Woodstock Film Festival has announced its 2025 lineup. It features 27 documentaries, including 39 distinctive narrative features and world, US and North American premieres. The festival will run from October 15th to October 19th, with pre-Festival events taking place on October 14th across the New York City community of Woodstock, Rosendale, Kingston and Saugerties.
This year’s festival includes Noah Bambach’s “Jay Kelly,” Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon,” Nia Dacosta’s “Headda,” Yorgos Lantimos’s “Bagonia,” “The Voice of Han Rajab,” Kauser Ben Hania and Chloe Zao’s “Hannet.” Additional films include James Vanderbilt’s “Nuremberg.” “Yes” by Bradley Cooper, Nadav Lapid, “E. Jean Ask E. Jean” by Ivy Meeropol.
This year’s panel will include conversations with actors such as Brad Doolif, Mariska Hargitay and composer David Amram, as well as discussions with Mark Duplas and Katie Aselton about the “Magic Hour” collaboration.
“When we celebrate the 26th year of the Woodstock Film Festival, we are honored to welcome the extraordinary slate of filmmakers, reflecting the urgency, beauty and complexity of our time.” “The Hudson Valley will once again be a gathering of independent voices, bringing dialogue, creativity and community-driven gatherings. This year’s festival not only presents groundbreaking films and emerging talent, but also reaffirms its enduring commitment to the independent spirit that defined Woodstock from the start.”
Read the complete lineup below.
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2025, “Resting in the Rain” by Don Skurdino, USA – 2024, “Adult Children” by Rich Newey, New York Newey – 2025, New York Premier Arco, France, France, France, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier Blue Moon, Richard Linklater, United States Lantimos, United Kingdom, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier Christie, David Mycord, United States, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier Premier Concension, Masbuzidi, United States, 2025 – US Premier Dust Bunny – New York Premiere “Floating Carousel”, Lucy Powers and Delilah Napier, USA, 2025 – World premiere “Franz”, Agnieszkaholland, Czech Republic/Germany/Poland, 2025 – East Coast Premiere “Hamnet” Dacosta, TBD, 2024 – Hudson Valley Premiere “Is This Thing On?”, 2025, USA, Bradley Cooper, Hudson Valley Cooper, 2024, Idiotka by Natasia Popov – New York Premiere “Jay Kelly” Bauer, Netherlands, 2025 – World premiere “Magic Hour”, Katia Selton, USA, 2025 – 2025 – New York Premier “Memory Lane (Detelgrace)”, 2024 – New York Premier “Mildlife” 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier “On the End”, Aliceringer, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier “Our Girl”, Netherlands/Austria/Belgium, 2025 – North American Premier “Outdoor School” 2025 – Park Avenue in the US, Gabby Dellar, 2024 – Hudson Valley Premier “Peter Fjaal Day”, Irasax, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier “Rental Family” Norway/France/Denmark/Germany, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier “Schiller”, France, France/Spain, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premiere “Solomamma”, Janik Askebord, Norway/Latvia/Lithuania/Denmark/Finland, 2025 – US Premier, Sylvan 2025 – World premiere “The Floaters”, Rachel Israel, United States, 2025 – East Coast Premiere “The Temptation of Pony – The Attic Mystery of Spells”, Beck E. Underwood, USA, 2025 – US Premiere “The Plague”, Charlie Polinger, Romania/United State Mendon Fillo, Brazil/France/Netherlands/Germany, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premiere “The Voice of Hindrajab”, Kauser Tabenhania, France/Tunisia, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premiere “Train Dreames” France/Israel/Cyprus/Germany, 2025 – North American Premiere
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2025, “Lighting of Life” by Tashavan Zandt in the US – Hudson Valley Premiere “Eye for the Eye”, Tanaz Eshagian, Iran/USA, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premiere “Midwife Arrested” – East Coast Premiere “Coexistence, My Butt!”, Amber False, USA/France, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premiere “Camsey Me Good Light”, 2025, Ryan White, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premiere “Compalsa” Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, USA, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premiere is Sarakhaki and Mohammadrezaeni, Iran/Germany/USA/Netherlands/Qatar/Chile/Canada, 2025 – New York premiere “Everyman: Daina”, Peter Plain, Peter Asaiher, Dangera, Daygare, Daygare, Dayby, Day, USA/Fiji/Fiji/New Zealand/Ghana, 2025, “The Fatal Watch” by Mark Benjamin and Katie Carpenter, 2025 – New York premiere “Free Leonard Peltier”. 2025 US Kramer – Hudson Valley Premiere “Love + War”, E. Chaivasalheli and Jimmy Chin, USA, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier “Man on the Run” 2025, “Remaining Native” Premier by Paige Bethman, USA, 2025, “The Remaining Native” Premier by Paige Bethman, “The Legacy Restoration: “The Fighting against Terrorism”, Philip Gaston, Laura Frusic, USA, 2025) 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier “Serenairo Sudinos”, Isabel Castro, USA, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier “Starman”, Robert Stone, USA, 2025 – New York Premier “Store This Story, Please!” US Moss, 2025 – Hudson Valley Premier “The Ark”, Jeremy Chilnick and Viacheslav Rakovskyi, Ukraine, 2025 – World premiere “The Keeper”