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MoMA, Film At Lincoln Center Unveil New Directors/New Films Lineup: Sarah Friedland’s ‘Familiar Touch’, Alex Russell’s ‘Lurker’ To Bookend April Fest


Sarah Friedland's ‘Familiar Touch’ and Alex Russell's ‘Lurker’ will open and close MoMA and Film At Lincoln Center's showcase New Directors/New Films.

(winner of the top prize at Rotterdam); Bálint Szimler’s Lesson Learned; and Kateryna Gornostai’s documentary about life during wartime in Ukraine, Timestamp(Eurimages New Lab Outreach Award at CPH:DOX). La Frances Hui, co-chair and curator at MoMA’s film department said, “Cinema dazzles in the hands of this remarkable class of new directors, who bring astonishing creativity to exploring and interpreting the vast spectrum of human experience. Directors showcased in past festivals include Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kelly Reichardt, Pedro Almodóvar, Souleymane Cissé, Jia Zhangke, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, Michael Haneke, Wong Kar-wai, Agnieszka Holland, Denis Villeneuve and Luca Guadagnino.

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