Harris Dickinson Selects: A New Voice In Independent Cinema

This fall, Roxy Cinema plays host to Harris Dickinson Selects, a curated film series by actor-turned-director Harris Dickinson. The series coincides with the release of his highly anticipated directorial debut, Urchin, a raw, lyrical coming-of-age story that premiered to acclaim at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. With this curated lineup, Dickinson invites audiences inside the visual and emotional landscape that helped shape his first feature film.

Best known for his standout performances in Beach Rats, Baby Girl, and Triangle of Sadness, Harris Dickinson has quietly built a reputation as one of the most nuanced actors of his generation. With Urchin, Dickinson steps behind the camera, proving he’s just as compelling a storyteller as he is a performer. The film follows a teenage boy navigating life on the fringes of society in coastal Britain, balancing harsh realism with poetic introspection. It’s a deeply personal work—one that feels both intimate and cinematically ambitious.

To complement the release of Urchin, Dickinson has assembled a collection of films that shaped his creative sensibility. Shown on 35mm whenever possible, the selections are as emotionally bold and stylistically varied as Dickinson’s own work. Each one illuminates a corner of his cinematic worldview.

The series includes:

• Vagabond (dir. Agnès Varda)
  A portrait of a young woman’s solitary journey through rural France, told with Varda’s trademark blend of realism and lyricism.

• Nil by Mouth (dir. Gary Oldman)
  A raw, wrenching look at addiction and violence in South London—gritty, unflinching, and deeply compassionate.

• Andrei Rublev (dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
  An epic meditation on art, faith, and suffering. Dickinson cites it as a major influence on his sense of rhythm and atmosphere.

• Manila in the Claws of Light (dir. Lino Brocka)
  A politically charged neorealist masterpiece that follows a young man navigating poverty, exploitation, and disillusionment in 1970s Manila. Its stark beauty and social urgency resonate deeply with the themes of Urchin. Harris will introduce the Thursday 10.9 screening.

Each film is a window into Dickinson’s artistic development—works that helped shape the tone, aesthetic, and emotional depth of his debut.