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AT&T PRESENTS: UNTOLD STORIES TO NAME WINNER OF $1 MILLION PRIZE AT TRIBECA FESTIVAL EVENT
Winner to be announced Live with remarks by Tribeca co-founders Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal at 1:00pm EST
LIVESTREAM THE WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT HERE
NEW YORK, NY- June 7, 2021 - AT&T* and Tribeca today will announce this years winning filmmaker to receive $1 million and mentorship to develop their idea into a full-length feature film; plus a guaranteed slot at the 2022 Tribeca Festival, and for the first time, distribution on HBO Max to ensure their story is seen and heard. The winner, chosen by AT&T Presents: Untold Stories' Greenlight Committee, will announce the winner live at 1:00pm EST via AT&T's YouTube channel.
Hosted at the WarnerMedia Innovation Lab in New York, the event will feature a combination of virtual and in-person participation, including the pitches, Q&A between the filmmakers and Greenlight Committee, winner announcement, live remarks by Tribeca Film Festival Co-founders Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro.
In addition to the $1 million prize funded by AT&T, Tribeca and WarnerMedia will work closely with the filmmakers, overseeing production and providing mentorship from seasoned industry professionals, throughout the filmmaking process. AT&T and Tribeca will also support the filmmaker in award submissions, qualifying screenings and promotions of the film.
AT&T will also present one filmmaker with the fan-voted Film Fan Favorite Award. While watching the pitches, fans head to @ATT on Twitter from 10 a.m. ET-12:30p.m. ET to vote for their favorite film. AT&T will provide the winner of the Film Fan Favorite Award a $40,000 grant; while the other four participating filmmakers will receive a $10,000 grant -- making every finalist in the competition one step closer to achieving their film goals.
Additional information about the 2021 film finalists is below:
Homegoing
Filmmakers: Carlton Daniel Jr. (Director/Screenwriter), Evan Starling-Davis (Producer), Diana Ward (Producer)
About: Haunted by nightmares, musical prodigy, Junior Carmichael, returns home to his family's funeral parlor in Cleveland, Ohio in order to salvage his grip on reality. While finding his place in the world, he must come to terms with his family, community, and the man he loves.
Johnny Loves Dolores
Filmmakers: Clarissa de los Reyes (Director/Screenwriter) Cecilia R. Mejia
About: As a community in Queens struggles to keep afloat during the 2008 recession, a lonely, underpaid clerk considers a lucrative green card marriage that runs counter to his ideal of marrying for love. His plans are complicated when an undocumented immigrant he secretly adores finds herself in dire financial need.
Land of Gold
Filmmakers: Nardeep Khurmi (Director/Screenwriter), Keertana Sastry (Producer), Pallavi Sastry (Producer)
About: Kiren, a first-generation Punjabi trucker and anxious father-to-be, stumbles across Elena, a 10-year-old undocumented Mexican-American, during a cross-country trip. As Kiren helps Elena find her way home, the unlikely pair connect over a shared history and evolving expectations of what family truly is.
Leche
Filmmakers: Gabriella A. Moses (Director/Screenwriter), Shruti Ganguly (Producer), Marttise Hill (Producer), Julius Pryor (Producer)
About: Nina, a 9-year-old Dominican girl with albinism, is still grieving the death of her abuela when she moves to the States to live with her estranged mother. In a misguided attempt to cope and assimilate, she manifests the vodou spirits from her abuela's altar and discovers they're more than she bargained for when death begins to follow her.
Neon Tilapia
Filmmakers: Tony Koros (Director/Screenwriter), Elizabeth Charles (Producer)
About: When a dangerous water-weed threatens to take over his lake and livelihood, a fisherman in rural Kenya forms an unexpected alliance with his estranged granddaughter to fight back using glowing, genetically modified fish. As strange lights appear in the lake, chaos erupts in the village, and the two are challenged to reach a new understanding of each other.
More information is available at ATT.com/pages/untold_stories.
About the Tribeca Festival:
The Tribeca Festival, presented by AT&T, brings artists and diverse audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its forms, including film, TV, VR, gaming, music, and online work. With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is a platform for creative expression and immersive entertainment. Tribeca champions emerging and established voices; discovers award-winning filmmakers and creators; curates innovative experiences; and introduces new technology and ideas through premieres, exhibitions, talks, and live performances.
The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center. Tribeca will celebrate its 20th year June 9 - 20, 2021. www.tribecafilm.com/festival
In 2019, James Murdoch's Lupa Systems, a private investment company with locations in New York and Mumbai, bought a majority stake in Tribeca Enterprises, bringing together Rosenthal, De Niro, and Murdoch to grow the enterprise.
About the 2021 Tribeca Festival Partners
The 2021 Tribeca Festival is presented by AT&T and with the support of our corporate partners: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Audible, Bloomberg Philanthropies, CHANEL, City National Bank, CNN Films, Diageo, DoorDash, FreshDirect, Hudson Yards, Indeed, Montefiore-Einstein, NYC Mayors Office of Media and Entertainment, P&G, PwC, Roku, Spring Studios New York.
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