Stay tuned for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival films. In the meantime, browse the archive of all TFF films by year, title, director, and more.
100 Years of Universal
[YEARS] Tribeca Talks
Panel, 2012, 75 min
Interests: About Cinema
In celebration of 100 years of Universal Studios, join us for a conversation with iconic actor Robert De Niro and director Judd Apatow as they share their favorite moments and memories from Universal's extraordinary history. Moderated by Film Editor for Deadline Hollywood Mike Fleming. Read More
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[YEARS] Tribeca Talks
Panel, 2012, 75 min
Interests: About Cinema
In celebration of 100 years of Universal Studios, join us for a conversation with iconic actor Robert De Niro and director Judd Apatow as they share their favorite moments and memories from Universal's extraordinary history. Moderated by Film Editor for Deadline Hollywood Mike Fleming. Read More
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2 Days in New York
[TWODA] Spotlight
Feature Narrative, 2012, 91 min
Directed by: Julie Delpy
Interests: Comedy, Female Director(s), New York, Returning Filmmaker
This deliriously witty follow-up to 2 Days in Paris finds Marion (writer/director Julie Delpy) living a comfortable life in New York with her latest hipster boyfriend, Mingus (Chris Rock, brilliantly playing it straight), and their two young kids from prior relationships. A riotous comedy of cultural errors ensues when Marion's totally unhinged, gleefully unfiltered family arrives from Paris to meet Mingus for the first time. Read More
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[TWODA] Spotlight
Feature Narrative, 2012, 91 min
Directed by: Julie Delpy
Interests: Comedy, Female Director(s), New York, Returning Filmmaker
This deliriously witty follow-up to 2 Days in Paris finds Marion (writer/director Julie Delpy) living a comfortable life in New York with her latest hipster boyfriend, Mingus (Chris Rock, brilliantly playing it straight), and their two young kids from prior relationships. A riotous comedy of cultural errors ensues when Marion's totally unhinged, gleefully unfiltered family arrives from Paris to meet Mingus for the first time. Read More
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43,000 Feet
[SSTAT] Shorts in Competition: Narrative
Short Narrative, 2011, 9 min
Directed by: Campbell Hooper
Plays In: Shorts: Status Update
Interests: Dark Comedy
On his way to a statistics conference, John Wilkins is the victim of a freak accident, sucked out of a plane when an emergency door fails mid-flight at 43,000 Feet. Screening as part of the Shorts: Status Update program. Read More
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[SSTAT] Shorts in Competition: Narrative
Short Narrative, 2011, 9 min
Directed by: Campbell Hooper
Plays In: Shorts: Status Update
Interests: Dark Comedy
On his way to a statistics conference, John Wilkins is the victim of a freak accident, sucked out of a plane when an emergency door fails mid-flight at 43,000 Feet. Screening as part of the Shorts: Status Update program. Read More
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The Abyss of Man's Conscience (ReconoceR)
[SJOUR] Shorts in Competition: Student
Short Narrative, 2011, 6 min
Directed by: Juan Camilo González
Plays In: Shorts: Journeys Across Cultural Landscapes
Interests: Drama
An abstract summary of the history of violence in Colombia. Screening as part of the Shorts: Journeys Across Cultural Landscapes program. Read More
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[SJOUR] Shorts in Competition: Student
Short Narrative, 2011, 6 min
Directed by: Juan Camilo González
Plays In: Shorts: Journeys Across Cultural Landscapes
Interests: Drama
An abstract summary of the history of violence in Colombia. Screening as part of the Shorts: Journeys Across Cultural Landscapes program. Read More
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Adirake
[SFALL] Shorts in Competition: Student
Short Narrative, 2011, 6 min
Directed by: Tati Barrantes and Andinh Ha
Plays In: Shorts: Fallout
Interests: About Family, Asian, Coming of Age, Death, Returning Filmmaker
Following the tsunami that claimed the lives of his parents, Adirake searches for the white elephant his mother spoke of in this coming-of-age story. Screening as part of the Shorts: Fallout program. Read More
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[SFALL] Shorts in Competition: Student
Short Narrative, 2011, 6 min
Directed by: Tati Barrantes and Andinh Ha
Plays In: Shorts: Fallout
Interests: About Family, Asian, Coming of Age, Death, Returning Filmmaker
Following the tsunami that claimed the lives of his parents, Adirake searches for the white elephant his mother spoke of in this coming-of-age story. Screening as part of the Shorts: Fallout program. Read More
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Alekesam
[STRIP] Shorts in Competition: Documentary
Short Documentary, 2011, 34 min
Directed by: Jason Bergh
Plays In: Shorts: Triptych
Interests: Documentary, Music, Politics, Social Issues
Alekesam is the story of Hugh Masekela, an international jazz icon and apartheid activist who was exiled from his homeland South Africa for 30 years, and his son Selema, who attempts to embrace the roots of his identity through music and reconnect with his father. Screening as part of the Shorts: Triptych program. Read More
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[STRIP] Shorts in Competition: Documentary
Short Documentary, 2011, 34 min
Directed by: Jason Bergh
Plays In: Shorts: Triptych
Interests: Documentary, Music, Politics, Social Issues
Alekesam is the story of Hugh Masekela, an international jazz icon and apartheid activist who was exiled from his homeland South Africa for 30 years, and his son Selema, who attempts to embrace the roots of his identity through music and reconnect with his father. Screening as part of the Shorts: Triptych program. Read More
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All In
[ALLIN] World Narrative Competition
Feature Narrative, 2012, 107 min
Directed by: Daniel Burman
Interests: Comedy, Latin American, Relationships
Professional poker player Uriel has been on a real hot streak—with the ladies—since his marriage fizzled out. But in between growing his online gambling business and helping to raise his kids, Uriel has rediscovered his old pre-marriage flame, Gloria…. Starring the great Valeria Bertuccelli (XXY) and Oscar-winning songwriter Jorge Drexler, this romantic comedy from Daniel Burman (Lost Embrace) unfolds in the acclaimed director's signature style: poignant, natural, and bitingly funny. Read More
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[ALLIN] World Narrative Competition
Feature Narrative, 2012, 107 min
Directed by: Daniel Burman
Interests: Comedy, Latin American, Relationships
Professional poker player Uriel has been on a real hot streak—with the ladies—since his marriage fizzled out. But in between growing his online gambling business and helping to raise his kids, Uriel has rediscovered his old pre-marriage flame, Gloria…. Starring the great Valeria Bertuccelli (XXY) and Oscar-winning songwriter Jorge Drexler, this romantic comedy from Daniel Burman (Lost Embrace) unfolds in the acclaimed director's signature style: poignant, natural, and bitingly funny. Read More
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All That Way For Love
[SFALL] Shorts in Competition: Narrative
Short Narrative, 2011, 20 min
Directed by: Henry Mason
Plays In: Shorts: Fallout
Interests: Drama, Road Trip
A young Irishman traveling All That Way For Love across the African continent to get to his doctor girlfriend hitches a ride with a nomadic older couple and becomes embroiled in their complicated history. Screening as part of the Shorts: Fallout program. Read More
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[SFALL] Shorts in Competition: Narrative
Short Narrative, 2011, 20 min
Directed by: Henry Mason
Plays In: Shorts: Fallout
Interests: Drama, Road Trip
A young Irishman traveling All That Way For Love across the African continent to get to his doctor girlfriend hitches a ride with a nomadic older couple and becomes embroiled in their complicated history. Screening as part of the Shorts: Fallout program. Read More
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All The Lines Flow Out
[SJOUR] Shorts in Competition: Documentary
Short Documentary, 2011, 21 min
Directed by: Charles Lim Yi Yong
Plays In: Shorts: Journeys Across Cultural Landscapes
Interests: Documentary, Experimental, Returning Filmmaker
In the man-made water passages of hyper-modern Singapore, a seemingly innocent activity triggers a mysterious event, which leads to a search and eventual surrender. Screening as part of the Shorts: Journeys Across Cultural Landscapes program. Read More
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[SJOUR] Shorts in Competition: Documentary
Short Documentary, 2011, 21 min
Directed by: Charles Lim Yi Yong
Plays In: Shorts: Journeys Across Cultural Landscapes
Interests: Documentary, Experimental, Returning Filmmaker
In the man-made water passages of hyper-modern Singapore, a seemingly innocent activity triggers a mysterious event, which leads to a search and eventual surrender. Screening as part of the Shorts: Journeys Across Cultural Landscapes program. Read More
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Angst
[SCHAR] Shorts in Competition: Student
Short Narrative, 2011, 8 min
Directed by: León Rechy
Plays In: Shorts: Character Flaws
Interests: Death, Drama, Identity, Psychological
After participating in an execution by lethal injection, a doctor is so overcome by Angst that he decides to find a way out. Screening as part of the Shorts: Character Flaws program. Read More
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[SCHAR] Shorts in Competition: Student
Short Narrative, 2011, 8 min
Directed by: León Rechy
Plays In: Shorts: Character Flaws
Interests: Death, Drama, Identity, Psychological
After participating in an execution by lethal injection, a doctor is so overcome by Angst that he decides to find a way out. Screening as part of the Shorts: Character Flaws program. Read More
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Any Day Now
[ANYDA] Spotlight
Feature Narrative, 2012, 97 min
Directed by: Travis Fine
Interests: About Family, Disability, LGBT, Returning Filmmaker
In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own. Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt star in TFF alum Travis Fine's (The Space Between) touching and occasionally incendiary drama. Read More
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[ANYDA] Spotlight
Feature Narrative, 2012, 97 min
Directed by: Travis Fine
Interests: About Family, Disability, LGBT, Returning Filmmaker
In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own. Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt star in TFF alum Travis Fine's (The Space Between) touching and occasionally incendiary drama. Read More
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Apple Store Panel: 2 Days in New York
[ASPTW]
Panel, 2012, 45 min
Join writer, director, and actor Julie Delpy for a discussion of her new film, 2 Days in New York, the follow-up story to her well-received 2 Days in Paris. We follow Marion (Delpy), now split from Jack and living in New York with their child. Her family decides to visit, and she's unaware that the cultural differences between her new American boyfriend (Chris Rock), her father, and her sister Rose—added to the stress of her upcoming photo exhibition—will make for an explosive mix. Read More
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[ASPTW]
Panel, 2012, 45 min
Join writer, director, and actor Julie Delpy for a discussion of her new film, 2 Days in New York, the follow-up story to her well-received 2 Days in Paris. We follow Marion (Delpy), now split from Jack and living in New York with their child. Her family decides to visit, and she's unaware that the cultural differences between her new American boyfriend (Chris Rock), her father, and her sister Rose—added to the stress of her upcoming photo exhibition—will make for an explosive mix. Read More
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Apple Store Panel: Jack and Diane
[ASPJD]
Panel, 2012, 45 min
Join filmmaker Bradley Rust Gray (The Exploding Girl) and actor Riley Keough (The Runaways) for a discussion of their new drama, Jack and Diane. The film follows two teenage girls, Jack (Keough) and Diane (Juno Temple), who meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. When Diane reveals she must soon leave the city for school in Europe, their budding relationship is put to the test. Weaving horror elements into a distinctive yet universal love story, Gray brings his unique vision to this idiosyncratic story of the joys and terrors of first love. Read More
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[ASPJD]
Panel, 2012, 45 min
Join filmmaker Bradley Rust Gray (The Exploding Girl) and actor Riley Keough (The Runaways) for a discussion of their new drama, Jack and Diane. The film follows two teenage girls, Jack (Keough) and Diane (Juno Temple), who meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. When Diane reveals she must soon leave the city for school in Europe, their budding relationship is put to the test. Weaving horror elements into a distinctive yet universal love story, Gray brings his unique vision to this idiosyncratic story of the joys and terrors of first love. Read More
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Apple Store Panel: Mansome
[ASPMA]
Panel, 2012, 45 min
Join Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Super Size Me), actor Will Arnett (Up All Night), and producer Ben Silverman for a discussion of Mansome, Spurlock's new documentary on men's grooming habits. Read More
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[ASPMA]
Panel, 2012, 45 min
Join Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Super Size Me), actor Will Arnett (Up All Night), and producer Ben Silverman for a discussion of Mansome, Spurlock's new documentary on men's grooming habits. Read More
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Apple Store Panel: Nancy, Please
[ASPNP]
Panel, 2012, 45 min
Join debut director Andrew Semans, producer Vinay Singh, and cast members including Will Rogers and Santino Fontana for a discussion of their new film, Nancy, Please. This smart, stunning psychodrama revolves around Paul, who teaches literature at Yale and has just moved in with his longtime girlfriend after finally shedding his casually sinister roommate, Nancy. There's just one thing. Paul left an item of great importance at his old apartment, Nancy doesn't want to give it back, and Paul's life is about to unravel as a result. Read More
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[ASPNP]
Panel, 2012, 45 min
Join debut director Andrew Semans, producer Vinay Singh, and cast members including Will Rogers and Santino Fontana for a discussion of their new film, Nancy, Please. This smart, stunning psychodrama revolves around Paul, who teaches literature at Yale and has just moved in with his longtime girlfriend after finally shedding his casually sinister roommate, Nancy. There's just one thing. Paul left an item of great importance at his old apartment, Nancy doesn't want to give it back, and Paul's life is about to unravel as a result. Read More
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