New Directors-New Films (Festival)

Film at Lincoln Center Chooses Daniel Battsek as Next President

At the production company Film4 he was instrumental in financing British movies. In New York, his goal is to attract a younger, more diverse audience.

By Sarah Bahr

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At New Directors/New Films, the Faces Tell the Story

They’re the great cinematic landscape in stories as diverse as “Familiar Touch,” about dementia, and “Timestamp,” about Ukrainian schoolchildren.

By Manohla Dargis

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‘Stress Positions’ Review: It’s Giving Pandemonium

The writer-director Theda Hammel’s biting, delirious quarantine comedy skewers white gay men in a world where fact, fiction and authentic experiences collide.

By Lisa Kennedy

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At New Directors/New Films, the Kids Are Not All Right (Nobody Really Is)

This year’s edition of the festival tends toward familiar art-house fare, but there are standouts in which characters young and old grapple with childhood.

By Manohla Dargis