{"id":25499,"date":"2023-04-27T14:08:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T18:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=25499"},"modified":"2024-07-23T08:41:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:41:01","slug":"tribeca-film-festival-2023-short-film-lineup-by-greggwmorris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/tribeca-film-festival-2023-short-film-lineup-by-greggwmorris\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribeca Film Festival 2023 Short Film Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

{A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film.}<\/p>\n

Passes Available at <\/strong><\/em>Tribecafilm.com.<\/strong><\/em><\/a> Single Tickets on Sale May 2<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

The 2023 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX,announced its lineup of short narrative, documentary, and animated films, as well as music videos yesterday. This year\u2019s Festival, which takes place June 7-18<\/strong>, showcases 12 short film programs of diverse and creative storytelling.<\/p>\n

The 2023 shorts lineup includes 76 total selections \u2013 62 shorts in competition, eight music videos, and six special screening shorts \u2013 from 91 filmmakers across 25 countries. The lineup includes 48 world premieres, three international premieres, two North American premieres, one U.S. premiere, and 22 New York premieres. Six directors return to Tribeca with their latest projects.<\/p>\n

With a record-breaking 8,096 total submissions, the lineup\u2019s four categories \u2013 narrative shorts, documentary shorts, animated shorts, and music videos \u2013 are curated across thematic programs highlighting love, family relationships, LGBTQ+ stories, \u201cExpressions of Black Freedom,\u201d Latin America, resilience, and more.<\/p>\n

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LAST CALL: Kate played by Actress Lindsay Duncan. Photographer: Natasha Mullan<\/p><\/div>\n

Premieres include Last Call<\/em>, which is about a desperate mother needing to reconnect with her son, directed by Harry Holland<\/strong> and starring brother Tom Holland<\/strong>; Shadow Brother Sunday<\/em>, Alden Ehrenreich<\/strong>\u2019s directorial debut as he plays a down-on-his-luck musician returning home on the day of his younger brother\u2019s movie premiere to steal his computer and sell it to the paparazzi; For people in trouble<\/em>, a relationship drama set against the backdrop of impending societal collapse, directed and written by Alex Lawther<\/strong> and starring Emma D\u2019Arcy<\/strong>; the documentary short To My Father<\/em>, an intimate glimpse into Troy Kotsur<\/strong>\u2019s relationship with his father and how his tragic accident shaped his life and career, directed by Sean Schiavolin<\/strong>; My Eyes Are Up Here<\/em>, a romantic comedy starring Jillian Mercado<\/strong> as an international fashion model whose mission to get the morning after pill is complicated by her disability and clumsy but considerate partner, directed by Nathan Morris<\/strong>; and more.<\/p>\n

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Misty Copeland’s Flower<\/p><\/div>\n

Additionally, the world premiere of Misty Copeland<\/strong>‘s Flower<\/em> will screen as a special event at Spring Studios. Flower<\/em> is a poignant take on community, belonging, and intergenerational equity, directed by Lauren Finerman<\/strong>, in which Copeland stars and serves as producer. This film also marks the return to performance for Copeland after a multi-year hiatus. Following the screening, the premiere event will feature live performances by Copeland’s co-star Babatunji Johnson<\/strong> and a group of NYC hip-hop dancers choreographed by the legendary choreographers Rich + Tone Talauega<\/strong>, who also worked on the film, and a Q&A with Copeland and the filmmakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a staggering record number of 8,096 shorts submissions, we are thrilled to present an incredible range of storytelling in short films and music videos from around the globe,\u201d said Ben Thompson, VP of Shorts Programming at Tribeca Festival<\/strong>. \u201cThoughtfully curated into 12 distinct programs, my co-programmer VP of Programming Sharon Badal and I hope there is something for everyone. From free-flowing music and dance to crazy late-night comedy, join us for an unforgettable journey through short films.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Recipients of the Tribeca Festival awards for Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best Animated Short qualify for consideration in the Academy Awards\u2019 Short Films category, provided the film complies with Academy rules.<\/p>\n

Since the Tribeca Festival\u2019s founding in 2001, 36 short films that have premiered at the Tribeca Festival have been nominated for an Academy Award and 11 have gone on to win, establishing the Festival as a launching pad for emerging filmmakers. Tribeca also grants a Student Visionary Award to a rising filmmaker with emerging talent and potential.<\/p>\n

The Tribeca Festival is curated by Festival Director and VP of Programming Cara Cusumano, Artistic Director Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Boyer; VP of Programming Sharon Badal and VP of Shorts Programming Ben Thompson; Senior Programmers Liza Domnitz, Faridah Gbadamosi, and Jarod Neece; Programmers Jos\u00e9 F. Rodriguez, Casey Baron, Jason Gutierrez, and Jonathan Penner; VP of Games and Immersive Casey Baltes and Immersive Curator Ana Brzezi\u0144ska; Curator of Audio Storytelling Davy Gardner; Music Programmer Vincent Cassous; and Chief Content Officer Paula Weinstein, along with a team of associate programmers.<\/p>\n

The short film lineup is detailed below. For the latest updates on programming follow @Tribeca and #Tribeca2023 on Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and LinkedIn<\/a>. Purchase passes and ticket packages for the 2023 Tribeca Festival at tribecafilm.com\/festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2023 Tribeca Festival Short Film Selection<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Narrative Shorts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Angelo<\/strong>, (Bolivia) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed and written by Alex Plumb.
\nBellybutton<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed and written by Hilary Eden.
\nBlackwool<\/strong>, (Scotland) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Eubha Akilada.
\nBlood<\/strong>, (Australia) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Vathana Suganya Suppiah.
\nBrenda and Billy (and the Pothos Plant)<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Dave Solomon.
\nBurrow<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Leaf Lieber.
\nCuarto de Hora<\/strong>, (France, Chile) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Nemo Arancibia.<\/p>\n

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CUARTO DE HORA: Character\/ actor: Jean\/ Steevens Benjamin.
Photographer: Mat\u00edas Illanes<\/p><\/div>\n

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Daddy Issues<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Matt Campanella and Stephanie Chlo\u00e9 Hepner. Written by Matt Campanella.
\nDead Cat<\/strong>, (Canada) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Annie-Claude Caron and Danick Audet.
\nEcstasy<\/strong>, (Mexico, United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Carolina Costa.
\nEverybody Dies…Sometimes<\/strong>, (United Kingdom) – International Premiere. Directed and written by Charlotte Hamblin.
\nFairytales<\/strong>, (Mexico) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Daniela Soria. Written by Daniela Soria and Mar Flores.
\nFeliz Navidad<\/strong>, (Italy) \u2013 International Premiere. Directed and written by Greta Scarano.
\nFerns<\/strong>, (Chile) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Paz Ram\u00edrez.
\nFish Out of Water<\/strong>,\u00a0 (United States) \u2013 \u00a0World Premiere. Directed by Francesca Scorsese. Written by Francesca Scorsese, Megan LuLu Taylor, Savannah Braswell.<\/p>\n

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Flower<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Lauren Finerman.
\nFor people in trouble<\/strong>, (United Kingdom) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Alex Lawther.
\nA Fox In The Night<\/strong>, (United Kingdom) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed and written by Keeran Anwar Blessie.
\nHafekasi<\/strong>, (Australia) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Annelise Hickey.
\nHEARTBEAT<\/strong>, (Switzerland) \u2013 North American Premiere. Directed by Mich\u00e8le Flury. Written by Mich\u00e8le Flury and Martha Benedict.
\nIl Fait Beau<\/strong>, (Netherlands) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Leonardo Cariglino.
\nIn Passing<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Hillia Aho.
\nKonpa<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Al’Ikens Plancher.
\nThe K-Town Killer<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Healin Kweon and Vahan Bedelian.
\nLast Call<\/strong>, (United Kingdom) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Harry Holland.
\nLet Liv<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Erica Rose. Written by Olivia Levine.<\/p>\n

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Mars<\/strong>, (United Kingdom) \u2013 North American Premiere. Directed by Abel Rubinstein. Written by Chris Bush.
\nMy Eyes Are Up Here<\/strong>, (United Kingdom) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed by Nathan Morris. Written by Arthur Meek.
\nNuit Blonde<\/strong>, (Canada) \u2013 United States Premiere. Directed and written by Gabrielle Demers.
\nProof of Concept<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Ellie Sachs.
\nRustling<\/strong>, (New Zealand) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed and written by Tom Furniss.
\nSchettinimous<\/strong>, (Argentina) \u2013 International Premiere. Directed by Tom\u00e1s Terzano. Written by Tom\u00e1s Terzano and Macarena Rubio.
\nSealed Off<\/strong>, (China, Macau, United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Tianyu Jiang.
\nShadow Brother Sunday<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Alden Ehrenreich.
\nSomewhere In Between<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Kyle Vorbach.<\/p>\n

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The Sperm Bank<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Margaux Susi. Written by Rob Scerbo and Jeremy Culhane.
\nSpinning<\/strong>, (Mexico) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed by Isabel Vaca and Arturo Mendicuti. Written by Mara Vaca
\nThaw<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Alex Bush
\nThey Grow Up So Fast<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed and written by John F. Beach.
\nTits<\/strong>, (Norway) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Eivind Landsvik.
\nUpsidedown<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed and written by Razan Ghalayini.
\nVoice Activated<\/strong>, (Australia) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed by Steve Anthopoulos.<\/p>\n

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Documentary Shorts<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Black Girls Play<\/p><\/div>\n

Ayenda<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Marie Margolius.
\nBlack Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson.
\nCam’s Mementos<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Cam Archer.
\nCruzan Cowboys<\/strong>, (United States, US Virgin Islands) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Douglas Wesley Segars.
\nDeciding Vote<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Jeremy Workman and Robert Lyons.
\nDragon Boys<\/strong>, (United Kingdom, Ghana) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Tom Ringsby
\nGoodbye, Morganza<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Devon Blackwell.<\/p>\n

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In the Shadow of Palms<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Mischa Meyer.
\nLetter to Rosie<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Ariel Danziger.
\nMerman<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Sterling Hampton IV.
\nMiss Brown<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Christina Burchard.
\nOver The Wall<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Krystal Tingle.
\nThe Right to Joy<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed by Tim Kressin.<\/p>\n

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Savi the Cat<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed by Bryan Tucker and Netsanet Tjirongo.
\nThen Comes the Body<\/strong>, (Nigeria, United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Jacob Krupnick.
\nTo My Father<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Sean Schiavolin.
\nWhat Next?<\/strong>, (France) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by C\u00e9cile Rogue.
\nThe Winterkeeper<\/strong>, (United Kingdom) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Laurence Topham and David Levene.<\/p>\n

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Animated Shorts
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AMERICAN SIKH: Vishavjit Singh
Animation: Studio Showoff<\/p><\/div>\n

American Sikh<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Ryan Westra and Vishavjit Singh. Written by Ryan Westra.
\nCorvine<\/strong>, (Canada) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed and written by Sean McCarron.
\nA Cow in the Sky<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by C. Fraser Press and Darren Press. Written by C. Fraser Press.
\nThe Night Doctrine<\/strong>, (United States, Afghanistan) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by Mauricio Rodriguez Pons and Almuneda Toral.
\nRegular Rabbit<\/strong>, (Ireland) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed and written by Eoin Duffy.
\nRestless Is the Night<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed by Yuehan Tan and Xiaoxue Meng.
\nStarling<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 World Premiere. Directed by and written by Mitra Shahidi.
\nWitchfairy<\/strong>, (Belgium, Bulgaria) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed by David Van de Weyer. Written by Brigitte Minne.<\/p>\n

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Music Videos
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Anoana<\/strong>, (Norway) \u2013 New York Premiere. Directed by Line Klungseth Johansen. Written by Line Klungseth Johansen and \u00d8ystein Moe.
\nBugs<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 New York Premiere. Performed by The Vindys. Directed by Peter-John Campbell.
\nI Guess I’m Changing<\/strong>, (United Kingdom) \u2013 New York Premiere. Performed by Someone. Directed by David Spearing. Written by Tessa Rose Jackson.
\nThe Light<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 New York Premiere. Performed by Lunarcode. Directed and written by Vincenzo Carubia.
\nSpecial<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 New York Premiere. Performed by Lizzo. Directed by Christian Breslauer.
\nTo The Desert<\/strong>, (Israel) \u2013 New York Premiere. Performed by Dana Ivgy. Directed by Asaf Yecheskel. Written by Dana Ivgy.
\nWait in the Truck<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013 New York Premiere. Performed by Hardy. Directed by Justin Clough. Written by Michael Hardy and Justin Clough.
\nWild Child<\/strong>, (United States) \u2013\u00a0 New York Premiere. Performed by The Black Keys. Directed by Bryan Schlam.<\/p>\n

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About Tribeca Film Festival<\/strong>
\nThe Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, brings artists and diverse audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its forms, including film, TV, music, audio storytelling, games, and XR. With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is synonymous with creative expression and entertainment. Tribeca champions emerging and established voices, discovers award-winning talent, curates innovative experiences, and introduces new ideas through exclusive premieres, exhibitions, conversations, and live performances.<\/p>\n

The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center. The annual Tribeca Festival will celebrate its 22nd year from June 7\u201318, 2023 in New York City.<\/p>\n

In 2019, James Murdoch\u2019s Lupa Systems bought a majority stake in Tribeca Enterprises, bringing together Rosenthal, De Niro, and Murdoch to grow the enterprise.<\/p>\n

About 2023 Tribeca Festival Partners<\/strong>
\nThe 2023 Tribeca Festival is presented by OKX and with the support of our partners: AT&T, Audible, Black Women on Boards, Canva, CHANEL, City National Bank, Diageo, Easterseals Disability Services, Expensify, Indeed, NBC4 and Telemundo 47, NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, National CineMedia, Novartis, ServiceNow, Spring Studios New York, The Wall Street Journal, Tubi, and Variety.<\/p>\n

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Gregg W. Morris can be reached at gregghc@comcast.net, profgreggwmorris@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, brings artists and diverse audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its forms, including film, TV, music, audio storytelling, games, and XR. With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is synonymous with creative expression and entertainment. Tribeca champions emerging and established voices, discovers award-winning talent, curates innovative experiences, and introduces new ideas through exclusive premieres, exhibitions, conversations, and live performances. \u2013 By Gregg W. Morris<\/p>\n

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