Audio Storytelling<\/strong><\/h2>\nLive Tribeca Audio Events<\/strong><\/p>\nLive tapings of hit shows, world premieres, conversations with creators, and more.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Criminal: 10-Year Anniversary Live Show with Guest Melissa McCarthy<\/strong> (Vox Media) \u2013 Live show. Criminal is an award-winning podcast that explores the unexpected side of true crime. Tune in for thoughtful, complex stories \u2014 deeply reported with compassion \u2014 of people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, and\/or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Launched January of 2014, Criminal was one of the first podcasts of its kind. The show is one of the most popular podcasts in the US, and has been featured in \u201cBest of\u201d lists in the New York Times, Time, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Wired, and more. The show will kick off with a conversation with special guest and friend of Criminal, Melissa McCarthy.<\/p>\nInaugural Excellence in Audio Journalism Gala to Honor The Daily <\/strong>(The New York Times) \u2013 Live event. At this special event hosted by a surprise guest, the Tribeca Festival will recognize the vital impact of audio journalism and celebrate excellence in the medium. In this first year, Tribeca honors The New York Times\u2019s landmark podcast, \u201cThe Daily\u201d. Since its launch in 2017, \u201cThe Daily\u201d has redefined what the news should sound like. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise and powered by New York Times journalism, \u201cThe Daily\u201d brings listeners the biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world.<\/p>\nVibe Check Live with Guest Lena Waithe<\/strong> (Stitcher Studios) \u2013 Live taping. Join acclaimed writer Saeed Jones, podcast host Sam Sanders, and Tony Award-winning producer Zach Stafford for a special live taping of their podcast, SiriusXM\u2019s Vibe Check, where the three culture experts and close friends dissect news, entertainment, politics, and everything in between through a Black, queer lens. Named one of the 10 Best Podcasts of 2022 by The New York Times, Vibe Check is a funny, smart, very candid group chat, come to life. For this special live event, they will be joined by a special guest, Emmy-winning writer, actress, producer and founder of Hillman Grad, Lena Waithe (The Chi, Master of None). Vibe Check is a production of SiriusXM’s Stitcher Studios in collaboration with Agenda Management & Production.<\/p>\nThe Interview: Death Sex & Money Live with Guest Kara Swisher <\/strong>(Slate) \u2013 Live taping. Join us for a special episode of the beloved podcast, Death, Sex & Money, where we’ll witness an intriguing experiment in the art of the interview. Anna Sale, the skilled host of Death, Sex & Money, and Kara Swisher of Vox Media\u2019s Pivot and On, both renowned for their unique interviewing styles, will meet for the very first time in this exclusive live episode in conversation with one another.<\/p>\nAn Exclusive Live Taping of Slow Burn<\/strong> (Slate) \u2013 Live taping. Named Apple Podcasts 2022 \u201cShow of the Year\u201d, Slow Burn, the hit narrative history podcast from Slate, will tape an exclusive episode of this season live from Tribeca. Slow Burn season 9, \u201cGays Against Briggs,\u201d explores the Briggs Initiative\u2014a ballot initiative that threatened to ban lesbians and gays from teaching or working in public schools in 1978\u2014and the thousands of LGBTQ people who stepped up and came out to stop it. It\u2019s a story of fear and anger among LGBTQ people, and of cynical politicians stoking a moral panic to further a repressive agenda. But it\u2019s also a story of unlikely coalitions, intra-community drama, joy, sex, and the queer cultural ferment of late-\u201970s San Francisco. This Pride month, join host Christina Cauterucci and special guests for a live taping you won\u2019t want to miss!<\/p>\nStrict Scrutiny Live with Surprise Guest <\/strong>(Crooked Media) \u2013 Live taping. Tribeca will host a live episode of Crooked Media\u2019s hit series, Strict Scrutiny. Hosted by three badass constitutional law professors \u2013 Leah Litman, Kate Shaw, and Melissa Murray \u2013 Strict Scrutiny provides in-depth, accessible, and irreverent analysis of the Supreme Court and its cases, culture, and personalities. Each week, Leah, Kate, and Melissa break down the latest headlines and biggest legal questions facing our country, emphasizing what it all means for our daily lives. Whether you\u2019re a lawyer or law student, or you\u2019re just here for the messy legal drama, Strict Scrutiny has you covered.<\/p>\nIMI and Audio Flux Present Pet Sounds <\/strong>(IMI and Audio Flux) \u2013 World Premiere and performance. Audio Flux is a new home for independent audio, new voices and big ideas in podcasting. Join co-founders Julie Shapiro and John DeLore for the debut of eight original “fluxworks” \u2013 three minute audio stories inspired by the artwork of NYC-based pet portrait artist Ben Lenovitz. Featuring conversations with and original works by Kalila Holt, KalaLea, Ryan Ng and Mark Pag\u00e1n, and four Circuit Selects from Audio Flux’s first-ever open call for public submissions. This circuit of Audio Flux is supported by Austin-based nonprofit, the Independent Media Initiative. Founder Stuart Sevier will announce the 2024 IMI Awards, in recognition of independent creators working in the place where the modern world listens, reads and watches \u2013 the internet.<\/p>\nBackfired: The Vaping Wars <\/strong>(Audible and Prologue Projects) \u2013 World premiere. Backfired<\/em> is a new Audible Original podcast series from Prologue Projects about the business of unintended consequences. When two Stanford graduate students set out to create a cigarette that wouldn\u2019t kill them, they didn\u2019t foresee what lay in store. Did their invention provide the answer to one of the world\u2019s most pressing public health problems\u2014smoking\u2014or did it introduce a whole new generation to nicotine, spreading an intractable addiction? Hosts Leon Neyfakh and Arielle Pardes unravel the polarizing story of Juul Labs and dive into the illegal vape market that sprouted up in its wake in Backfired: The Vaping Wars.<\/p>\nIn the Dark London Variety Show<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere and performance. Talia Augustidis is presenting a selection of short audio pieces from various creators that address big issues, get to the heart of big ideas, and generally loom larger than their short run-time. Talia is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4\u2019s Short Cuts, she won Best Documentary Short at the Third Coast Awards and, at 5\u201d2, she identifies as short, so she is more than qualified to host this event.<\/p>\nOfficial Selection Previews Hosted by Critics at Large: Nonfiction<\/strong> \u2013 Previews and discussion. The hosts of The New Yorker\u2019s hit podcast, Critics at Large<\/em>, will moderate this panel featuring the creators behind the 2024 Audio Storytelling Independent Official Selections. Previews from these creators will punctuate this conversation. The discussion will explore how each of these audio pieces came to be, the themes explored in these Official Selections, and what is next for this group of audio artists.<\/p>\nOfficial Selection Previews Hosted by Critics at Large: Fiction<\/strong> \u2013 Previews and discussion. The hosts of The New Yorker\u2019s hit podcast, Critics at Large<\/em>, will moderate this panel featuring the creators behind the 2024 Audio Storytelling Official Selections. Previews from these creators will punctuate this conversation. The discussion will explore how each of these audio pieces came to be, the themes explored in these Official Selections, and what is next for this group of audio artists.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Official Selections: Independent Nonfiction<\/strong><\/p>\nThe following titles are eligible for the Independent Audio Nonfiction Award.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
The Audio Flux Podcast <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 World Premiere. Audio Flux invites established and emerging creators to produce short works inspired by a set of prompts. It features these \u201cfluxworks\u201d plus\u00a0 conversations with the producers behind them. In this debut episode, host Amy Pearl spends a few snowy hours in Brooklyn with Aaron Edwards discussing his \u201cfluxwork\u201d, GRAMS<\/em>. In this episode: psilocybin therapy, self-empowerment, chagaccinos, voice memo treasures, the gift of good friends, and Gandolf. Series Creators: Julie Shapiro, John DeLore.<\/p>\nBack to the Water: More Than One Octopus<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. This story follows Pippa Ehrlich, the Director of My Octopus Teacher, and Zolani Mahola, The One Who Sings, as they work with a small community of filmmakers in South Africa. It is a quest through the history of Apartheid and their own histories to solve an ecological riddle: are cultural diversity and biodiversity connected? Creators: Catherine Jaffee, Pippa Ehrlich, Zolani Mahola.<\/p>\nOur Ancestors Were Messy<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. Our Ancestors Were Messy showcases the vibrance, diversity, and hopefulness of pre-Civil rights era Black communities through exploring their drama! an audio series based on society pages and gossip columns from Black newspapers in 1930s D.C. Creator: Nichole Hill.<\/p>\nSounds Current: Angel Island <\/strong>\u2013 World Premiere. This is the story of the creatives behind The Angel Island Project, a haunting, beautiful collaboration between the Del Sol Quartet and composer Huang Ruo, which weaves together poetry and music. In Angel Island, the whispers of poems carved into the immigration station walls by detainees ripple across time, connecting that shameful past to our current immigration debate. The series invites us to bear witness to the Asian American experience and explore how art builds community. Creators: The Del Sol Quartet.<\/p>\nOFFICIAL SELECTIONS: NONFICTION<\/strong><\/p>\nThe following titles are eligible for the The Audio Nonfiction Award.<\/em><\/p>\nA Field Guide to Gay Animals<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. Cheeky and contemplative, curious and raunchy, A Field Guide to Gay Animals shows you the natural world, more exuberant, more joyful, and more gay than you could possibly imagine. Creators: Katie Jane Fernelius, Nathan Harrison, Owen Ever, Laine Kaplan-Levinson from Canadaland.<\/p>\nThe Beautiful Fire<\/strong> – World Premiere. In 2018, timber poachers accidentally set a disastrous fire while trying to smoke out a bees’ nest in a maple tree they were stealing. In the Gothic Northwest wilderness, this audio documentary creates an experience for listeners, unlike any crime podcast they\u2019ve heard. Creators: David Weinberg, Bad Robot Audio, Pacific Content. Special thanks to The Maple Cutter.<\/p>\nDelejos<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. In 2019, Julie lost her boyfriend Jose. It was sudden. He was 26 years old. A virtual reality video-game designer. Then\u2026 she had an idea. \u201cDelejos\u201d is a meditation on grief and the power of creation. Creators: Julie Pi\u00f1ero and Cristal Duhaime.<\/p>\nEmpire City<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. Guided by Peabody award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika, Empire City a the story Black people are disappearing off the streets in 19th century New York City, but their families cannot call the Police, because the kidnappers are the police\u2026 Creators: Chenjerai Kumanyika, Crooked Media, and PushBlack<\/p>\nOFFICIAL SELECTIONS: INDEPENDENT FICTION<\/strong><\/p>\nThe following titles are eligible for The Independent Audio Fiction Award.<\/em><\/p>\nBird Talk<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. Bird Talk is an intimate interview show featuring real, uncensored birds. In each episode fictional co-hosts, celebrity Lars Bouchet and expert birder Tuesday Einhorn, interview one of their fine feathered friends. They discuss it all: flight, feathers, fame, philosophy. No subject is left unruffled. Creators: Nina Porzucki.<\/p>\nFive Conversations Before Sleep<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. A series of five intimate 15 minute dialogues between two people in a relationship, recorded in and around a bed. Each episode captures a different eavesdropped moment in time, going chronologically. Creators: Matt Kagan, Fern Diaz, and Asa Merritt.<\/p>\nGoing Reno<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. Wilma T\u00fclinen welcomes a na\u00efve, puritan woman and a returning divorc\u00e9e to stay at her ranch as they become the latest members of the Reno Divorce Colony. A story set in 1932 when Nevada cornered the migratory divorce market processing more than 30,000 divorce cases in a decade. Creators: Laura Knight, Elizabeth Quinn.<\/p>\nRed for Revolution<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. As 18-year-old Jazmine and her grandmother explore queer identity, listeners travel back in time to 1971 hearing the love story of an apolitical jazz singer and a revolutionary intellectual. Creator: Jana Naomi Smith.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: FICTION<\/strong><\/p>\nThe following titles are eligible for The Audio Fiction Award.<\/em><\/p>\nGladstone Girls<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. Gladstone Girls (based on a true story) is an uplifting, joyful scripted-podcast about a group of female pottery workers determined to protect \u2018Curl Friday\u2019, a factory tradition that they hold dear, which is threatened to be taken away by their new boss. Creators: Rachel Shenton, Chris Overton, Bryony Pulizzi and Slick Films.<\/p>\nInner Monologues of People Etgar Doesn\u2019t Know<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. Going off very little and with no specific training to speak of, writer Etgar Keret analyzes complete strangers based on no input other than one picture they submit. In each 30-minute episode of this recurring podcast, Keret will write an intimate first-person narrative of this stranger based on a single photo and then encounter this person as they both try to sort out the truth in the fiction and fiction in the truth. Creators: Etgar Keret and Ian Chillag.<\/p>\nThe Skies are Watching<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. The Skies Are Watching tells the thrilling story of a missing woman and the man who believes she is, somehow, the reincarnation of his mother, who also vanished decades ago… a mystery that ultimately proves to have extraterrestrial origins. Creators: Jon Frechette and Todd Luoto.<\/p>\nThe Strange Case<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere. Scientist by day, killer by night\u2026 All-action, modern-day Jekyll & Hyde from \u201cJohn Wick\u201d creator Derek Kolstad. Starring Vanessa Kirby (Mission Impossible, The Crown), David Oyelowo (Selma, Silo) and Sofie Gr\u00e5b\u00f8l (The Killing). Globetrotting scientist Dr Jekyll (Vanessa Kirby) has a secret. Everywhere she goes, people end up dead. But she has no idea how or why. Until she receives a message\u2026from herself. Full-cast thriller recorded in Dolby Atmos directed by John Scott Dryden. Creators: Derek Kolstad (Goldhawk Productions for Audible).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Games<\/strong><\/h2>\nArranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>(United States) – New York Premiere. Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure<\/em> follows the story of Jemma, a small-town misfit on a journey of self-discovery. Venturing out beyond her stiflingly cozy confines, she finds an inspiring world – but also one ruled by fear, and a strange, immovable \u2018static\u2019 force. Can she disrupt a culture of stagnation, and find a place to fit into it? Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles.<\/p>\nDeveloper & Publisher: Furniture & Mattress LLC<\/p>\n
Blue Prince<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>(United States) – New York Premiere. Simon has just inherited a large estate known as Mount. Holly, a location famous for its shifting rooms and puzzling floor plans. To him, the ever-changing nature of the house makes each day of exploration that much more exciting. Every door holds the promise of adventure and endless possibilities, as the rooms and mysteries beyond are never the same from one day to the next.<\/p>\nDeveloper: Dogubomb Studios<\/p>\n
Publisher: Raw Fury<\/p>\n
darkwebSTREAMER<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>(Australia) – World Premiere. Become an occult streamer on the dark web in this psycho-horror RPG streamer sim. Surf the net, stream weird shit and impress your viewers enough to become the #1 streamer… or die trying.<\/p>\n\n- Handmade emergent narrative technology makes every playthrough + story unique<\/li>\n
- Explore the world’s first procedurally generated internet<\/li>\n
- First-of-its-kind generative dialogue, designed by an anthropologist<\/li>\n
- Go shopping, craft items, do rituals<\/li>\n
- Unique blend of RPG, simulation, roguelite, text adventure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Developer & Publisher: We Have Always Lived In The Forest<\/p>\n
Goodnight Universe<\/em><\/strong>, (United States) – World Premiere. In the narrative adventure Goodnight Universe<\/em>, you\u2019ll play as Isaac, a six-month-old baby developing mysterious psychic abilities. What you want most is to be loved and accepted by your family, but a secretive tech corporation wants you for their own. The game features an immersive \u201cface-tracking\u201d mode, expanding on the innovative use of camera-based technology that the team is known for.<\/p>\nDeveloper: Nice Dream Games<\/p>\n
Publisher: Skybound Games<\/p>\n
Neva<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>(Spain) – New York Premiere. Neva<\/em> chronicles the story of Alba, a young woman bound to a curious wolf cub following a traumatic encounter with dark forces. Together they embark on a perilous journey through a once-beautiful world as it slowly decays around them. As the cursed world threatens to overwhelm them, Alba and her courageous companion will do whatever it takes to survive and make a new home, together.<\/p>\nDeveloper: Nomada Studio<\/p>\n
Publisher: Devolver Digital<\/p>\n
Skate Story<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>(United States) – New York Premiere. You are a demon in the Underworld, made out of glass and pain. The Devil has given you a skateboard with a simple deal: Skate to the Moon and swallow it \u2014 and you shall be freed. Ollie, kickflip, and grind your way through the ash and smoke of The Emptylands as you take on a seemingly impossible quest.<\/p>\nDeveloper: Sam Eng<\/p>\n
Publisher: Devolver Digital<\/p>\n
Thank Goodness You\u2019re Here!<\/em><\/strong>, (United Kingdom, United States) – New York Premiere. Thank Goodness You\u2019re Here!<\/em> is a comedy slapformer, which unfolds over time as the players’ exploration and antics leave their mark on the strange town of Barnsworth. With each completed odd job, new areas of the town open up, stranger and stranger tasks become available, and the clock ticks towards our salesman\u2019s big meeting. The town\u2019s colorful inhabitants are brought to life with vibrant hand-drawn animation, fully voiced dialogue, and wall-to-wall double entendres.<\/p>\nDeveloper: Coal Supper<\/p>\n
Publisher: Panic<\/p>\n
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Audio Storytelling Program Features 10th Anniversary of Vox Media\u2019s \u201cCriminal\u201d with Melissa McCarthy; Live Tapings of Stitcher Studios\u2019 \u201cVibe Check\u201d with Lena Waithe, Slate\u2019s \u201cDeath Sex & Money\u201d with Kara Swisher, Slate\u2019s \u201cSlow Burn,\u201d and Crooked Media\u2019s \u201cStrict Scrutiny\u201d; IMI and Audio Flux Presents Pet Sounds; PLUS: Tribeca\u2019s First-Ever Excellence In Audio Journalism Gala Honoring The New York Times\u2019 \u201cThe Daily\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gwm-700x700.jpg\")