The Secret Agent

Source: Victor Juca

‘The Secret Agent’

New York Film Festival (September 26-October 13) has announced the main slate for its 63rd edition, with Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent, Kathryn Bigelow’s A House Of Dynamite, and Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind on the roster.

Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25, Claire Denis’ The Fence, Kent Jones’s Late Fame, and Bi Gan’s Resurrection are also in the 34-strong line-up, alongside Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai – a metacinema centred on a production of Medea – one of two world premieres in selection alongside Bradley Cooper’s previously announced closing night film Is This Thing On?

As also previously announced, the festival will open with the North American premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s After The Hunt starring Julia Roberts, and the centrepiece selection is Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother.

NYFF artistic director Dennis Lim said: “Anyone who cares about film knows that it is an art in need of defending, like many of our core values today. Across all sections of the festival, the movies we have selected this year suggest that this safeguarding can take many guises: acts of rejuvenation and refusal, expressions of unease and joy, feats of imagination and commemoration.”

Currents, Spotlight, Revivals, and Talks sections will be announced in the coming weeks.

The main slate appears in alphabetical order below

Opening Night
After The Hunt (US)
Dir. Luca Guadagnino
North American Premiere

Centerpiece
Father Mother Sister Brother (US)
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
North American Premiere

Closing Night
Is This Thing On? (US)
Dir. Bradley Cooper
World premiere

Below The Clouds (It)
Dir. Gianfranco Rosi
US premiere

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (US)
Dir. Kahlil Joseph
New York premiere

Cover-Up (US)
Dirs. Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus
New York premiere

The Currents (Switz-Arg)
Dir. Milagros Mumenthaler
US premiere

Duse (It)
Dir. Pietro Marcello
US premiere

The Fence (Fr)
Dir. Claire Denis
US premiere

Gavagai (Ger-Fr)
Dir. Ulrich Köhler
World premiere

A House Of Dynamite (US)
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
North American premiere

I Only Rest In The Storm (Port-Bra-Fr-Rom)
Dir. Pedro Pinho
North American premiere

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (US)
Dir. Mary Bronstein
New York premiere

It Was Just an Accident (Iran-Fr-Lux)
Dir. Jafar Panahi
New York premiere

Jay Kelly (US-UK-It)
Dir. Noah Baumbach
New York premiere

Kontinental ’25 (Rom)
Dir. Radu Jude
North American premiere

Landmarks (Arg-US-Mex-Fr-Neth-Den)
Dir. Lucrecia Martel
New York premiere

The Last One For The Road (It-Ger)
Dir. Francesco Sossai
US premiere

Late Fame (US)
Dir. Kent Jones
North American premiere

The Love That Remains (Ice-Den-Swe-Fr)
Dir. Hlynur Pálmason
US premiere

Magellan (Port-Sp-Fr-Phil-Tai)
Dir. Lav Diaz
US premiere

The Mastermind (US)
Dir. Kelly Reichardt
New York premiere

Mirrors No. 3 (Ger)
Dir. Christian Petzold
US premiere

No Other Choice (S Kor)
Dir. Park Chan-wook
US premiere

Peter Hujar’s Day (US)
Dir. Ira Sachs
New York premiere

Resurrection (China-Fr)
Dir. Bi Gan
New York premiere

Romería (Sp-Ger)
Dir. Carla Simón
North American premiere

Rose Of Nevada (UK)
Dir. Mark Jenkin
US premiere

The Secret Agent (Bra-Fr-Neth-Ger)
Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
New York premiere

Sentimental Value (Nor-Fr-Den-Ger)
Dir. Joachim Trier
New York premiere

Sirât (Fr-Sp)
Dir. Oliver Laxe
US premiere

Sound Of Falling (Ger)
Dir. Mascha Schilinski
US premiere

Two Prosecutors (Fr-Ger-Neth-Lat-Rom-Lith)
Dir. Sergei Loznitsa
US premiere

What Does That Nature Say To You (S Kor)
Dir. Hong Sangsoo
North American premiere.