2008 New York Film Festival


The 46th New York Film Festival ran from September 26 to October 12, 2008. In addition to screening the feature films listed below, which were often preceded by short films, the festival ran a sidebar retrospective of the films of controversial Japanese director Nagisa Oshima. The festival also included its twelfth annual series Views from the Avant-Garde, showcasing a variety of experimental films.

Main slate

English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
24 City二十四城记/二十四城記
Er shi si cheng ji		Jia ZhangkeChina
AfterschoolAntonio CamposUnited States
Ashes of Time ReduxDung che sai duk reduxWong Kar-waiHong Kong
Bullet in the HeadTiro en la cabezaJaime RosalesSpain
Che Steven SoderberghUnited States
ChougaShugaDarezhan OmirbaevKazakhstan
A Christmas TaleUn conte de NoëlArnaud DesplechinFrance
Four Nights With AnnaCztery noce z AnnaJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
GomorrahGomorraMatteo GarroneItaly
Happy-Go-LuckyMike LeighUK
The Headless WomanLa mujer sin cabezaLucrecia MartelArgentina
HungerSteve McQueenUK
I'm Gonna ExplodeVoy a explotarGerardo NaranjoMexico
Let It RainParlez-moi de la pluieAgnès JaouiFrance
Night and DayBam guan natHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
The Northern LandA Corte do NorteJoão BotelhoPortugal
ServiceSerbisBrillante MendozaPhilippines
Summer HoursL'heure d'étéOlivier AssayasFrance
Tokyo SonataTôkyô sonataKiyoshi KurosawaJapan
Tony ManeroPablo LarrainChile
TulpanSergey DvortsevoyKazakhstan
Waltz with Bashirואלס עם באשיר
Vals Im Bashir		Ari FolmanIsrael
Wendy and LucyKelly ReichardtUnited States
The Windmill MovieAlexander OlchUnited States

Selection committee