Shorts Program #1

Name: Shorts Program #1
Duration: 1 h 34 min

Discover the next generation of NYFF filmmakers with two programs of original short films by exciting new talents on the world cinema stage.

RUNTIME

94 minutes

VENUES

New York Film Festival

	Blue Stephen Kang New Zealand \| 2011 \| 14m The life and hard times of a human-sized plush toy, formerly a children’s TV star, now a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes Critics Week.
	The Five Stages of Grief Jessica Brickman USA \| 2011 \| 11m Death is both an aid and an impediment to romantic bliss in this wry comedy about the mourning after, co-starring Fran Kranz and Jason Ritter.
	The Bird Spider / La Migala Jaime Dezcallar Spain \| 2011 \| 14m A lovelorn man enters into a deadly game of chance when he intentionally sets a poisonous arachnid loose in his apartment.
	Graffitiger Libor Pixa Czech Republic \| 2010 \| 10m A lonely graffiti-drawn tiger wanders the walls and sidewalks of Prague looking for companionship.
	The Runner Ana Lazarevic Serbia and Montenegro / USA \| 2011 \| 17m In the lush and weedy Serbian countryside, a first time human trafficker becomes stranded with the Roma boy he is assigned to deliver.
	The Strange Thing About the Johnsons Ari Aster USA \| 2011 \| 28m In the picture-perfect Johnson family, a scandalous secret bubbles to the surface with outrageous, darkly comic complications.

Podcast

Ildikó Enyedi and Tony Leung on Their Venice Award-Winning Silent Friend

This week we’re excited to present a conversation with Silent Friend director Ildikó Enyedi and lead actor Tony Leung, moderated by TIME film critic Stephanie Zacharek.

Announcements

FLC Presents “Elaine May,” June 26–July 2, with May in Person to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Mikey and Nicky

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the release of Elaine May’s emotionally potent Mikey and Nicky, May and producer Julian Schlossberg will be in person at FLC to present a 4K restoration of the film, which May supervised herself.

Announcements

Apply Now for 2026 FLC Artists and Critics Academies

Applications are now open through June 18 for the 2026 Film at Lincoln Center Academy Programs.

	Blue Stephen Kang New Zealand \| 2011 \| 14m The life and hard times of a human-sized plush toy, formerly a children’s TV star, now a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes Critics Week.
	The Five Stages of Grief Jessica Brickman USA \| 2011 \| 11m Death is both an aid and an impediment to romantic bliss in this wry comedy about the mourning after, co-starring Fran Kranz and Jason Ritter.
	The Bird Spider / La Migala Jaime Dezcallar Spain \| 2011 \| 14m A lovelorn man enters into a deadly game of chance when he intentionally sets a poisonous arachnid loose in his apartment.
	Graffitiger Libor Pixa Czech Republic \| 2010 \| 10m A lonely graffiti-drawn tiger wanders the walls and sidewalks of Prague looking for companionship.
	The Runner Ana Lazarevic Serbia and Montenegro / USA \| 2011 \| 17m In the lush and weedy Serbian countryside, a first time human trafficker becomes stranded with the Roma boy he is assigned to deliver.
	The Strange Thing About the Johnsons Ari Aster USA \| 2011 \| 28m In the picture-perfect Johnson family, a scandalous secret bubbles to the surface with outrageous, darkly comic complications.

Shorts Program #1

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Ildikó Enyedi and Tony Leung on Their Venice Award-Winning Silent Friend

FLC Presents “Elaine May,” June 26–July 2, with May in Person to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Mikey and Nicky

Apply Now for 2026 FLC Artists and Critics Academies

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