AT&T Untold Stories

The largest production prize in the world.

AT&T Untold Stories is an impactful multi-year collaboration between AT&T and Tribeca Festival that awards $1-million dollars, comprehensive mentorship and distribution support to the next generation of filmmakers looking to bring their films to the big screen.

Experience the million-dollar pitch.

Since 2017, we’ve championed emerging talent by selecting 5 innovative filmmaking teams from a wide applicant pool to pitch their projects in front of an esteemed committee of industry pros — live at the Tribeca Festival.

This high-stakes event culminates in 1 team receiving a $1-million award to make their first feature film.

Our 8th annual Pitch Event will take place on June 5th at Spring Studios, where a limited number of free tickets will be made available to the public. Be part of the excitement and sign up to be notified when 2025 tickets are released.

A coveted Tribeca Festival World Premiere.

Not only do award recipients gain significant funding support, they’re also guaranteed a World Premiere at the following Tribeca Festival.

Our 2024 winning film, Honeyjoon (written and directed by Lilian T. Mehrel), will premiere as part of the Tribeca Viewpoints competition on June 7, 2025.
Get tickets and learn more here.

Five finalist films, pitching June, 2025.

FIGHT LIKE A MOTHER

Writer/Director: Meagan Noel Fulps
Producer: George Benedetti

On the brink of her final Olympic run, elite boxer Willa Wiley unexpectedly becomes pregnant. Determined to do it all, she embarks on a postpartum comeback while shouldering a festering secret—one that threatens her closest relationships and forces her to confront her narrow perception of motherhood.

IVAN

Writer/Director: Jazz Pitcairn
Producer: Nikkia Moulterie

As Hurricane Ivan barrels towards the coast of Grand Cayman, Mia Clark-Thompson fights to maintain her lead in the upcoming election for parliament, when a formidable political challenger joins the race... her father. Inspired by true events.

TAKE ME HOME

Writer/Director: Liz Sargent
Producer: Apoorva Charan

Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting each others’ needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna’s routine, her future is uncertain - until she creates a world where she can thrive.

UN LUGAR DE AGUA

Writer/Director: Orlando Javier Torres
Producer: Mariela Ramos-Oquendo

In 1996, a desperate young factory worker vanishes at sea after a botched robbery in a small Puerto Rican town. Twelve years later, a single mother must decide what to believe when a mysterious castaway emerges from the same waters with echoes of her lost first love.

VALLEY OF THE TALL GRASS

Writer/Director: Masami Kawai
Producer: Sophie Luo

When a TV/VCR combo set is thrown out, it unexpectedly survives and circulates through an Oregon town. In this intersecting tapestry of Indigenous characters, rambunctious sisters, struggling artists, a metal scrapper, and his skater daughter all find connection through this seemingly obsolete object.

7+ years of collaboration.

35 Participating Films | 7 Winning Features Produced | 6 Additional Completed Films | $7.5M+ in Filmmaker Funding
1,720+ Hours of Production | 2,750+ Submissions