The 53rd edition of the festival will run from April 3 to 14 at Film at Lincoln Center and MoMA in New York. It will open with A Different Man and close with Stress Positions.

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A Different Man
A Different Man
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical trial to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare.
Malu
Malu
Malu - a mercurial, unemployed actress living with her conservative mother in a precarious house in a Rio de Janeiro slum - tries to deal with her strained relationship with her own adult daughter while surviving on memories of her glorious artistic past.
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
The story of a 40something in a dead-end town who discovers love for the first time.

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