John Early, Charli xcx, many more feature in exclusive New Directors/New Films festival trailer

Among the most immediately recognizable titles from this year’s festival are Australian horror film Leviticus from director Adrian Chiarella, which will open the festival and enjoyed positive reviews when it premiered at Sundance earlier this year, and Peter Oh’s Erupcja, which features one of Charli xcx’s many acting performances set to grace screens across 2026. John Early, who last appeared at ND/NF as the star of Theda Hammel’s Stress Positions, returns to the festival this year as a director with his debut feature Maddie’s Secret. That film, which also stars Early, features a who’s-who of alt-comedy talent, including Kate Berlant, Eric Rahill, and Conner O’Malley. The festival will close with Donkey Days from director Roseanne Pel, which premiered at Locarno. Of course, half the fun of a festival like this one is walking into a movie you’ve never heard of and leaving with a new favorite director. 

New Directors/New Films is co-presented by Film At Lincoln Center and the Museum Of Modern Art. To see the full lineup and for ticketing information follow this link here.