This year’s Opening Night selection is the North American premiere of Frank Beauvais’s intimate essay film, Just Don’t Think I’ll Scream. Composed of excerpts from the 400-plus films the director watched during a period of seclusion in 2016, it’s a montage that reframes otherwise incidental images into an immensely moving reflection on life, love, and loss.
2019 Tribeca Film Festival®Feature Film Lineup, April 24 – May 5
This 18th annual festival will showcase debut works from emerging talent and new works from notable filmmakers. It includes discoveries, comedies, music-centered, political and social films.
Narrative, Documentary & Animated Selections – 2019 Tribeca Film Festival Short Films Lineup
The short films will be presented in 11 distinct competition programs, consisting of six narrative, four documentary, and one animation program. There will also be special screening programs for the annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival and the debut of shorts from The Queen Collective, a program aimed at accelerating gender and racial equality behind the camera. The 2019 shorts lineup is programmed by Sharon Badal and Ben Thompson. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 – May 5.
The WORD’s Malik Young Contacting the White House
Malik Young interviews three students for their opinions about Trump’s 35-day shutdown of the federal government. One student said she was unable to register for classes this semester and blamed Trump.
Government Shutdown Wasn’t a Trump Card
To President Trump: Three students were interviewed for their opinions on your decision to shutdown the government for 35 days, beginning midnight, December 22, 2018, EST and ending January 25, 2019. This article is one in a series for the CONTACT THE WHITE HOUSE PROJECT.
WOMAN AT WAR Film Review
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One-hour, 41 minutes of sumptuous, sensual cinematography of Icelandic landscapes – plus waves of an irresistible minimalistic film score from a three-man ensemble and a female chorus of three Ukrainian singers showing up at moments like Greek Choruses – await audiences in this film by Director Benedikt Erlingsson about an environmental gladiator who uses a bow and arrow to take out the high tension electrical towers of an aluminum corporation threatening to defoil her local community.