">\u24d2Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center<\/p>\n<p>Film at Lincoln Center announces the Spotlight lineup for the 64th New York Film Festival, which brings together an eclectic mix of festival favorites, special presentations, topical documentaries, and performance-driven works. Dynamic in scope and wide-ranging in style, Spotlight offers a curated survey of the year\u2019s most anticipated films. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, NYFF64 takes place September 25 through October 12 at Lincoln Center and venues across the city.<\/p>\n<p><b>Spotlight Gala<\/b>: G<i>odzilla Minus Zero\u00a0<\/i>(Takashi Yamazaki)<br \/>\n<i>Bucking Fastard<\/i>\u00a0(Werner Herzog)<br \/>\n<i>Club Kid\u00a0<\/i>(Jordan Firstman)<br \/>\n<i>The Debut<\/i>\u00a0(Jesse Eisenberg)<br \/>\n<i>Edward Said: Between Worlds\u00a0<\/i>(Maiken Baird)<br \/>\n<i>Fjord\u00a0<\/i>(Cristian Mungiu)<br \/>\n<i>Iron Boy<\/i>\u00a0(Louis Clichy)<br \/>\n<i>Joy of Joys<\/i>\u00a0(Jonathan Glazer)<br \/>\n<i>Making Marie Antoinette<\/i>\u00a0(Sofia Coppola)<br \/>\n<i>One More Time\u00a0<\/i>(Cindy Kleine, Andr\u00e8 Gregory)<br \/>\n<i>The Only Living Pickpocket in New York<\/i>\u00a0(Noah Segan)<br \/>\n<i>Sixteen Moments of My Life<\/i>\u00a0(Albert Serra)<br \/>\n<i>A Statement\u00a0<\/i>(Tom McCarthy)<\/p>\n<p><b>Spotlight Shorts<\/b><i><br \/>\nSouth of Tehran<\/i>\u00a0(Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho)<br \/>\n<i>Masao Adachi Takes a Passport Photo<\/i>\u00a0(Kamal Aljafari)<br \/>\n<i>A Stolen Movie\u00a0<\/i>(Camilo Restrepo)<br \/>\n<i>Torino Shadow\u00a0<\/i>(Jia Zhangke)<br \/>\n<i>Screening Room\u00a0<\/i>(Morgan Fisher)<\/p>\n<p><b>New York Shorts<\/b><u><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/u><i>The People\u2019s Beach\u00a0<\/i>(J. Wortham)<br \/>\n<i>ee\u00a0<\/i>(Heather Landsman)<br \/>\n<i>The House Call\u00a0<\/i>(Eliza Barry Callahan)<br \/>\n<i>A Woman\u2019s Place Is Everywhere\u00a0<\/i>(Fanny Texier)<br \/>\n<i>New York Never Let Me Down\u00a0<\/i>(Charlotte Wells)<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block-1786221331172\" class=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block\">\n<div class=\"m_-5258224464787860181column\">\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181image-block-1786221331174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e.wordfly.com\/click?sid=NTU1XzMxNjIxXzMyODI0OV83MDM4&amp;l=f98341da-f594-f111-a847-0050569d715d&amp;utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NYFF64%7CSpotlightAnnouncement(MarketingEmail)&amp;utm_content=version_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" 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id=\"m_-5258224464787860181text-block-1786221331177\">\n<div>\n<h1>Bucking Fastard<\/h1>\n<h2><b>Werner Herzog\u00a0<\/b><b>| New York\u00a0<\/b><b>Premiere<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181text-block-1786221331179\">\n<div>\n<p>The oddball brilliance of Werner Herzog\u2014returning to NYFF for the first time since 1982\u2019s\u00a0<i>Fitzcarraldo<\/i>\u00a0(NYFF20)\u2014is in full effect in this tale of two sisters (Kate and Rooney Mara, in total sync) who live by their own social and emotional standards and rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block-1786138196417\" class=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block\">\n<div class=\"m_-5258224464787860181column\">\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181image-block-1786138196421\"><a 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experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block-1786138234970\" class=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block\">\n<div class=\"m_-5258224464787860181column\">\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181image-block-1786138234973\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e.wordfly.com\/click?sid=NTU1XzMxNjIxXzMyODI0OV83MDM4&amp;l=fb8341da-f594-f111-a847-0050569d715d&amp;utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NYFF64%7CSpotlightAnnouncement(MarketingEmail)&amp;utm_content=version_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e.wordfly.com\/click?sid%3DNTU1XzMxNjIxXzMyODI0OV83MDM4%26l%3Dfb8341da-f594-f111-a847-0050569d715d%26utm_source%3Dwordfly%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DNYFF64%257CSpotlightAnnouncement(MarketingEmail)%26utm_content%3Dversion_A&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786555910812000&amp;usg=AOvVaw07U93i6_Bq2NEEQVHlfttg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbkW79VY6dHa8rPuYN2ZRY_2LCx8acdm7R4ZpN1bGQk0bJ6FIRJZNjaKuuXKj0MHfG7M18_40bY73puLq4hL_Ic5dBqI5O_15ZSctcUaNwvbFSogLCzX7tbytJWA53onx06ZpsTjNEB1XjrgKLogpmYqYCA0jwa8nQ1_om-Gwj0IfmKjIy1ux1D2ldmn4YW0NTnGUI310NE=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/media.wordfly.com\/filmsocietylincolncenter\/emails\/nyff64-or-spotlight-announcement-marketing-email\/fjord-400-x-250-px.png\" alt=\"\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m_-5258224464787860181column\">\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181text-block-1786138234976\">\n<div>\n<h1>Fjord<\/h1>\n<h2><b>Christian Mungiu | New York\u00a0<\/b><b>Premiere<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181text-block-1786138234978\">\n<div>\n<p>Cristian Mungiu (<i>4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days<\/i>, NYFF45) earned his second Palme d\u2019Or for this searing drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as a married couple who have immigrated to Norway from Romania and fall under suspicion of child abuse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block-1786138280669\" class=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block\">\n<div class=\"m_-5258224464787860181column\">\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181image-block-1786138280673\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e.wordfly.com\/click?sid=NTU1XzMxNjIxXzMyODI0OV83MDM4&amp;l=fc8341da-f594-f111-a847-0050569d715d&amp;utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NYFF64%7CSpotlightAnnouncement(MarketingEmail)&amp;utm_content=version_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e.wordfly.com\/click?sid%3DNTU1XzMxNjIxXzMyODI0OV83MDM4%26l%3Dfc8341da-f594-f111-a847-0050569d715d%26utm_source%3Dwordfly%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DNYFF64%257CSpotlightAnnouncement(MarketingEmail)%26utm_content%3Dversion_A&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786555910812000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3CmSJ3NkZL4lfZ9lhfTs0Y\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Na9jy2wDRwCCQTHyOQMpC2CKLeoLjy4yhJU19qcx6OgdkHM2EmLqaen3YNxIY-Jy9N-2162wWbx0hpe26CmeG-0_JAnPlZFiGE9pJUn56h2TxnEG5-7IpHx-w3KRVV034AEfLM54_kaNfjl5DEyydUssjAaDnpXGYmNdlQDJITU_81WZv-FaZ_HcQS5Q1ZALZ7P5GbY5UN68KkC=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/media.wordfly.com\/filmsocietylincolncenter\/emails\/nyff64-or-spotlight-announcement-marketing-email\/iron-boy-400-x-250-px.png\" alt=\"\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m_-5258224464787860181column\">\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181text-block-1786138280676\">\n<div>\n<h1>Iron Boy<\/h1>\n<h2><b>Louis Clichy<\/b><b>\u00a0| U.S. Premiere<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181text-block-1786138280679\">\n<div>\n<p>Winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Louis Clichy\u2019s gorgeously hand-painted 1980s-set coming-of-age tale is a vision of rustic beauty and spiritual grace about an 11-year-old boy living with his struggling farming family in rural France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block-1786221326975\" class=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block\">\n<div class=\"m_-5258224464787860181column\">\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181image-block-1786221326979\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e.wordfly.com\/click?sid=NTU1XzMxNjIxXzMyODI0OV83MDM4&amp;l=fd8341da-f594-f111-a847-0050569d715d&amp;utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NYFF64%7CSpotlightAnnouncement(MarketingEmail)&amp;utm_content=version_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" 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Joys<\/h1>\n<h2><b>Jonathan Glazer | World Premiere<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181text-block-1786221326983\">\n<div>\n<p>This exuberant yet sobering documentary from Jonathan Glazer (<i>The Zone of Interest,<\/i>\u00a0NYFF61)\u2014with the help of London schoolkids equipped with cameras\u2014goes behind the scenes at Abbey Road to capture the recording of a charity album from War Child Records, which aids children in conflict zones.\u00a0The screening will be followed by an extended Q&amp;A with Jonathan Glazer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block-1786138331948\" class=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block\">\n<div class=\"m_-5258224464787860181column\">\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181image-block-1786138331950\"><a 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set in Versailles in 2005.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block-1786138366134\" class=\"m_-5258224464787860181two-columns-block\">\n<div class=\"m_-5258224464787860181column\">\n<div id=\"m_-5258224464787860181image-block-1786138366137\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e.wordfly.com\/click?sid=NTU1XzMxNjIxXzMyODI0OV83MDM4&amp;l=ff8341da-f594-f111-a847-0050569d715d&amp;utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NYFF64%7CSpotlightAnnouncement(MarketingEmail)&amp;utm_content=version_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e.wordfly.com\/click?sid%3DNTU1XzMxNjIxXzMyODI0OV83MDM4%26l%3Dff8341da-f594-f111-a847-0050569d715d%26utm_source%3Dwordfly%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DNYFF64%257CSpotlightAnnouncement(MarketingEmail)%26utm_content%3Dversion_A&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786555910813000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1p-aM0LsLokBop-mtnGucQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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