Featuring a record-breaking 30 world premieres, this year's Shorts program offers history lessons, views of Manhattan and the return of Shawn Christensen (whose TFF 2012 film, Curfew, won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short this year).
The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, is happy to announce its lineup of 60 short films, 30 of which are world premieres (a record number for the Festival), and a special screening.
This year's program is curated from more than 2870 submissions and includes films from 19 countries. The 2013 shorts program will be presented in 8 thematic programs5 narrative categories, 2 documentary categories and 1 experimental category. One documentary section, History Lesson, consists entirely of world premieres- a first for the Festival.
The lineup features powerful performances by a range of emerging and established talent such as Lauren Ambrose, Kevin Corrigan, Elle Fanning, Nastassja Kinski, Julian Sands, and Elijah Wood. Shawn Christensen, Academy Award-winning director of Curfew, returns to TFF with Grandma's Not a Toaster. Besides Christensen, the 2013 shorts program is proud to welcome a number of returning filmmakers including Keir Burrows, Matthew Bonifacio, David Darg, Gerardo Herrero, Myles Kane, Josh Koury, Bryn Mooser, Michael Scalisi, Ryan Spindell and Jonathan VanBallenberghe.
Character Witness
These documentaries present first-person perspectives that ponder events affecting life, death and in-between.
Recollections, Directed and written by Nathanael Carton, (Japan), New York Premiere
Grave Goods, Directed and written by Leslie Tai, (USA), World Premiere
When The Song Dies, Directed by Jamie Chambers, (Scotland), North American Premiere
Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop, Directed by Caroline Laskow and Ian Rosenberg, (USA), World Premiere
Lapse: Confessions of a Slot Machine Junkie, Directed and written by Jonathan VanBallenberghe, (USA), World Premiere
We Will Live Again, Directed by Josh Koury and Myles Kane, (USA), World Premiere
The Rider and the Storm, Directed and written by David Darg and Bryn Mooser, (USA), World Premiere
Deadbolt
Robots and vampires and werewolves, oh my, roam these short films as we call for a lockdown with our late-night genre program.
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden, Directed and written by Andrew Legge, (Ireland), New York Premiere
Yardbird, Directed by Michael Spiccia, written by Julius Avery, (Australia), New York Premiere
The Exit Room, Directed and written by Todd Wiseman Jr, (USA), World Premiere
AB-, Directed and written by Daniel Klein, (USA), World Premiere
Peanut Butter & Jelly, Directed and written by David Winkfield, (USA), World Premiere
Honeymoon Suite (), Directed by Zao Wang, written by Zao Wang and Tom Toro, (China), World Premiere
Delicacy, Directed by Jason Mann, written by Frieda Luk and Jason Mann, (USA), New York Premiere
The Root Of The Problem, Directed and written by Ryan Spindell and Mark E. Davidson, (USA), New York Premiere
The End Is Near
The Mayans were wrong. We're still here, but endings both apocalyptic and personal confront the characters in these short films.
The Acrobat, Directed and written by Gerardo Herrero, (Spain), New York Premiere
Murk Light ( ), Directed by Yasir Al-Yasiri, written by Mohammed A. Al Hammadi, (Iraq), North American Premiere
Snow in Paradise, Directed by Justine Simei-Barton and Nikki Si'ulepa, written by Nikki Si'ulepa, (New Zealand), New York Premiere
Grace, Directed and written by Keir Burrows, (U.K.), International Premiere
Grandmas Not a Toaster, Directed by Andrew Napier, written by Shawn Christensen, (USA), World Premiere
Epilogue, Directed and written by Dylan Allen, (USA), World Premiere
History Lessons
The past is brought into the present through these personal and social documentaries offering a wide range of insights on shaping our world.
A Short Film About Guns, Directed by Minos Papas, (Cyprus), (U.K.), (USA), World Premiere
Reporting on The Times: The New York Times and The Holocaust, Directed by Emily Harrold, (USA),World Premiere
Coach, Directed by Bess Kargman, (USA), World Premiere
Royal American, Directed and written by Michael Scalisi, (USA), World Premiere
Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film, Directed by Steven Kochones, (USA), World Premiere
Let There Be Light: The Cycles of Life
This selection of experimental short films showcases the profound artistic influence of light.
Sight, Directed and written by Thirza Cuthand, (Canada), U.S. Premiere
Star Light No.5 Bis, Directed and written by Ccile Fontaine, (France), North American Premiere
Depart, Directed by Blake Williams, (Canada), U.S. Premiere
Lunatic, Directed and written by Aasa Ersmark, (Sweden), International Premiere
Parallel North (Parallle Nord), Directed and written by Flix Dufour-Laperrire, (Canada), World Premiere
Hermeneutics, Directed by Alexei Dmitriev, (Russia), New York Premiere
Light Plate, Directed and written by Josh Gibson, (Italy), (USA), New York Premiere
The Moon Has Its Reasons, Directed and written by Lewis Klahr, (U.K.), North American Premiere
Corn Mother, Directed and written by Taylor Dunne, (USA), New York Premiere
The Last Time, Directed and written by Candy Kugel, (USA), World Premiere
Two Islands, Directed and written by Jan Ijs, (Finland), North American Premiere
Dead World Order, Directed by Dana Levy, (France), International Premiere
Look Inside The Ghost Machine, Directed and written by Peter Lichter, (Hungary), North American Premiere
Skin Deep
We expose our more sensitive
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Featuring a record-breaking 30 world premieres, this year's Shorts program offers history lessons, views of Manhattan and the return of Shawn Christensen (whose TFF 2012 film, Curfew, won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short this year). 
