If you believe that being boring is the biggest crime a story can commit, then you’ve come to the right corner of Tribeca Festival. These titles, spanning film, podcast, TV, and more, take big swings that pay off in big dividends. No yawns here.
American Zoo
Documentary Competition
The Catskill Game Farm was America's first-ever private zoo, fostering beloved childhood memories for a generation before falling into disrepair and closing in 2006. Amongst the rubble, filmmakers discover reels of home movies which would expose a shocking new chapter of the zoo's history.
Directed by Tim Travers Hawkin
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Dante
Escape From Tribeca/Feature Narrative
Responding to an emergency call, a young paramedic unwittingly finds himself thrust into the middle of a war between two crime lords, triggering an escalating series of gruesome twists and turns over the course of one crazy night.
Directed by Hugo Ruíz | Featuring Chino Darin, Ester Expósito, Vincente Romero, Kike Arce, Asier Etxandia, and Noah Ruiz
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The Double[s]
Official Selections/Podcast
At a Goop-like wellness empire built on female empowerment, Alice meets her doppelganger — a shinier, breezier British import who promptly steals her promotion. Desperate for answers, Alice joins a secret support group of people whose doubles are systematically dismantling their lives...then the doubles start turning up dead.
Directed by Winnie Kemp and Alexander Kemp
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The Lion Queen
Spotlight Documentary
You’ve seen her face on the cover of countless newspapers. Now step into the larger-than-life world and surprising true story of a true New York original — socialite Jocelyne Wildenstein, a.k.a. “The Lion Queen.”
Directed by Alden Nusser and Ben Fries
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Ponderosa
U.S. Narrative Competition
When the buffet where Zeke's mom works closes down, he's forced to entertain the wild advances of a rich regular who is weirdly and vehemently obsessed with becoming his father.
Directed by Rob Rice | Featuring Jack Dylan Grazer, Alexis Bledel, and Bill Camp
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Recluse
Escape From Tribeca/Feature Narrative
After being summoned back to her childhood home to care for her bedridden father, Joan must confront the unearthed demons of her family’s past and contend with the home’s dark, malevolent energy that is both unseen and, much to her horror, seen.
Directed by Henry Chaisson | Featuring Sasha Frolova, Xander Berkeley, Toby Poser, Mia Vallet and Kimball Farley
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Verse
Shorts/Narrative
Seventeen year-old Adam is forced to confront where his virtual persona ends and his real self begins when he decides to finally meet his VR girlfriend in real life.
Directed by Noam Argov | Featuring Will Dagger, Taj Cross, and Jesse LaTourette
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Turn it Up!
Escape From Tribeca/Feature Narrative
An indie rock band struggling to make its mark finds a possible meal ticket in an infectious new guitar riff. Unfortunately, it’s also a cursed melody that just so happens to open a portal to another, much scarier dimension.
Directed by Sam Scott | Featuring Gwenlyn Cumyn, Justine Nelson, Xavier Lopez, and Julian Richings
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Sleep Call
Shorts/Narrative
A lonely young man finds love online when a late-night sleep call with a stranger blossoms into an intimate digital romance.
Directed by Richer Huynh | Featuring Yumprincess and Richer Huynh
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Imaginal Disk
Spotlight+/Feature Narrative
A cinematic companion to Magdalena Bay’s eponymous album, Imaginal Disk expands its kaleidoscopic world into a bold, visually driven narrative.
Directed by Amanda Kramer | Featuring Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin
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The Man Will Burn
TV
This HBO Original Documentary Series traces the evolution of Burning Man, from its anarchic countercultural roots in San Francisco to the 80,000-person desert gathering it has become. With exclusive access to Burning Man Project leadership and archives, the series offers a behind-the-scenes verité look at one of modern American culture's most successful and controversial social experiments.
Directed by Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi
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We have over 150 selections to explore at this year’s Festival — from films and podcasts to talks and TV and more. Explore the full Festival Program Guide here .
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