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388 Arletta Avenue
Feature Narrative, 2012, 86 min
Interests: Tribeca Film
In this fresh, subversive take on the found-footage horror genre from the makers of SPLICE and CUBE, a faceless voyeur’s twisted manipulation of a young couple escalates into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, as seen from the perspective of hidden cameras he’s concealed throughout their house. Read More
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Feature Narrative, 2012, 86 min
Interests: Tribeca Film
In this fresh, subversive take on the found-footage horror genre from the makers of SPLICE and CUBE, a faceless voyeur’s twisted manipulation of a young couple escalates into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, as seen from the perspective of hidden cameras he’s concealed throughout their house. Read More
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The Bang Bang Club
[BANGB] Special Screening
Feature Narrative, 2010, 106 min
Directed by: Steven Silver
Interests: Based on a True Story, Tribeca Film, War
The Bang Bang Club is the true story of four young combat photographers bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth. They risk their lives and use their cameras to tell the world of the violence associated with the first free elections in post-Apartheid South Africa. Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman and Taylor Kitsch star in a film that explores the thrills, danger, and moral questions associated with exposing the truth. Read More
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[BANGB] Special Screening
Feature Narrative, 2010, 106 min
Directed by: Steven Silver
Interests: Based on a True Story, Tribeca Film, War
The Bang Bang Club is the true story of four young combat photographers bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth. They risk their lives and use their cameras to tell the world of the violence associated with the first free elections in post-Apartheid South Africa. Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman and Taylor Kitsch star in a film that explores the thrills, danger, and moral questions associated with exposing the truth. Read More
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Beware the Gonzo
Feature Narrative, 2011, 94 min
Interests: Drama, Tribeca Film
Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman (Ezra Miller) is starting a revolution in BEWARE THE GONZO. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school's newspaper by its über-popular editor Gavin Riley (Jesse McCartney), Gonzo decides to become the voice of the oppressed by starting an underground paper with the help from a beautiful outsider (Zoë Kravitz). Not afraid to question authority and infuriate the school’s principal and staff, they give a voice to all the misfits victimized by Gavin and the rest of in-crowd. But the more Gonzo uncovers about the injustices in his school, the more he learns that the truth comes with consequences in this fresh teen-angst comedy. BEWARE THE GONZO also features Amy Sedaris, Campbell Scott, and Judah Friedlander. Read More
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Feature Narrative, 2011, 94 min
Interests: Drama, Tribeca Film
Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman (Ezra Miller) is starting a revolution in BEWARE THE GONZO. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school's newspaper by its über-popular editor Gavin Riley (Jesse McCartney), Gonzo decides to become the voice of the oppressed by starting an underground paper with the help from a beautiful outsider (Zoë Kravitz). Not afraid to question authority and infuriate the school’s principal and staff, they give a voice to all the misfits victimized by Gavin and the rest of in-crowd. But the more Gonzo uncovers about the injustices in his school, the more he learns that the truth comes with consequences in this fresh teen-angst comedy. BEWARE THE GONZO also features Amy Sedaris, Campbell Scott, and Judah Friedlander. Read More
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The Birth of Big Air
Feature Documentary
2010, 49 min
Directed by: Jeff Tremaine
Interests: Documentary, ESPN, On Demand, Sports
In 1985, at the tender age of 13, Mat Hoffman entered into the BMX circuit as an amateur. By 16, he had risen to the professional level. Throughout his storied career, Hoffman has ignored conventional limitations and pushed the boundaries of gravity. Academy Award® nominee Spike Jonze and extreme sport fanatic Johnny Knoxville, along with director Jeff Tremaine, showcase the inner workings and exploits of the man who gave birth to “Big Air.”
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Feature Documentary
2010, 49 min
Directed by: Jeff Tremaine
Interests: Documentary, ESPN, On Demand, Sports
In 1985, at the tender age of 13, Mat Hoffman entered into the BMX circuit as an amateur. By 16, he had risen to the professional level. Throughout his storied career, Hoffman has ignored conventional limitations and pushed the boundaries of gravity. Academy Award® nominee Spike Jonze and extreme sport fanatic Johnny Knoxville, along with director Jeff Tremaine, showcase the inner workings and exploits of the man who gave birth to “Big Air.”
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Black Butterflies
Feature Narrative, 2011, 100 min
Directed by: Paula Van Der Oest
Interests: African, Art/Literature, Drama, Female Director(s), New Releases, Romance, Social Issues
Poetry, politics, madness, and desire collide in the true story of the woman hailed as South Africa's Sylvia Plath. In 1960s Cape Town, as Apartheid steals the expressive rights of blacks and whites alike, young Ingrid Jonker (Carice van Houten, Black Book) finds her freedom scrawling verse while frittering through a series of stormy affairs. Amid escalating quarrels with her lovers and her government-censor father (Rutger Hauer), the poet witnesses an unconscionable event that will alter her life's course. Read More
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Feature Narrative, 2011, 100 min
Directed by: Paula Van Der Oest
Interests: African, Art/Literature, Drama, Female Director(s), New Releases, Romance, Social Issues
Poetry, politics, madness, and desire collide in the true story of the woman hailed as South Africa's Sylvia Plath. In 1960s Cape Town, as Apartheid steals the expressive rights of blacks and whites alike, young Ingrid Jonker (Carice van Houten, Black Book) finds her freedom scrawling verse while frittering through a series of stormy affairs. Amid escalating quarrels with her lovers and her government-censor father (Rutger Hauer), the poet witnesses an unconscionable event that will alter her life's course. Read More
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The Bleeding House
[BLEED] Cinemania
Feature Narrative, 2011, 86 min
Directed by: Philip Gelatt
Interests: Thriller, Tribeca Film
Meet the Smiths—a family full of secrets who keep to themselves on a back road outside a small Midwestern town. In this visceral, tightly wound horror/thriller, their lives are shaken when a sweet-talking Texan arrives on their doorstep on a mission for retribution. Will he succeed in his goal to bleed them of their sins, or will the family's haunted past prove to be even more deadly than he bargained for? Read More
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[BLEED] Cinemania
Feature Narrative, 2011, 86 min
Directed by: Philip Gelatt
Interests: Thriller, Tribeca Film
Meet the Smiths—a family full of secrets who keep to themselves on a back road outside a small Midwestern town. In this visceral, tightly wound horror/thriller, their lives are shaken when a sweet-talking Texan arrives on their doorstep on a mission for retribution. Will he succeed in his goal to bleed them of their sins, or will the family's haunted past prove to be even more deadly than he bargained for? Read More
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Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story
[BOOKE] Spotlight
Feature Documentary, 2012, 90 min
Directed by: Raymond De Felitta
Interests: African American, Documentary, History, Identity, Returning Filmmaker, Tribeca Film
While filming a documentary on racism in Mississippi in 1965, Frank De Felitta forever changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family. More than 40 years later, Frank's son Raymond (director of City Island) returns to the site of his father's film to examine the repercussions of their fateful encounter. This intensely personal film about children struggling to understand their parents is also a heartbreaking portrait of the legacy of intolerance. Read More
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[BOOKE] Spotlight
Feature Documentary, 2012, 90 min
Directed by: Raymond De Felitta
Interests: African American, Documentary, History, Identity, Returning Filmmaker, Tribeca Film
While filming a documentary on racism in Mississippi in 1965, Frank De Felitta forever changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family. More than 40 years later, Frank's son Raymond (director of City Island) returns to the site of his father's film to examine the repercussions of their fateful encounter. This intensely personal film about children struggling to understand their parents is also a heartbreaking portrait of the legacy of intolerance. Read More
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Boys of Summer
Feature Documentary, 2010, 94 min
Interests: Documentary, Sports, Teens, Tribeca Film
On a tiny Caribbean island with an incredible baseball legacy, a scrappy band of boys and their determined coach dream of winning the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Having previously defeated such baseball powerhouses as Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to go to the World Series in the last seven consecutive years, the boys hope they can pull it together to go for an eighth shot at the championship. Read More
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Feature Documentary, 2010, 94 min
Interests: Documentary, Sports, Teens, Tribeca Film
On a tiny Caribbean island with an incredible baseball legacy, a scrappy band of boys and their determined coach dream of winning the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Having previously defeated such baseball powerhouses as Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to go to the World Series in the last seven consecutive years, the boys hope they can pull it together to go for an eighth shot at the championship. Read More
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Brother’s Justice
Feature Narrative, 2010, 80 min
Interests: Tribeca Film
Actor/comedian Dax Shepard (Punk’d, Parenthood) abandons comedy to pursue his dream of becoming an international martial arts star. With no martial arts training, budget or script, Dax enlists the help of buddies like Bradley Cooper and Tom Arnold to help him live his dream. Read More
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Feature Narrative, 2010, 80 min
Interests: Tribeca Film
Actor/comedian Dax Shepard (Punk’d, Parenthood) abandons comedy to pursue his dream of becoming an international martial arts star. With no martial arts training, budget or script, Dax enlists the help of buddies like Bradley Cooper and Tom Arnold to help him live his dream. Read More
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Catching Hell
[CATCH] Gala
Feature Documentary, 2011, 102 min
Directed by: Alex Gibney
Interests: Documentary, Returning Filmmaker, Sports
It's the pop fly that will live in infamy. When Chicagoan Steve Bartman fatefully deflected a foul ball in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, the city's long-suffering Cubs fans found someone new to blame for their cursed century without a World Series title. Oscar®-winning director Alex Gibney explores the psychology of die-hard sports fans, the frightening phenomenon of scapegoating, and the hysteria that turned mild-mannered Bartman into the most hated man in Chicago. Read More
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[CATCH] Gala
Feature Documentary, 2011, 102 min
Directed by: Alex Gibney
Interests: Documentary, Returning Filmmaker, Sports
It's the pop fly that will live in infamy. When Chicagoan Steve Bartman fatefully deflected a foul ball in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, the city's long-suffering Cubs fans found someone new to blame for their cursed century without a World Series title. Oscar®-winning director Alex Gibney explores the psychology of die-hard sports fans, the frightening phenomenon of scapegoating, and the hysteria that turned mild-mannered Bartman into the most hated man in Chicago. Read More
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Climate of Change
[CLIMA] Encounters
Feature Documentary, 2009, 85 min
Directed by: Brian Hill
Interests: Documentary, Environmental, Preview
A group of 13-year-olds in India rally against the use of plastics. A renaissance man in Africa teaches villagers to harness solar power. Self-described "hillbillies" in Appalachia battle the big business behind strip mining. Tilda Swinton beautifully narrates this rich and inspiring documentary—from the producers of An Inconvenient Truth—about a world of regular people taking action in the fight to save our environment. Executive produced by Participant Media and the Alliance for Climate Protection. Read More
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[CLIMA] Encounters
Feature Documentary, 2009, 85 min
Directed by: Brian Hill
Interests: Documentary, Environmental, Preview
A group of 13-year-olds in India rally against the use of plastics. A renaissance man in Africa teaches villagers to harness solar power. Self-described "hillbillies" in Appalachia battle the big business behind strip mining. Tilda Swinton beautifully narrates this rich and inspiring documentary—from the producers of An Inconvenient Truth—about a world of regular people taking action in the fight to save our environment. Executive produced by Participant Media and the Alliance for Climate Protection. Read More
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Collaborator
Feature Narrative, 2012, 87 min min
Interests: Tribeca Film
Childhood neighbors Robert (Martin Donovan), a liberal playwright, and Gus (David Morse), a right-wing war vet and ex-con, experience an unusual reunion when Gus holds Robert hostage at gunpoint in this acclaimed film. Read More
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Feature Narrative, 2012, 87 min min
Interests: Tribeca Film
Childhood neighbors Robert (Martin Donovan), a liberal playwright, and Gus (David Morse), a right-wing war vet and ex-con, experience an unusual reunion when Gus holds Robert hostage at gunpoint in this acclaimed film. Read More
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Conception
Feature Narrative, 2011, 100 min
Interests: New Releases, Relationships, Romantic Comedy, Tribeca Film
CONCEPTION is a clever, romantic comedy that proves it takes more than sex to make a baby. From a couple fighting the odds of fertility to young teenagers losing their virginity, the film follows nine very different couples on the night they conceive, showing that sex can sometimes be more neurotic than erotic. The hilarious ensemble cast includes Emmy-winner Julie Bowen and Sarah Hyland (“Modern Family”), Connie Britton (“Friday Night Lights”), David Arquette (NEVER BEEN KISSED), Jason Mantzoukas (“The League”), and Alan Tudyk (DODGEBALL). Read More
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Feature Narrative, 2011, 100 min
Interests: New Releases, Relationships, Romantic Comedy, Tribeca Film
CONCEPTION is a clever, romantic comedy that proves it takes more than sex to make a baby. From a couple fighting the odds of fertility to young teenagers losing their virginity, the film follows nine very different couples on the night they conceive, showing that sex can sometimes be more neurotic than erotic. The hilarious ensemble cast includes Emmy-winner Julie Bowen and Sarah Hyland (“Modern Family”), Connie Britton (“Friday Night Lights”), David Arquette (NEVER BEEN KISSED), Jason Mantzoukas (“The League”), and Alan Tudyk (DODGEBALL). Read More
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Death of a Superhero
[DEATH] Viewpoints
Feature Narrative, 2011, 94 min
Directed by: Ian Fitzgibbon
Interests: Actors Behind the Camera, Adaptation, Coming of Age, Family Friendly, Health Issues, Teens, Tribeca Film
Donald is a teenager with extraordinary talents, wild daydreams, and a bright future as an artist of fantastical graphic novels. But when Donald discovers that a very real enemy is trying to kill him, an unorthodox psychologist tries to help him find the light in an otherwise dark world. Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Andy Serkis star in this exceptionally honest drama about discovering life, love, and death. Read More
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[DEATH] Viewpoints
Feature Narrative, 2011, 94 min
Directed by: Ian Fitzgibbon
Interests: Actors Behind the Camera, Adaptation, Coming of Age, Family Friendly, Health Issues, Teens, Tribeca Film
Donald is a teenager with extraordinary talents, wild daydreams, and a bright future as an artist of fantastical graphic novels. But when Donald discovers that a very real enemy is trying to kill him, an unorthodox psychologist tries to help him find the light in an otherwise dark world. Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Andy Serkis star in this exceptionally honest drama about discovering life, love, and death. Read More
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Detachment
Feature Narrative, 2011, 100 min
Directed by: Tony Kaye
Interests: Drama, New Releases
In Director Tony Kaye’s Detachment, Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody stars as Henry Barthes, an educator with a true talent to connect with his students. Yet Henry has chosen to bury his gift. By spending his days as a substitute teacher, he conveniently avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form an attachment to either students or colleagues. When a new assignment places him at a public school where a frustrated, burned-out administration has created an apathetic student body, Henry quickly becomes a role model as a teacher who actually cares about the well-being of these students. In finding an emotional connection to the students but also fellow teachers and a runaway teen, he finds that he’s not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world. Read More
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Feature Narrative, 2011, 100 min
Directed by: Tony Kaye
Interests: Drama, New Releases
In Director Tony Kaye’s Detachment, Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody stars as Henry Barthes, an educator with a true talent to connect with his students. Yet Henry has chosen to bury his gift. By spending his days as a substitute teacher, he conveniently avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form an attachment to either students or colleagues. When a new assignment places him at a public school where a frustrated, burned-out administration has created an apathetic student body, Henry quickly becomes a role model as a teacher who actually cares about the well-being of these students. In finding an emotional connection to the students but also fellow teachers and a runaway teen, he finds that he’s not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world. Read More
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