New Directors/New Films

We're thrilled to announce the lineup and screening schedule for #NDNF55! Co-presented by @FilmLinc and @MoMAFilm, this year's festival, taking place April 8-19 across both venues, showcases 24 features and 10 shorts. Learn about this year's selections: filmlinc.org/new-directors-…

The new trailer for Joel Alfonso Vargas' impressive directorial debut 'Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)' has arrived ahead of a release next month. Watch: thefilmstage.com/mad-bills-to-p…

VARIATIONS ON A THEME makes its North American premiere on Saturday, April 18 (at @MoMAFilm) and Sunday, April 19 (at @filmlinc)! filmlinc.org/new-directors-…

📽️ Meet Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar, directors of the New Directors/New Films (#NDNF55) selection VARIATIONS ON A THEME. An elderly goatherd reflects on her life in this drama, winner of the top prize at International Film Festival Rotterdam. 🎟️: newdirectors.org

Thanks to @NDNF I've learned what MADDIE'S SECRET is: how to pronounce ERUPCJA (it's eh-roop-syuh)

MADDIE’S SECRET is extremely exciting, fresh, and self-assured. Early mixes his (very online) comedic sensibilities with a fairly intense emotional core to deliver something truly special. Run, don’t walk, to see it when it premieres at @NDNF in a few weeks.

This is why I love working with @peteohs! Whose pure glee in the act of making is infectious. His latest film, ERUPCJA, our third collaboration in two years and his 6th film in as many years out, April 17 via @12specialfilms

I was really impressed with Maddie's Secret, written and directed (and starring!) John Early! I only started watching Search Party VERY recently, and I was a little confused at first, but the fact he could make a legit funny comedy about eating disorders was quite original.

Watch the trailer for Sho Miyake's TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS, an #NDNF55 selection making its North American premiere on Friday, April 17 (at @filmlinc) and Sunday, April 19 (at @MoMAFilm) at New Directors/New Films! 🎟️: newdirectors.org

Have had the privilege to see a few @NDNF titles and my fave so far is Chronovisor. Beautiful orchestral score, quite rare for this kind of experimental film. What phone calls do I need to make for the Philharmonic to perform it live to picture?

‘Leviticus’ Review: A Queer-Specific Supernatural Concept Drives Brilliant Horror Romance variety.com/2026/film/revi…

Leviticus is It Follows on steroids. A ferocious queer coming-of-age horror where conversion therapy manifests as a demon that becomes the person you desire most. It’s vicious, beautiful, and features one of the scariest jump scares of the year. A horror film, a love story, and a coming-of-age gut punch all at once. Absolutely rocked me. Don’t miss this one. @neonrated #leviticus #neon #sxsw #sxsw2026

Leviticus, a sharp slow burn lined with intense performances and dread inducing sequences. It’s It Follows through a queer lens, and invites a new definition to religious horror. Kept me on my toes and had a third act that left me on the edge of my seat. #Leviticus #SXSW

Finally caught up with CHRONOVISOR, certainly the best thing to come out of Rotterdam this year. An extraordinary film. Can't wait to watch it again -- on a big screen, hopefully.

Chronovisor is the best American independent film and debut film in a long time.

Jack Auen and Kevin Walker's #Chronovisor is an early 2026 highlight: a dizzying, discombobulating, erudite conspiracy picture surrounding an impossible invention. Read @LeonardoGoi's Critic's Pick review from #IFFR2026: thefilmstage.com/rotterdam-revi…

Just watched a very experimental debut CHRONOVISOR that felt both old and brand new. A low budget stunner. Don’t miss it at #NDNF @FilmLinc

Sho Miyake's Locarno winner, TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS, is a meditative tale of chance encounters. It will have its US premiere at @NDNF on 4/17. @Several_Futures will release it at NYC's @Metrograph on 4/24, before expanding. Watch the U.S. trailer: hammertonail.com/trailer/two-se…

The U.S. trailer for Sho Miyake’s gorgeous, tranquil Golden Leopard winner 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers' has arrived ahead of an April release. Watch: thefilmstage.com/two-seasons-tw…

Check out the new U.S. trailer for Sho Miyake's TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS (2025) c/o @Several_Futures! Miyake, who visited us this past October, will premiere his Yoshiharu Tsuge adaptation at @NDNF next month.