2015 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Short Film Selections

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Published on Friday, 06 March 2015 14:08

Written by Tribeca Film Festival

Be Yourself – Documentary program

Personal stories about self-identity are the focus of these documentary shorts.

American Renaissance explores the fantastic world of Elizabethan England at one of the largest renaissance faires in the U.S., and is a portrait of the characters that return annually. Live Fast, Draw Yung follows 7-year-old rap portraitist Yung Lenox and his dad Skip, an unconventional artistic duo navigating the tumultuous worlds of hip hop and modern day parenting. Eternal Princess explores the extraordinary life of famed Romanian gymnast, Nadia Comaneci, who at the age of 14 scored the first perfect 10 during the 1976 Olympics, and is now a loving mother, philanthropist and sports icon. 

In All American Family four generations of the Pederson family have had a star player on The Eagles, one of the best football teams in California, but unlike other teams these players are all deaf.  In 1974 when a Mormon missionary in Elder falls in love with a handsome Italian Communist, his world turns upside down. In My Enemy, My Brother former Iran-Iraq War enemies, Zahed and Najah, become blood brothers 25 years after one saves the other’s life.

·         American Renaissance, directed and written by Ryan Scafuro, and Jarred Alterman. (USA) - North American Premiere.

·         Live Fast, Draw Yung, directed by Stacey Lee and Anthony Mathile. (USA) - World Premiere.

·         Eternal Princess (Printesa Vesnica), directed by Katie Holmes. (USA) - World Premiere. ESPN Film’s 30 for 30 short.

·         All American Family, directed by Andrew Jenks. (USA) - World Premiere.

·         Elder, directed and written by Genéa Gaudet. (USA) - World Premiere.

·         My Enemy, My Brother, directed and written by Ann Shin. (Canada) - World Premiere.

Family Dynamics – Narrative Program

Relationships are often complicated, particularly so for the characters in this short program.

A mischievous dad in Merry Xmas tells his adult kids he's divorcing their mom... just in time for the holidays! In SexLife, Dan and Mia haven't had sex since before the birth of their son, so Dan takes extreme action and decides to get Mia back in the mood. A Boy’s Life is a portrait of a troubled youth in an environment of chaos and violence. 

The Arrest is a film about occupation and creation; the story deconstructs reality, to tell a believable tale about a different Middle East. When a young military wife in Birthday, gets news that her Marine husband has been severely wounded in combat, she discovers that life ahead is going to be a difficult yet amazing journey for them both. 

Personal Development finds Fintan's already fragile relationship with his youngest daughter is put to the test with the arrival of some unexpected news. Secrets and sexuality are revealed in The Parker Tribe, where it’s 1976 and Jo, the oldest daughter in a loud Irish Catholic family of nine questions her place in the family, while taking care of her two critically ill brothers.

·         Merry Xmas, directed by Boman Modine, written by Matthew Modine. (USA) - World Premiere.

·         SexLife, directed by Stefan Georgiou, written by Kefi Chadwick. (U.K.) - New York Premiere.

·         A Boy's Life, directed and written by Howard McCain. (USA) - US Premiere.

·         The Arrest (HAMA'ATZAR), directed by Yair Agmon. (Israel) - North American Premiere.

·         Birthday, directed and written by Chris King. (USA) - New York Premiere.

·         Personal Development, directed by Tom Sullivan, written by Muirinn Lane Kelly. (Ireland) - International Premiere.

·         The Parker Tribe, directed and written by Jane Baker, co-written by Roberta Munroe. (USA) - World Premiere.

FML – Narrative program

This thought-provoking program curated for a contemporary audience that lives online ponders, “Does technology rule, or rule us?”

In a future augmented by wearable tech and online dating a student must risk offline dating to connect with a mysterious profile due to a failed network in Café Glass.When Iranian-born Rita sets out to change her life from ordinary to extraordinary she accidentally captures the attention of a homeland security agent in Rita Mahtoubian is Not a Terrorist. 

One broken-hearted guy gets more than he bargained for when he tries to get over his recent breakup in The Girlfriend Experience. All the significant moments over the last twenty years in Zack’s life parallel the changing landscape of music purchasing technology in The Evolution of a Gen-X Music Purchaser.

Emily is your average 26-year old who texts her friends, chats on Facebook, orders online, and uses GPS to get where she's going in Aphasia, until one day she suddenly comes face-to-face with the consequences of living a digital life. Morgan's attempt to gain attention is not appreciated in Like—he rebels, and hidden by the Internet's anonymity he goes on attack against an innocent blogger. Two housing project teens create a website for a video of a staged bus assault, and after it goes viral they receive an unusual offer in Ghettotube.

·         Cafe Glass, directed and written by Wen Ren. (USA) - World Premiere.

·         Rita Mahtoubian is Not a Terrorist, directed and written by Julia Lerman and Roja Gashtili. (USA) - World Premiere.

·         The Girlfriend Experience, directed and written by Mark Kunerth. (USA) - New York Premiere.

·         The Evolution of a Gen-X Music Purchaser, directed and written by Jack Marchetti. (USA) - World Premiere.

·         Aphasia, directed by Luke LoCurcio, written by Robin Rose Singer. (USA) - World Premiere.

·         Like (Gilla), directed and written by Crazy Pictures, co-written by Christoffer Nordenrot. (Sweden) - International Premiere.

·         Ghettotube, directed and written by Saïd Belktibia, co-written  by Jérémie Delon. (France) - World Premiere.