New/Next Film Festival, presented by Baltimore Public Media and taking place October 2-5, 2025 in Baltimore’s historic 5-screen Charles Theatre, announced its full 2025 lineup, including several world- and U.S.-premiere features, two free-admission screenings, 120+ short films, and a mysterious secret screening.
Tickets are now available for each New/Next feature and shorts program, and a limited number of festival All-Access Passes are still available.
World Premiere features at New/Next include Mechi Lakatos & Lucy Sandler’s Dogme 95 and mumblecore inspired alt-comedy Danny Is My Boyfriend; Daniel Christian’s impactful documentary about exploring regional history for hard truths about the present-day U.S., Possum Town; and Micah Van Hove’s Herzogian narrative journey through the Amazon and the human soul, Snake Oil Song. Having its U.S. premiere is Tucker Bennett’s In the Glow of Darkness, a dystopian sci-fi/comedy suffused with neon humor and maximalist meme-speak.
Other special screenings previously announced for New/Next include its Opening Night, Albert Birney’s OBEX; its Closing Night, Suzannah Herbert’s Natchez; two-free-to-the-public documentary screenings dealing with Baltimore history, culture, and civil rights, including a repertory screening with documentary legend and Baltimorean Sam Pollard; and a secret screening, which will be █████ █████ ████ ██ ███ █████.
“We’re thrilled to be unveiling such a fresh and energizing lineup,” says New/Next co-founder and director of programming Eric Allen Hatch, “as well as humbled to be on track to break a record I believe we set with our 2024 edition for the largest number of visiting filmmakers to ever travel to Baltimore for a festival.”
New/Next Film Festival’s entire lineup has been announced, and tickets are now on sale for all individual shows, as well as all-access passes for the entire festival weekend.
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Support for the 2025 New/Next Film Festival comes from the Deutsch Foundation, SAGIndie, Maryland Film Office, The William G. Baker Jr. Memorial Fund, Leidy Foundation, Inviting Light, Baltimore Community Foundation, Whiting-Turner, Moxie Chocolatier, Lime, Sanity Lounge and Modera Wealth.