NYFF64 Spotlight Lineup Includes ‘Godzilla Minus Zero,’ Werner Herzog, Jesse Eisenberg and More

Film at Lincoln Center’s 2026 New York Film Festival Spotlight lineup features Godzilla Minus Zero, new films from Werner Herzog, Jesse Eisenberg and Jonathan Glazer, plus world premieres and award winners from Cannes and Berlin.

Film at Lincoln Center has announced the Spotlight selections for the 64th New York Film Festival (NYFF64), running September 25 through October 12, 2026, at Lincoln Center and venues across New York City.

The lineup includes 12 features, one medium-length film, and 10 shorts, led by the world premiere of Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus Zero as the Spotlight Gala on September 26.

NYFF64 Spotlight Films

Godzilla Minus Zero — Takashi Yamazaki

World Premiere | Japan | 135 min.
Yamazaki returns with a Godzilla Minus One sequel set in 1949 as the Shikishima family faces a new catastrophe.

Bucking Fastard — Werner Herzog

New York Premiere | Ireland/U.S. | 109 min.
Kate and Rooney Mara play eccentric sisters who share dreams, ambitions, and even the same romantic obsession.

Club Kid — Jordan Firstman

New York Premiere | U.S. | 122 min.
A washed-up New York party promoter learns he has a 10-year-old son who suddenly needs him.

The Debut — Jesse Eisenberg

New York Premiere | U.S. | 105 min.
Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti star in Eisenberg’s comedy about a New Jersey housewife discovering herself through community theater.

Edward Said: Between Worlds — Maiken Baird

U.S. Premiere | U.S. | 107 min.
An archival documentary explores the life, work, and political evolution of Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said.

Fjord — Cristian Mungiu

New York Premiere | 146 min.
Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve star in Mungiu’s Palme d’Or–winning drama about a Romanian family living in Norway.

Iron Boy — Louis Clichy

U.S. Premiere | France/Belgium | 90 min.
A hand-painted animated drama follows an 11-year-old boy growing up in rural France while coping with a debilitating physical condition.

Joy of Joys — Jonathan Glazer

World Premiere | U.K. | 38 min.
Glazer documents the Abbey Road recording of War Child Records’ HELP(2) benefit album through the eyes of children.

Making Marie Antoinette — Eleanor Coppola

New York Premiere | U.S. | 86 min.
Rare behind-the-scenes footage chronicles Sofia Coppola’s creation of her 2006 film Marie Antoinette.

One More Time — Cindy Kleine and André Gregory

New York Premiere | U.S. | 88 min.
André Gregory reunites with longtime collaborators Larry Pine and Gerry Bamman to revisit Samuel Beckett’s Endgame.

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York — Noah Segan

New York Premiere | U.S. | 88 min.
John Turturro stars as an aging Bronx pickpocket whose disappearing profession sends him on a race across New York.

Sixteen Moments of My Life — Albert Serra

North American Premiere | France/Spain | 86 min.
Serra captures legendary performer Ingrid Caven during a one-night Paris concert featuring 16 autobiographical songs.

A Statement — Tom McCarthy

World Premiere | U.S. | 104 min.
Paul Rudd, Evan Peters, Amy Ryan, Paul Giamatti and John Turturro lead McCarthy’s dramatization of a pivotal 1980 climate conference.

NYFF64 Spotlight Shorts

NYFF Encounters

** South of Tehran — Kleber Mendonça Filho**
World Premiere | 8 min. A meditation on cinema and memory inspired by conversations between Mendonça Filho and Jafar Panahi.

** Masao Adachi Takes a Passport Photo — Kamal Aljafari**
U.S. Premiere | 27 min. Filmmaker Masao Adachi attempts to obtain passport photos as he pursues a passport at age 87.

** A Stolen Movie — Camilo Restrepo**
World Premiere | 12 min. Restrepo remixes a vintage General Motors promotional film to examine migration and inequality across the Americas.

** Torino Shadow — Jia Zhangke**
North American Premiere | 32 min. Jia explores family separation, smartphones, and the changing nature of moving images across China and Italy.

** Screening Room — Morgan Fisher**
World Premiere | 6 min. Fisher revisits his site-specific film concept with a work created for Film at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater.

New York Shorts

** The People’s Beach — J. Wortham**
World Premiere | 15 min. A documentary celebrates Jacob Riis Park as a historic gathering place for queer and trans New Yorkers.

** ee — Heather Landsman**
New York Premiere | 8 min. A girl’s desire for a rare collectible becomes a playful exploration of fandom, identity, and surveillance.

** The House Call — Eliza Barry Callahan**
World Premiere | 21 min. Victoria Pedretti plays a veterinarian whose late-night visit to examine a prized horse takes an unexpected turn.

** A Woman’s Place Is Everywhere — Fanny Texier**
North American Premiere | 22 min. Twin sisters in Williamsburg confront grief, motherhood, and eviction from the loft that has been their lifelong home.

** New York Never Let Me Down — Charlotte Wells**
World Premiere | 14 min. The Aftersun director profiles veteran drummer and teacher Paula Spiro as she reflects on her life in New York.

NYFF64 Dates and Tickets

The 64th New York Film Festival runs September 25 through October 12, 2026, with screenings at Lincoln Center as well as BAM, Museum of the Moving Image, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Staten Island and AMC Bay Plaza Cinema in the Bronx.

NYFF64 single tickets go on sale September 15 at noon ET.