Naomi Watts Brings Son Sasha as Her Date to 'The Friend' NYFF Premiere!

Naomi Watts had a special date to the premiere of her movie The Friend – her 17-year-old son Sasha!

The Oscar-nominated actress walked the carpet with her eldest child at the 2024 New York Film Festival event on Thursday (October 3) at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City.

Also in attendance at the premiere were Naomi‘s co-stars Constance Wu, Carla Gugino, Noma Dumezweni, Owen Teague, Felix Solis, and Josh Pais, as well as co-directors and co-writers Scott McGehee and David Siegel.

Here is the synopsis: “Novelist and creative writing teacher Iris (Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) commits suicide and bequeaths his beloved Great Dane to her. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s choice to take his own life. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding to the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.”

Naomi‘s ex Liev Schreiber walked the carpet with both of their kids over the summer!