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Donor Unknown
Archived Festival Film
Donor Unknown
JoEllen Marsh grew up knowing her father only as Donor 150. As one of the first generation of children conceived through donor insemination, she yearns for connection with potential siblings, and turns to the Internet to track them down. As JoElle... read more
New York Says Thank You
Archived Festival Film
New York Says Thank You
New York Says Thank You is an epic story following the journey of New Yorkers whose lives were touched by September 11 as they travel the country helping communities rebuild after disasters. Along the way, they face their emotions and ultim... read more
Tribeca Talks Industry - Shooting Anamorphic
Creative decisions and techniques made by cinematographers vary widely. Camera positions and lighting design all combine to give a film the right atmosphere. One important choice to make is the type and style of the lens. Referred to as many th... read more
Beautiful Mind
Archived Festival Film
Beautiful Mind
Ten years ago, A Beautiful Mind made Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. a household name. This stunning portrait of a brilliant but troubled man won four Academy Awards® and gave audiences an insider's look into the uniq... read more
World Documentary Competition Award Winner
Bombay Beach: The rusting relic of a failed 1960s development boom, the Salton Sea is a barren California landscape and symbol of the failure of the American Dream. Using a stylized amalgam of nonfiction and choreographed dance se... read more
World Narrative Competition Award Winner
She Monkeys: When 15-year-old Emma lands a competitive spot on the equestrian acrobatics team, she is taken under the wing of a pretty, slightly older teammate, Cassandra. The two begin an intense relationship where the rules of t... read more
Assault
Archived Festival Film
Assault
Christmas Eve, 1994. In war-torn Algiers, four men uniformed as border guards hijack Air France Flight 8969, foreboding doom for all 220 passengers. But on their arrival in Marseilles, the elite French SWAT force waits to avert tragedy…. Based on ... read more
She Monkeys
Archived Festival Film
She Monkeys
When 15-year-old Emma lands a competitive spot on the equestrian acrobatics team, she is taken under the wing of a pretty, slightly older teammate, Cassandra. The two begin an intense relationship where the rules of the game blur as psychological ... read more
Second Day
Archived Festival Film
Second Day
The Second Day is a touching and inspirational documentary film about the students and educators at Ground Zero area schools who experienced first-hand the tragic events of September 11, 2001 in New York City. Directed by 14-year-old filmma... read more
Shorts: Open 24 Hours
Archived Festival Film
Shorts: Open 24 Hours
From the city that never sleeps, these New York shorts show there's no place like home. Twelve-year-old Rodney tries to regain the love of his wayward dad in Down This Road. Two Manhattan teenagers make an unexpected connectio... read more
En route to Baghdad
Archived Festival Film
En route to Baghdad
Sergio Vieira de Mello spent his life helping refugees in Rwanda, East Timor and Cambodia. On August 19, 2003, the United Nations Special Envoy was killed by car bomb. Through interviews with Kofi Annan, Richard Holbrooke, and others. Presented i... read more
Devil's Miner
Archived Festival Film
Devil's Miner
Entering the shafts pierced into a towering mountain in Bolivia where the pursuit of silver has led to the deaths of millions since the Conquistadors, miners believe they are leaving the realm of God and entering that of Satan, whose towering imag... read more
Does God Play Football?
Archived Festival Film
Does God Play Football?
An endearing tale of faith and fate, with the odd miracle thrown in, set in the 1960s, Tommy is a seven year old boy without a dad who fills in the emotional gaps in his life by believing he is Jesus Christ. read more
Children of "Open City"/Open City
Archived Festival Film
Children of "Open City"/Open City
Offering a rare glimpse into the making of a masterpiece from 1945-Roberto Rossellini's classic of Italian neorealism, Rome Open City- this fascinating documentary emphasizes Rossellini's desire to "do something useful" in the wake of World War II... read more
Outerborough
Archived Festival Film
Outerborough
Outerborough explores the narrative power of reframing images from vintage films. Redeploying footage from Across Brooklyn Bridge (1899), Morrison commemorates the iconic 19th-century structure through 21st-century artistic reconsideration. read more
Beat That My Heart Skipped
Archived Festival Film
Beat That My Heart Skipped
A cocky, gutsy take on the anguishing contradictions of polar opposite worlds, this remake of the James Toback 1978 cult classic Fingers tells the story of Tom, a French urbanite caught between the crime underworld of his father and his late mothe... read more
COR[N]E[R] OF THE MATTER
Archived Festival Film
COR[N]E[R] OF THE MATTER
Batan is the goalkeeper of the Zanatlije football club. Their opponent for the big game is top-ranked local rival Porijecani. The atmosphere is intense and everyone thinks any silly move on the field is a life-or-death event. But Batan, despite 10... read more
Outsider
Archived Festival Film
Outsider
Jarecki follows legendary director James Toback on the insane 12-day shoot of his recent thriller, When Will I Be Loved starring Neve Campbell. The documentary, which chronicles Toback's attempt to make his movie without a script and get it distri... read more
Little Terrorist
Archived Festival Film
Little Terrorist
Jamal, a 10-year-old Muslim Pakistani mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan, finding an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin, Bhola. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola's village searching for the 'terrorist' who crossed over. While Bho... read more
Singing Behind Screens
Archived Festival Film
Singing Behind Screens
A pirate story set in China in the 1600's, which tells the tale of a young widow, who takes over after her pirate husband dies. The film is based on a folktale and, according to director Ermanno Olmi, its title refers to when the pirates returned ... read more
Little Peace of Mine
Archived Festival Film
Little Peace of Mine
Nadav, a 12-year old takes it upon himself to do something about the endless cycle of terrorist bombings and reprisals. He founds a peace movement consisting entirely of children, both Israeli and Palestinian. The filmmaker followed Nadav and the ... read more
Come Back, Africa
Archived Festival Film
Come Back, Africa
A ground-breaking 1960 docudrama set in Johannesburg under apartheid. The cast features musician Miriam Makeba and was directed by Rogosin, who filmed this tale of a Zulu migrant worker's plight without official permission or knowledge. A new arch... read more
S.P.I.C. The Storyboard of My Life
Archived Festival Film
S.P.I.C. The Storyboard of My Life
Comprised of five autobiographical stories from the filmmaker's life, S.P.I.C. centers around the racist, derogatory term for Spanish Americans and how it affected Castillo and his family. It records his family's move from New York City to Chelsea... read more