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2021 TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FEATURE FILM LINEUP INCLUDING IN-PERSON WORLD PREMIERES & SPECIAL EVENTS

20/04/2021

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2021 TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FEATURE FILM LINEUP INCLUDING IN-PERSON WORLD PREMIERES & SPECIAL EVENTS

20TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE TENACITY OF THE CREATIVE ARTS COMMUNITY WITH THE RETURN OF LIVE EVENTS CULMINATING IN SPECIAL JUNETEENTH PROGRAMMING

NEW YORK - April 20, 2021 - The 2021 Tribeca Festival , presented by AT&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup. The Festival's 20th anniversary edition will be a celebration of audiences coming back together with comedic, music-centered, and socially-conscious films from diverse storytellers using art to inspire, illuminate and above all else, entertain. The 2021 Tribeca Festival will run June 9-20 with live in-person events at outdoor venues across all New York City boroughs.

The features program will include 66 films from 81 filmmakers from across 23different countries. The line-up includes 56 world premieres, 1 internationalpremiere, 4 North American premieres, 1 U.S. premiere, and 4 New York premieres.This years program includes 15 directors returning to Tribeca with their latestprojects, and over 60% of the feature films are directed by female, BIPOC, andLGBTQ filmmakers. This year's Festival received a record high of 11,222 totalsubmissions across all categories.

Despite the challenges our industry faced this past year, it did not stop filmmakers, artists, and storytellers from creating compelling, entertaining, and thought-provoking content, said Paula Weinstein, Chief Content Officer of Tribeca Enterprises. The selections for each of these categories represent the tenacity and commitment of our creative community and we are so proud to include them as part of this year's Festival and share them with our returning in-person audiences.

After a year of closed cinemas, canceled gatherings, and virtual everything, it is with joy and hope that we finally invite New Yorkers out of their homes and back to the movies. Immersed in the city itself, Tribeca 2021 will bring once-in-a-lifetime big-screen experiences to filmmakers and audiences alike as we reconnect, re-imagine, and reopen through the shared experience of film," said Cara Cusumano, Festival Director and Vice President of Programming for the Tribeca Festival.

In celebration of the reopening of New Yorks cultural life, Tribecas 20th anniversary International Competition will introduce a new generation of storytellers from around the world who will premiere their films at a time when the preciousness of big screens has never been more appreciated or missed. Inventive, thrilling and compelling, the films are, at their essence, about human connections. This simple theme can take infinite paths, and in the hands of these engaging storytellers, the emotion in these stories transcend countries, languages, and cultures with an intimacy that is ultimately human, said Fr d ric Boyer, Artistic Director.

Special curated Juneteenth programming highlighted throughout different verticals of the Festival will celebrate voices from the African Diaspora, with special emphasis on African-American artists, performers, filmmakers, and interdisciplinary creators.

The feature categories include 6 U.S. Narratives, 6 International Narratives, and 8Documentary competition features. Additionally, the feature line-up includes 8Spotlight Narratives, 11 Spotlight Documentaries, 13 Viewpoints, 3 Midnight, 7Movies Plus selections, 3 Tribeca Critics' Week.

Many of the films will also be available for U.S. audiences to view online the day after they premiere in person through the Tribeca at Home virtual hub.

As previously announced, the 2021 Tribeca Festival Opening Night film will be In the Heights, the screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning musical, directed by Jon M. Chu.

The Tribeca Festival is curated by Festival Director and VP of Programming Cara Cusumano, Artistic Director Fr d ric Boyer; VP of Filmmaker Relations & Shorts Programming Sharon Badal; Senior Programmer and VP of Immersive Loren Hammonds; Senior Programmers Liza Domnitz (features, TV, and NOW), and Lucy Mukerjee (features); Programmers Ben Thompson (shorts), Jos F. Rodriguez (features); Karen McMullen (features), Leah Sarbib (podcasts); and program advisor Paula Weinstein, along with a team of associate programmers.

Additional programming will be announced in the coming weeks. Follow @Tribeca on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and at tribecafilm.com/festival #Tribeca2021

2021 Feature Film Selection:

U.S. NARRATIVE COMPETITION

Tribecas U.S. Narrative Competition showcases extraordinary work from breakout independent voices and distinguished filmmaking talent. These world premieres will vie for the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

Catch the Fair One, directed and written by Josef Kubota Wladyka. Produced by Mollye Asher, Kimberly Parker, Josef Kubota Wladyka. (United States) - World Premiere. In this absorbing revenge thriller executive produced by Darren Aronofsky, a Native American boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister. With Kali Reis, Daniel Henshall, Tiffany Chu, Michael Drayer, Kimberly Guerrero, Lisa Emery, Kevin Dunn.

Gods Waiting Room, directed and written by Tyler Riggs. Produced by Tyler Riggs, Suvi Riggs. (United States) - World Premiere. As the summer drags on in central Florida, a young musician, a charismatic hustler, and a man adjusting to life after prison intersect on a dangerous path. With Nisalda Gonzalez, Matthew Leone, Tyler Riggs, Michelle Nu ez, Ray Benitez, Renata Eastlick. In English, Spanish with English subtitles.

Mark, Mary & Some Other People, directed and written by Hannah Marks. Produced by Hannah Marks, Pete Willi
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