NYFF63: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ is the Centerpiece Selection of 63rd New York Film Festival
Film at Lincoln Center has announced Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother as the Centerpiece selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on October 3, with Jarmusch and members of the cast in attendance.
For years, Jim Jarmusch has written, directed, and produced delicate, character-driven films, including Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive, Paterson, and Down by Law. Father Mother Sister Brother is a perceptive study in familial dynamics, a feature film carefully constructed in the form of a triptych. The three chapters all concern the relationships between adult children reconnecting or coming to terms with aging or lost parents, which take place in the present, and each in a different country. Siblings Jeff and Emily (Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik) check up on their hermetic father (Tom Waits) in rural New Jersey; sisters Lilith and Timothea (Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett) reunite with their guarded novelist mother (Charlotte Rampling) in Dublin; and twins Skye and Billy (Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat) return to their Paris apartment to address a family tragedy. Father Mother Sister Brother is a kind of anti-action film, its subtle and quiet style carefully constructed to allow small details to accumulate—almost like flowers being carefully placed in three delicate arrangements. As always, Jarmusch brings his worlds to life with the essential assistance of his collaborators, including two masterful cinematographers, Frederick Elmes and Yorick Le Saux, and the brilliant editor Affonso Gonçalves. A MUBI release.
“I am so very proud of the long history of my work being presented at the NYFF,” said Jim Jarmusch, “and am now super honored that my newest film Father Mother Sister Brother has been selected for this year’s Centerpiece. The NYFF, the chosen church of my religion, has provided many of my greatest inspirations and revelations in its continuing celebration of the deep and diverse beauty of cinema.”
Dennis Lim, Artistic Director, New York Film Festival, stated: “Jim Jarmusch’s new movie is not just one of his very best, it distills everything we have come to love and value about this singular filmmaker’s work into one glorious triptych. Father Mother Sister Brother is wise, generous, slyly funny, and enormously moving, and we are honored to present it as our Centerpiece selection this year.”
Jim Jarmusch is a film director, writer, musician, producer, and artist. Jarmusch’s close relationship with NYFF began with films Stranger than Paradise (NYFF22) and Down by Law (NYFF24 Opening Night). Additional NYFF Main Slate selections include Mystery Train (NYFF27), Night on Earth (NYFF29), Only Lovers Left Alive (NYFF51), Paterson (NYFF54), and Gimme Danger (NYFF54 Special Event). Other significant works by Jarmusch include Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), and Broken Flowers (2005), which took Grand Prize of the Jury at that year’s Cannes Film Festival. In 2023, Jarmusch designed the 61st New York Film Festival official poster, joining a list of prestigious artists. He records and performs music with his band SQÜRL as well as with the lutenist Jozef Van Wissem. His book Some Collages was published by Anthology Editions in 2021.
The NYFF Main Slate selection committee is chaired by Dennis Lim, NYFF Artistic Director, and includes Florence Almozini, Justin Chang, K. Austin Collins, and Rachel Rosen.
NYFF63 is generously supported by Festival Co-Chairs Imelda and Peter Sobiloff and Nanna and Dan Stern; Vice-Chairs Susannah Gray and John Lyons; and Supporters Hillary Koota Krevlin and Glenn Krevlin.
Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, the New York Film Festival is an annual celebration of the most significant films from around the world. Since its inception in 1963, NYFF has played a pivotal role in shaping film culture, presenting a curated selection of bold and remarkable works by acclaimed directors alongside emerging talents.
Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, the 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF63) will take place from September 26 through October 13. Secure tickets with a Pass, limited quantities on sale now. Single tickets for the general public go on sale September 18 at noon ET, with pre-sale access for FLC Members and Pass holders prior to this date.
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