The Currents | NYFF 2025
By Rania Richardson November 16, 2025
A woman’s plunge off a pedestrian bridge into the currents of the Rhône sets off a phobia of water in this elegant festival discovery.
A woman’s plunge off a pedestrian bridge into the currents of the Rhône sets off a phobia of water in this elegant festival discovery.
A 24-year-old woman went to a hospital with severe abdominal pain and ended up deprived of her freedom for three years.
Three hidden gems and undistributed films that deserve attention.
A bruising portrait of a man living on the margins of society.
Director Dag Johan Haugerud beautifully captures the anxiety and obsession that come with being in love for the first time.
A shimmering example of a genre that has been resurrected in an unexpected way, this time as a tropical noir.
A groundbreaking work of queer cinema that warrants reexamination, as well as the attention of new viewers.
In a Paris-set, candy-colored—though melancholic—portrait, a young sex worker finds herself at a crossroads.