Wilhelm Sasnal's 'The Assistant' to premier in North America at the 54th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) which will take place from April 2 to April 13, 2025. ND/NF showcases filmakers with distinction visions and risk-taking works.
"'I was just a button hanging by a thread that no one was willing to sew back on again.' So we’re introduced to Joseph, freshly fired from a menial job and stepping into a world that doesn’t want him. His fortunes seemingly reverse when he’s brought into the employ of Mr. Tobler, an inventor whose no-nonsense protocol sets in motion this riveting character drama from Wilhelm and Anka Sasnal, adapted from a 1908 Robert Walser novel. Buoyed by a star-making turn from Piotr Trojan, stunning pastoral locations, lush cinematography, a transfixing electronic score (to say nothing of its expertly deployed Smiths cue), and supreme fashion sense, The Assistant is a visually and sonically opulent film about the bonds that constrain us all."
- ND/NF
Screening schedule below:
- Saturday, 5 April 2025, 8:30pm – Walter Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center
- Sunday, 6 April 2025, 6:15pm – Floor T2/T1 at MoMA
To watch the trailer, click here.
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