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The sounds of the Roland TR-808 drum machine inspire musicians around the world, even though the device hasn’t been made since 1984 and most of its avid users have never actually seen one.
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2012 Online Film Guide
Four World Premiere feature films and 14 diverse shorts will screen in TOFF this month, with varying premiere dates. (Some will debut after they've had their premiere at TFF.) Check back often, browse the titles, click "play," and enjoy the show!
For as long as she can remember, Bronx teenager Lena has watched her mom Lucy squander her life on a series of deadbeat men. When Victor, her mom's latest boy toy, starts hitting on Lena, she sets up a trap to expose Victor for the creep he is… but the plan backfires. Macdara Vallely crafts a heartfelt drama about the emotional highs and lows in the moment between...
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Interests:
Drama,
Family Friendly,
Family Issues,
Latin American,
Latino,
NY Director,
New York,
Tribeca Online Film Festival
| Country: Ireland, USA
| Country: Ireland, USA
Achieving greatness in high school wrestling requires a level of devotion unmatched perhaps by any other sport. That greatness has become a yearly expectation at Lake Stevens High, winner of seven Washington state championships in the past 10 years. Narrated by Lake Stevens wrestling alum Chris Pratt (Moneyball), this riveting documentary follows the team over...
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Jack and Jill have been "best friends forever," and when Jill suspects that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Jack offers to help her in BFF.
Screening as part of the Shorts: Men-Hattan program.
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Interests:
Comedy,
Relationships,
Returning Filmmaker,
Sex,
Tribeca Online Film Festival
| Country: USA
| Country: USA
The “Bionic Eye”, created by Dr. Joseph Rizzo and Prof. John Wyatt, is aimed at restoring sight to patients who suffer from degenerative blindness.
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German engineer Jürgen Perthold was intrigued about where his newly adopted stray, Mr. Lee, disappeared to for days on end so he developed the CatCam to help solve the mystery.
Screening as part of the Shorts: Help Wanted program.
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A young man suspects the girl he is dating to be hiding a secret after she routinely orders massive amounts of food to go in Doggy Bags.
Screening as part of the Shorts: Men-Hattan program.
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Interests:
Comedy,
NY Director,
New York,
Returning Filmmaker,
Tribeca Online Film Festival
| Country: USA
| Country: USA
Played against the backdrop of the national liberation movements of the '70s and '80s, this lively documentary pays tribute to the golden age of cricket in the West Indies as the teammates set out to triumph over their former colonial masters and make a name for themselves on the world stage. This celebration of the power of sports as a vehicle for social change...
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Interests:
Documentary,
Politics,
Returning Filmmaker,
Social Issues,
Sports,
Tribeca Online Film Festival
| Country: U.K.
| Country: U.K.
Heart Stop Beating is the story of Billy Cohn & Bud Frazier, two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute, who in March of 2011 successfully replaced a dying man's heart with a 'continuous flow' device they developed, proving that life was possible without a pulse or a heart beat.
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One day, quadriplegic Hilary Lister and her friends smashed up and cannibalised a wheel chair, some metal pipes and a few electric circuit boards. The result was a unique technical invention that led her to conquer the oceans of the world and set her spirit free...
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If we change the way we think about honor, could we make the world a better place? Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah proves we can in The Honor Code.
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Trash becomes energy at a small New York landfill where people are thinking differently about garbage.
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For those without access to a simple toilet, poop can be poison. Businessman-turned-sanitation-superhero Jack Sim fights this oft-neglected crisis affecting 2.6 billion people.
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Directed by actor/director Peter Mullan (My Name Is Joe, The Magdalene Sisters), NEDS takes place in the gritty and savage world of 1970s Glasgow. On the brink of adolescence, John McGill is a bright and sensitive boy. He's eager to learn and full of promise, but with no one willing to give him a chance, young John descends into a violent life of crime. NEDS...
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Interests:
Actors Behind the Camera,
Coming of Age,
Drama,
Tribeca Film,
Tribeca Online Film Festival
| Country: U.K.
| Country: U.K.
Newtown Creek Digester Eggs: The Art of Human Waste
Release Year: 2012
Runtime: 3 Minutes
Directed By: David Leitner
The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, epitomizes what can be achieved by progressive government working with local activists to adopt the latest technology -- but it's the award-winning architecture and design courtesy of New York City's Percent for Art program that will drop your jaw, especially those eight magnificent Digester...
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Achieving greatness in high school wrestling requires a level of devotion unmatched perhaps by any other sport. That greatness has become a yearly expectation at Lake Stevens High, winner of seven Washington state championships in the past 10 years. Narrated by Lake Stevens wrestling alum Chris Pratt (Moneyball), this riveting documentary follows the team over...
| Read More On the Film Guide Page »
Interests:
Documentary,
ESPN,
Family Friendly,
Sports,
Teens,
Tribeca Online Film Festival
| Country: USA
| Country: USA
Loath to take over the family hair-oil business, young Vishnu jumps at the chance to drive his uncle's beat-up Chevy truck across India to its new owner. The young runaway, wandering old entertainer, and beautiful woman he picks up along the way make for a magical journey that will change Vishnu's life. With the sumptuous landscape of India as his canvas, director...
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Brooklyn-born John Forté was a Grammy-nominated musician in The Fugees at 21 and a federal prison inmate at 26. When his prison sentence was remarkably commuted in 2008, Forté was given a second chance to share his talents with the world. Chronicling his concert tour across Russia, this inspirational documentary takes us on Forté's personal journey—one...
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Interests:
Biography,
Documentary,
Drugs,
Music,
Tribeca Online Film Festival
| Country: Russia, USA
| Country: Russia, USA
A short travelogue, shot in super-8, divided in three sections.
Screening as part of the Shorts: Journeys Across Cultural Landscapes program.
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What if roads and parking lots were solar, fueling enough energy from the sun to power nearby communities as well as electric vehicles? Scott and Julie, the inventors/creators have the answer.
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Over the past two decades the small, rural Ethiopian town of Bekoji has been the unlikely home to numerous Olympic champion long-distance runners, whose athletic success has paved the way for a generation of young Ethiopians searching for a better future. With a keen artistic eye, TFF award winner Jerry Rothwell (Donor Unknown) follows two teenage track hopefuls...
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Interests:
African,
Documentary,
ESPN,
Family Friendly,
Returning Filmmaker,
Sports,
Tribeca Online Film Festival
| Country: U.K.
| Country: U.K.
Following a deadly pandemic that has decimated the world's population, a father drives his nine-year-old daughter from the west coast of Australia to the safe zone in Transmission.
Screening as part of the Shorts: Fallout program.
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