The glorious and forbidding Moroccan desert provides the backdrop for this extraordinary psychological journey from Oliver Laxe, a sensory experience of audacity and shock about a middle-aged father (Sergi López) searching for his missing daughter. Joint winner, Cannes Jury Prize. Nominated for Best Sound and Best International Feature Film at the 2026 Academy Awards.

This week-long showcase celebrates a paradigm-shifting performer whose contributions to the art and craft of screen acting cemented her legacy as an auteur in the truest sense of the word.

A tribute to one of the most towering figures in nonfiction cinema, this expansive retrospective features a selection of newly restored and remastered copies of his signature films.

Co-presented with Unifrance, the 31st edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema demonstrates that the landscape of French cinema is as fertile, inspiring, and distinct as ever.

Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau, NYFF57) returns with a thrillingly unpredictable, shape-shifting epic set in his hometown of Recife during the late 1970s, starring a magnetic Wagner Moura as a man on the run from his past. Winner, Best Director and Best Actor at Cannes. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Wagner Moura).

Winner of the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion, Jim Jarmusch’s perceptive study in familial dynamics stars Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat, Tom Waits, and Charlotte Rampling.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi reaffirms his status as one of this century’s great cinematic heroes in perhaps his bravest film yet, a tale of revenge and moral choice that won him the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film at the 2026 Academy Awards.