10/09/2025
In Kent Jones’s marvelously witty second feature film, LATE FAME, a once-upon-a-time New York poet portrayed by Willem Dafoe gets an ego boost when he is welcomed into the world of an emerging literary salon, but must reckon with the authenticity of his newfound circle of twenty-something admirers. This film features Cinematography by Wyatt Garfield. Dailies and Picture Finishing provided by PostWorks New York. LATE FAME makes its North American Premiere at the New York Film Festival.
https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2025/films/late-fame/
Colorist: Nat Jencks
Dailies Colorist: Adam Moore
Conform Editor: Tom Younghans
Producer: Brett Meyers
In Kent Jones’s marvelously witty second feature, a once-upon-a-time New York poet (Willem Dafoe) gets an ego boost when he is welcomed into the world of an emerging literary salon, but must reckon with the authenticity of his newfound circle of twentysomething admirers.