Overview

• The festival runs September 24 through October 13, opening with Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt.
• World premieres include Apple’s five-part Mr. Scorsese by Rebecca Miller, Ben Stiller’s Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost and Anemone, co-written by Ronan Day-Lewis with Daniel Day-Lewis in his acting return.
• Richard Linklater contributes two films—Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague—while Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere will serve as the Spotlight Gala screening.
• Documentaries addressing pressing social issues feature Sepideh Farsi’s Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, showcasing Gaza photojournalist Fatma Hassouna’s work, alongside Geeta Gandbhir’s The Perfect Neighbor on a racially motivated crime in Florida.
• Other auteur-driven selections include Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia, Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet and Harry Lighton’s Pillion, alongside dual short-film showcases highlighting emerging and New York–based directors.