MoMA, Film At Lincoln Center Unveil New Directors/New Films Lineup: Sarah Friedland’s ‘Familiar Touch’, Alex Russell’s ‘Lurker’ To Bookend April Fest
deadline.comThe Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center have announced the full lineup for the 54th edition of New Directors/New Films, unspooling at MoMA on APRIL 2–13The event, presenting 24 features and nine short films — including 20 North American or U.S.
premieres — will open with Sarah Friedland’s Venice award-winner Familiar Touch and close with Alex Russell’s Lurker from Sundance and Berlin.
Both are New York premieres. Familiar Touch, Friedland’s debut, which won three top prizes in the 2024 Venice Film Festival Orizzonti Competition and showcases an astonishing performance by Kathleen Chalfant.
Russell’s feature debut Lurker, is a tense thriller about the darker side of pop-star worship. Films in the ND/NF program probe a diverse array of themes, including community and co-existence, family histories, the lives of artists, global political issues, and the complexities of youth and coming of age.
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