The 62nd New York Film Festival runs from September 27 to Monday, October 14. It will open with Nickel Boys, directed by RaMell Ross and close with Steve McQueen's Blitz. The Centrepiece gala will be Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door.

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Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys
The tale of two Black teenagers who become wards of a barbaric juvenile reformatory.
Queer
Queer
A louche older man pursues a younger boy toy in Mexico City before the pair go on the hunt for psychedelics in Ecuador.
On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
Absurdist drama sees family secrets gradually revealed during the preparations for a funeral.
Anora
Anora
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch.
The Friend
The Friend
When an author dies, his best friend is left to deal with his literary legacy, his three former wives and a dog who isn't supposed to be allowed in her Manhattan apartment.
The Room Next Door
The Room Next Door
When Ingrid finds out that her old friend Martha is seriously ill, they reunite and embark on a journey of discoveries.
Hard Truths
Hard Truths
Life's a constant struggle for Pansy. Racked with physical and mental pain, her dealings with the world are channeled through anger and confrontation - only her sister understands and is able to help her.
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here
Brazil, 1971: a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence.
The Brutalist
The Brutalist
When visionary architect László Tóth flees post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild his legacy and witness the birth of modern America, his life is changed forever by a wealthy client.
Misericordia
Misericordia
A stranger’s appearance exposes the weird behaviour and the secret desires of a village's residents.
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New York Film Festival Features

'I think there is a wisdom to children that adults lose sight of'
Matthew Rankin on liminal spaces and child's play in Universal Language
A little unpredictability
Payal Kapadia on cinematic inspirations and All We Imagine As Light
Hooked on fairy tales
Sigrid Nunez on Bing, fairy tales and the adaptation of her novel The Friend
Art, friendship and nature
Tilda Swinton on dressing for Pedro Almodóvar, and The Room Next Door
62nd New York Film Festival early bird highlights
The Brutalist, The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, April, By The Stream and A Traveler’s Needs
An epic work of art
Alessandro Nivola on Brady Corbet and The Brutalist
A stylised world
Alessandro Nivola on Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door
Audiard on a crazy musical spree in Mexico
Director on changing identity, democracy and drug cartels
'I start working from a very intellectual perspective, but then it's a lot of intuition'
Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias on experimentation and storytelling in Pepe
A hell of a ride
Stuart Conran looks back at Hellraiser and the start of his special effects career

New York Film Festival News

Pedro Almodóvar to receive Chaplin Award
Film at Lincoln Center praises The Room Next Door
David Byrne designs 62nd NYFF poster
Iconic image captures the cinema experience
New York Film Festival announces main slate
Two documentary world premieres among films
Queer is NYFF Spotlight Gala selection
Director Guadagnino "privileged and elated"
NYFF announces Pedro Almodóvar Centrepiece
The Room Next Door stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton
Blitz to close New York Film Festival
Steve McQueen delighted to be back
Nickel Boys to open New York Film Festival
Dennis Lim praises Colson Whitehead adaptation
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