Tribeca 2017: Shorts
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- DirectorDmitry MilkinStarsNikki FishA 3D animated short about a community of park pigeons and old men, who come together and help one of their own get through a great loss.Animated Shorts
- DirectorJulia PottStarsAshley BoettcherCedric The EntertainerJustin FelbingerOscar wants his Summer Camp experience to be normal, so he and his best friend Hedgehog have a BFF Sleepover.Animated Shorts
- DirectorKristin UlsethStarsOskar Fjeldstad-BergheimLucy Smith UlsethMargrethe RøedOdd is terrified of his head, until one day he falls in love with Gunn who is both fearless and happy in life. Odd's life is turned upside down and he is freed from his worries in the most unexpected way.Animated Shorts
- DirectorGregory CasaresStarsGuillaume BeaudManuel DizerensVincent JacobyEva and Mr. Corbeau have long felt a reciprocal affection and attraction. But the world of humans and the world of animals don't mix! That is, until this autumn evening, at the masked ball organised by Eva's father in honour of his daughter.Animated Shorts
- DirectorAlain DelannoyAdult men share their stories of how their fathers explained sex to them as kids in an animated compilation.Animated Shorts
- DirectorVincent GallagherStarsMorgan C. JonesFrederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the older by a mere minute, becomes the world's oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to be first place.Animated Shorts
- DirectorLimbert FabianBrandon OldenburgAfter crash landing on a desolate planet, a lone space explorer must find a way to make her new home habitable. Using innovation, grit and courage, she casts out the darkness in this new land. Escape honors the artistic drive and invention that brings life to any creative endeavor. Escape is a brilliant, cinematic poem about the treacherous yet world-changing power of invention. Using a variety of techniques and technologies (miniatures, computer animation, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos), award-winning filmmakers Limbert Fabian and Brandon Oldenburg present a cinematic experience that gives the audience a euphoric vision of the future.Animated Shorts
- DirectorJordan BondLachlan RyanStarsAndrew FaulknerChris FortunaTyson JarvisA lonely Indian taxi driver is befriended by an enigmatic passenger, who tries to coax him out of his shell.Shorts: Disconnected
- DirectorMichal GassnerStarsCarmel BinRoei GolanAvigail HarariGili has a clear and violent agenda towards male sexual offenders. When she discovers her younger brother is suspended from school for a similar violation, she finds it difficult to comprehend the limits of her power to repair the world.Shorts: Disconnected
- DirectorGlen KeaneStarsKobe BryantAn animated telling of Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball'.
- DirectorFernando PerezStarsSandro StockerIvan ArlovicMarko ArlovicShorts: Disconnected
- DirectorAeyliya HusainAeyliya HusainShooting War, is a short documentary that tells the story of the Iraq war through three photographs, from the point-of-view of the photographer,Shorts: Human Condition
- DirectorVictoria RiveraStarsBruce BarnesThe Northside Skull and Bone Gang is an African American Creole tradition that dates back 200 years. These deathly skeletons will wake you up at the break of dawn on Mardi Gras morning with one intention; to scare you straight and make sure you know-the bone man is out to get you, so play your cards right and stay away from trouble.Shorts: Human Condition
- DirectorJames BurnsA portrait of American recidivism produced over a span of two years, Revolving Doors follows Jason, who, despite attempts to retain meaningful employment, fails and returns to prison, devastating his family.Shorts: Human Condition
- DirectorRubika ShahStarsSuli BreaksNezyahNadine ShahIn 1977, immigration divides Britain. What happens when a punk fanzine challenges the status quo?Shorts: Human Condition
- DirectorNéstor Ruiz MedinaStarsEsther AceboSon KhouryAbel SerboutiIn the months before the war in Iraq , Abdel and Umayr , two brothers who are very close, will be forced to separate from each other. Months later , with the war in full swing, they will meet again , but neither of them is the same.
- DirectorJulia JonesStarsOlivia NikkanenWolfgang NovogratzMartin HarveyA girl learns the brutal sacrifices it takes to satisfy her love.Shorts: Last Exit
- DirectorDamon RussellStarsShawn ChristensenPhoebe TonkinAvery FinnIn the latest stunner by the team behind the Academy Award-winning short Curfew, a married couple's bubble of suburban normality is punctured when they find a surprise inside their toddler's teddy bear.Shorts: Last Exit
- DirectorAmy BarhamStarsCasey WilsonMary Elizabeth EllisAmanda MacLachlanA dark comedy about the brutal, violent and at times downright psychotic minds of elementary school soccer moms, written and directed by Amy Barham, and starring Casey Wilson (Happy Endings, Gone Girl), Mary Elizabeth Ellis (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Grinder) and Brian Sacca (The Wolf Of Wall Street, Wrecked).Shorts: Last Exit
- DirectorKaveh MazaheriStarsSonia SanjariMohammad Hossein ZiksariSiamak FarsiMaryam's husband died in front of her eyes and she just watches until he died.Shorts: Last Exit
- DirectorTimothy Michael CooperStarsJennifer WestfeldtNoah BeanJenn LyonSeconds after her wedding, a bride is stunned to learn her new husband fudged nearly everything about his past, his family, and his accomplishments---but his revelations force her to come clean about a few shocking secrets of her own.Shorts: New York - Group Therapy
- DirectorNoah PritzkerStarsKieran CulkinJustine LupeJeanine SerrallesIn a single afternoon, Norman K runs into everyone who thinks that he owes them something.Shorts: New York - Group Therapy
- DirectorJacobie GrayStarsFrancesca SavigeFelix JozepsStephen GeronimosA superstar socialite seeks revenge when the artist who made her famous finds a younger muse. From the award winning Australian writer and director Jacobie Gray, The Beehive is based on the relationship between 1960's pop icons Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick. Official Selection of 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.Shorts: New York - Group Therapy
- DirectorJacobie GrayStarsFrancesca SavigeFelix JozepsStephen GeronimosA superstar socialite seeks revenge when the artist who made her famous finds a younger muse. From the award winning Australian writer and director Jacobie Gray, The Beehive is based on the relationship between 1960's pop icons Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick. Official Selection of 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.Shorts: New York - Group Therapy
- DirectorJim SheridanStarsSalma HayekDarren HealyTony DoyleMaria José (Salma Hayek Pinault) and her Irish husband run a bar in uptown Manhattan. On the evening of 9/11 it is heaving with shell-shocked locals and battle weary troops from the NYPD, united in disbelief, grief and anger. On the TV screens, the sports channels have been replaced by news channels which swirl with images of the collapsing Twin Towers and the face of terror suspect Osama Bin Laden. The atmosphere in the bar is very tense, with everyone looking for someone to blame for the horrific attack on the city. One angry member of the NYPD brandishes a loaded pistol: 'Just in case.' Others join him. An older cop tries to calm the perilous situation when a surprise visitor enters the bar. Maria José takes care of the young man who is clearly in shock and seizes the occasion to take back control of her bar in an unexpected and bold way, leaving everyone to reflect on how profoundly the entire landscape of America had been changed when the Towers fell.Shorts: New York - Group Therapy
- DirectorMarta SavinaStarsAntonino BruschettaCarlo CalderoneClaudia GusmanoSicily, 1965. When 17 year old Franca is pressured into marrying a jilted lover who kidnapped and raped her, she finds the strength to defy the status quo, and her act of defiance will set a precedent that will change Italian history forever. Based on a true story.Shorts: Postcards
- DirectorLaura MossStarsElizabeth AshleyJordyn DiNataleJimi StantonA coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of Ted Bundy's execution in 1989.Shorts: Postcards
- DirectorMarianne AmelinckxStarsAndrea GiurizzatoIruaní GómezJulia goes back to the pool and remembers that, sometimes, life challenges ourselves to keep going and make decisions.Shorts: Postcards
- DirectorRichard ShepardStarsElisabeth MossEbon Moss-BachrachShusaku KakizawaOn a business trip to Tokyo, a man explores the city with a mysterious woman he keeps running into.Shorts: Postcards
- DirectorGeorgia OakleyStarsImelda StauntonEmily TaaffeBettrys JonesA young woman in wartime London seeks to expand her limited horizons.Shorts: Postcards
- DirectorElizabeth LoR.J. LozadaThe impact of mass incarceration on a generation of youth is explored through an annual Mother's Day charity bus journey that take children from across California to visit their mothers in prison.Shorts: S.O.S.
- DirectorBen HolmanStarsRobert MyersOne man's work to transform the future of his Brazilian favela community through boxing.Shorts: S.O.S.
- DirectorMarshall BurnetteStarsAdam FoxClay AlthoffSilo: Edge of the Real World is a meditation on life in a small Midwest farm town. When a grain entrapment shocks their small community, Adam Fox, a young farmer and Clay Althoff, a senior in high school, both consider the risks and rewards of a corn farmer's life.Shorts: S.O.S.
- DirectorDavid DargAt an inner city high school in south Memphis, Tennessee, an unlikely sport has arisen, and with it a team of untapped potential. In a gritty, inspirational short documentary film, follow the rise of Power Center Academy's first rugby team and see the ways in which, for these boys, rugby is so much more than a game on a field.Shorts: S.O.S.
- DirectorBrian SchulzStarsLeon El-AminRyan GregoryValorie J. Horton'For Flint' is the inspiring story of neighbors banding together to rebuild a community torn apart by lead poisoning in the water supply. Flint is suffering from a stagnant economy, dizzying crime rate, and a water crisis that has captivated a nation. To say that Flint has been hit with hard times would be a vast understatement. But the city's resiliency is emblematic of the can-do spirit of its residents. This is 'For Flint.'Shorts: S.O.S.
- DirectorJoshua IzenbergWynn PadulaStarsBobby LaneVan CurazaMartin PollockAfter years of nightmares, depression, and seizures, Iraq war veteran Bobby Lane could see no way out of his trauma other than suicide. Then he met Van Curaza, a former big wave surfer who since founded Operation Surf and dedicated his life to helping veterans find solace in surfing. Backed by a growing body of research demonstrating the healing power of the ocean on the mind and body, organizations such as Operation Surf and the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation are using surfing to help veterans cope with physical and mental trauma.Shorts: Surf’s Up!
- DirectorChris BurkardStarsChris BurkardHeiðar Logi ElíassonSam HammerSix surfers set sail along the frozen shores of Iceland as the worst storm in twenty-five years is about to arrive.Shorts: Surf’s Up!
- DirectorKiira BenzingStarsHilda O'ConnellLindsay DunnLindsay DunnA tribute to the enduring creative spirit of octogenarian New Yorker artist, Hilda O'Connell.Shorts: Viewfinder
- DirectorJess DevaneyGeeta GandbhirLove the Sinner is a short documentary exploring the connection between Christianity and homophobia in the wake of the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.Shorts: Viewfinder
- DirectorSeth KramerDaniel A. MillerJeremy NewbergerStarsAnn TalmanWoody TalmanActress Ann Talman finally performs her solo show for its muse: her brother with cerebral palsy.Shorts: Viewfinder
- DirectorKim Sung HwanStarsLee Seung-junTae Gu LeeJeong Seop ShinA 100-meter sprinter faces challenges around the end of his career and his life.Shorts: Your Heart’s Desire (Narrative)
- DirectorAlexis JacknowStarsAubrey DollarMorrison KeddieA man watches Groundhog Day over and over and over again as a strange woman brings him his lunch. Will the heart recover what the mind has lost?Shorts: Your Heart’s Desire (Narrative)
- DirectorZoe McIntoshStarsJoe FolauDavid Lolofakangalo RoundsLena ReganLooking forward is harder than looking back.Shorts: Your Heart’s Desire (Narrative)
- DirectorJohnson ChengStarsJianbin HuangDunhua KangXing LianA twelve-year old girl tries out for the traditionally all-boys Chinese youth Olympic weightlifting team. As she prepares for her final test, she makes an unlikely connection with the weightlifting gym's reclusive groundskeeper.Shorts: Your Heart’s Desire (Narrative)
- DirectorPaul J. FranklinStarsOlivia WilliamsJulian SandsBen MillerA man is offered the chance to escape to his perfect dream world - all he has to do is hand over everything he owns. Will he really abandon his family? The answer to this question asks us to consider what really matters in our lives.Shorts: Your Heart’s Desire (Narrative)
- DirectorDanielle KatvanStarsRoe HartrampfJoel NagleRebecca WatsonBased on the original short story by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., The Foster Portfolio is an offbeat, mid-century tale about a rookie investment counselor who discovers that his penniless client is hiding a million-dollar inheritance in order to conceal a strange, double life.Shorts: Your Heart’s Desire (Narrative)
- DirectorColin HanksStarsWally BlaseDennis RodmanLeading up to the 1996-97 playoffs, Chicago Bull's coach Phil Jackson sent an intern trainer Wally Blase to oversee the rehab assignment of superstar forward Dennis Rodman. What ensued was part "Get Him to the Greek", part "Almost Famous" and ultimately forged a lifelong bond between these two unlikely characters.Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival: Sports Shorts
- DirectorBrian BiegelStarsGreg MarinoThe FBI attempts to bring down the world's greatest autograph forger after he joined a counterfeit ring that took off during the 1998 home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival: Sports Shorts
- DirectorJason SklaverWhen Teófilo Stevenson became a national hero in Cuba, American fight promoters offered him millions to challenge world heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali. To fight Ali, Stevenson would have needed to leave Cuba, but Stevenson refused the offer, asking: "What is one million dollars compared to the love of eight million Cubans?" Many boxing fans call the Ali-Stevenson fight the 'greatest fight that never was.' This is the story of how Teofilo Stevenson's life and the life of his Cuban people were dramatically altered by the embargo.Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival: Sports Shorts
- Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival: Sports Shorts
- DirectorBenjamin ClearyTj O'Grady PeytonStarsJarvis CockerTj O'Grady PeytonEmmet KirwanA man wakes from a coma speaking a fully formed but unrecognizable language, baffling linguistic experts from around the globe.
- DirectorMikal HovlandStarsAndré EriksenTrond Nilssen
- DirectorMichael PremoWhen an energy company begins searching for natural gas in New Brunswick, Canada, indigenous and white families unite to drive out the company in a campaign to protect their water and way of life.
- DirectorPat BishopMatt IngebretsonStarsMatt IngebretsonBarbara GrayPat BishopWhile on his way to meet a friend at the movie theater, a man smokes too much weed, leading to a series of surreal events that take place in the theater.
- DirectorJohn TurturroStarsBobby CannavaleJohn TurturroActors John Turturro and Bobby Cannavale talk about their hair.
- DirectorJoey AllyStarsSarah ChangFrancesca EaddyMarissa GodinezSarah manages Joy Joy Nails with a cheerful iron fist, but she gets her manicured claws out when Chinese manicurist trainee Mia looks to be stealing the boss's son's affections and soon discovers that under the varnish, everyone's a victim.