James Gray has written and directed six films, including “The Yards,” “We Own the Night,” “Two Lovers,” and “The Immigrant,” all of which premièred in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. His first film, “Little Odessa,” won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. His latest film, “The Lost City of Z,” an adaptation of David Grann’s book about a lost civilization in Brazil, will have its world première on the closing night of this year’s New York Film Festival.

Read about the event at the New York Film Festival Website.