Tribeca Festival Menu Includes 87 Short Films From 27 Countries

Tribeca Festival Menu Includes 87 Short Films From 27 Countries

Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2024

NEW YORK
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The 2024 Tribeca Festival--which runs from June 5-16--has unveiled its lineup of short narrative, documentary, and animated films, as well as music videos.

The 2024 shorts lineup features 87 total selections from 101 filmmakers, including 65 films in competition and 10 music videos. There are a record-breaking number of countries--27 in all--represented this year from Saudi Arabia, Côte D’Ivoire, Martinique, Chile, Qatar, and more. For the first time, the majority of the program is directed by female filmmakers. The lineup includes 50 world premieres, seven international premieres, six North American premieres, two U.S. premieres, and 22 New York premieres. Seven directors return to Tribeca with their latest projects.

The program’s four categories—narrative shorts, documentary shorts, animated shorts, and music videos—thematically highlight and explore bold stories of joy, love, and safety, showcasing expressions of Black freedom, the Latin American experience, and Caribbean culture. This year’s selections examine the follies of youth and the absurdities of life with humor and hubris.

World premieres include Motorcycle Mary, directed by Haley Watson and produced by two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot and seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, a profile on legendary motorsports pioneer Mary McGee; Ripe!, directed by TUSK and produced by two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Kelley O’Hara, a not-so-straightforward queer love story; Bite starring Troian Bellisario, a story of regaining one’s identity after overcoming PTSD; and Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia, an intimate look at Cal Calamia, a transgender marathon runner advocating for athletic inclusion. The New York narrative shorts lineup includes the world premieres of Happy to Help You starring Amy Sedaris and Jeremy Beiler, and Veo Veo A Family, a story of familial bonds starring Carla Gugino and KO.

Whoopi Goldberg’s curated animated shorts program celebrates enduring friendships in Nate & John, escaping loneliness with adventure in the anime short Budō, and overcoming mental health challenges in In The Shadow Of the Cypress. Additionally, the electrifying music video lineup, curated by music video programmer Sharon Badal, spans pop country pulsating rhythms with Lanie Gardner’s "Six Feet Deep"; the latest retro synth-pop hit from Conan Gray; "Never Ending Song," an electro-funk song from Wednesday Campanella; "Prince Shoutoku," an all-new Bad Bunny musical from Armani Ortiz; and the heartfelt melodies of Zach Bryan’s "Nine Ball."

2024 TRIBECA FESTIVAL SHORTS SELECTION

NARRATIVE SHORTS

¡Beso de lengua! (Mexico) - World Premiere
¡salsa! (Colombia) - World Premiere
A Family Guide To Hunting (United States) - World Premiere
A Rose for Katrina (Australia) - International Premiere
À toi les oreilles (To Your Ears) (Canada) - New York Premiere
Alarms (France) - New York Premiere
Bite (United States) - World Premiere
Camping in Paradise (Norway) - New York Premiere
Catharsis (United States) - United States Premiere
Clodagh (Ireland) - New York Premiere
Complications (Norway) - New York Premiere
Dirty Towel (United States) - World Premiere
Ebb & Flow (Lebanon, Qatar, United States) - World Premiere
Favourites (Australia) - New York Premiere
Fire F*cking Fire (United States) - New York Premiere
Five Ways to Get Rid of a Hickey (Cinco Formas de Borrar un Chupón) (Chile) - World Premiere
Fuck-a-Fan (Netherlands) - World Premiere
Happy To Help You (United States) - World Premiere
Idiomatic (United Kingdom) - World Premiere
Is Now A Good Time? (United States) - World Premiere
I Want To Violently Crash Into the Windshield of Love (Mexico) - World Premiere
Jane Austen’s Period Drama (United States) - New York Premiere.
Kasbi (United States) - World Premiere
Kum-Kum (Saudi Arabia) - International Premiere
Learning English (United States) - New York Premiere
Lice (India & United States) - World Premiere
Mermaids (Martinique) - World Premiere
My Best Friend (United States, France) - North American Premiere
NEA (Colombia) - New York Premiere
Nepotism, Baby! (United States) - World Premiere
Next Week (Canada) - World Premiere
Officer Stanley (United States) - World Premiere
Oh, Christmas Tree (United States) - World Premiere
original skin (United Kingdom) - New York Premiere
Passarinho (Mexico) - International Premiere
Perfect Ten (United States) - World Premiere
Punta Salinas (Puerto Rico) - New York Premiere
Ripe! (United States, Spain) - World Premiere
Robbie Ain’t Right No More (United States) - New York Premiere
Sea Lion Cow (United States) - World Premiere
Shut Up, Jack (United States) - World Premiere
Smile, God Loves You. (United States) - World Premiere
Some Kind of Paradise (United States) - New York Premiere
Swollen (United States) - World Premiere
The Brown Dog (United States) - International Premiere
The Cost of Flesh (France) - North American Premiere
The Creators (United Kingdom) - North American Premiere
The End Of The Party (United States) - World Premiere
The HongFu Hotel (United States) - World Premiere
The White Rabbit (United States) - World Premiere
Veo Veo A Family (United States) - World Premiere