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NY Film Festival Adds World Premieres of Ben Stiller’s Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara Doc, Daniel Day-Lewis’ Acting Return in Son Ronan Day-Lewis’ ‘Anemone’
NY Film Festival Adds World Premieres of Ben Stiller’s Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara Doc, Daniel Day-Lewis’ Acting Return in Son Ronan Day-Lewis’ ‘Anemone’-March 2024
Mar 3, 2026 12:45 AM

The 2025 New York Film Festival has unveiled its full Spotlight lineup including the world premieres of Ben Stillers Nothing Is Lost documentary about his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Rebecca Millers Mr. Scorsese and Daniel Day-Lewis acting return in son Ronan Day-Lewis Anemone. In addition, the section will feature the U.S. premiere of Sepideh Farsis Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, the Palestinian subject of which was killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this year.

Ben Stillers Stiller Meara: Nothing Is Lost, set to be released by Apple Original Films on Oct. 17, uses archival recordings, footage and letters as well as interviews with friends and collaborators of the late couple to tell the story of the elder Stiller and Mearas groundbreaking comedy duo as well as the challenges and insecurities of a showbiz family. Additionally, Millers Martin Scorsese docuseries, Mr. Scorsese, which is set to premiere on Apple TV+ Oct. 17 in five parts, will screen in its entirety as a cinematic experience in its world premiere at the 2025 NYFF. Ronan Day-Lewis directorial debut Anemone will also receive its world premiere at the festival. The Northern-England set family drama written by father and son and featuring the elder Day-Lewis first role in eight years after his announced retirement following 2017s Phantom Thread, follows a middle-aged man (Sean Bean) on his journey into the woods where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother (Daniel Day-Lewis). In addition to Bean and the elder Day-Lewis, Anemone also stars Samuel Bottomley, Safia Oakley-Green and Samantha Morton.

The Focus Features film, produced by Plan B Entertainment, is set for release in select theaters on Oct. 3.

NY Film Festival Adds World Premieres of Ben Stiller’s Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara Doc, Daniel Day-Lewis’ Acting Return in Son Ronan Day-Lewis’ ‘Anemone’1

From left: Sean Bean and Daniel Day-Lewis in a first look at Anemone. Courtesy of Focus Features In addition to these titles, the Spotlight section (consisting of 12 features and nine short films across two programs) will feature the New York premieres of Richard Linklaters Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague as well as Rebecca Zlotowskis dark comedy-mystery A Private Life / Vie prive, starring Jodie Foster in her first performance entirely in French.

The NYFF announced yesterday that its Spotlight Gala selection is Scott Coopers Bruce Springsteen biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White as the iconic musician.

The festival previously announced its currents lineup and main slate, including its opening-night film, Luca Guadagninos Julia Roberts starrer After the Hunt, which also features Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield; centerpiece film Jim Jarmuschs Father Mother Sister Brother; and closing night film Bradley Coopers Is This Thing On?

Additional highlights from the 34-film main slate include Jafar Panahis Cannes Palme dOr winner It Was Just an Accident, Kathryn Bigelows A House of Dynamite, Noah Baumbachs George Clooney and Adam Sandler starrer Jay Kelly, Kelly Reichardts The Mastermind, the Laura Poitras- and Mark Obenhaus-directed Seymour Hersh documentary Cover-Up, and Mary Bronsteins Rose Byrne and Conan OBrien starrer If I Had Legs Id Kick You.

The 63rd New York Film Festival, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, is set to run Sept. 26 to Oct. 13.

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