This just in: Tribeca Festival Official Shorts and Music Videos!
Now announcing the Official Short Film and Music Video Selections at this year’s Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX! From June 4-15, screens across New York City will show some of the year’s most exciting short-form projects. From inventive short narratives to boundary-pushing documentaries, animated films to music videos, our Shorts program delivers big stories in small packages.
With 93 projects from filmmakers across over 30 countries, it’s a packed slate of comedy, drama, music, mystery, horror, heartbreak, love, and… the list goes on. Check out the full lineup here.
To catch all the shorts and secure your seat at the Festival, buy a Hudson pass.
Choose from seven themed programs—there’s something for everyone.
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- Floating Roots: Films focused on Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander heritage in their storytelling.
- Hopes and Dreams: Short films with big dreams.
- Midnight Mash-up: Hell is other people for these late-night shorts.
- Mind & Body: Narrative shorts that explore the connection between the mental and the physical. This program will have open captions and audio descriptions.
- NY Off Peak: In the city that never sleeps, neither do these World Premiere shorts!
- Pick N Mix: A fun and colorful selection of short flavors throughout the festival.
- Showtime!: Get ready for these shorts to take center stage.
World premieres include How I Learned to Die, directed by Manya Glassman and executive produced by Oscar winner Spike Lee, an inspiring story of a 16-year-old girl confronting a life-threatening operation, and Jean Jacket, directed by Maxim Nebeker and Lucy Nebeker, produced by and starring AnnaSophia Robb, a hopeful tale of a woman chasing her dreams through a high-stakes lottery ticket.
Check out the full lineup here.
Dive into one of four eye-opening programs:
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- Common Ground: Explore our connection to land and where we call home.
- Embrace the Music: Get into the groove with these music documentaries.
- Reflections: Powerful portraits that hold up a mirror to the individuals and issues they reflect.
- For the Cause: Short docs that take a stand.
World Premieres include Kiss My Grass, directed by Mary Pryor and Mara Whitehead and executive produced by Rosario Dawson, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Nancy Whiteman and Hilary Yu, a story that uncovers the relentless struggles of Black women in the cannabis business; A Drastic Tale directed by Chantel Simpson, which explores the brotherhood between members of Drastic Auto Club, one of the oldest lowrider clubs in NYC; If I Can Dream directed by Luis Cross, following Korean-Swedish Elvis impersonator Andreas Waldem at a tribute competition in South Wales.
Check out the full lineup here.
Curated by Whoopi Goldberg, this year’s selection boasts the largest number of animated short films ever in competition at Tribeca.
The program features powerful stories including: Snow Bear directed by Aaron Blaise, focusing on the yearning for friendship; Avery Kroll’s The Piano, about a lifelong bond that resonates far beyond their final note; and the haunting, hallucinatory solitude of The Quinta’s Ghost, directed by James A. Castillo.
Check out the full lineup here.
Tune in to Playlist, our program block featuring eight music videos (including one World Premiere) from artists such as Jack White, Bonnie McKee, Kid Cudi, and LL Cool J. Or check out NY Off Peak, a narrative shorts program featuring two music videos from independent artists ZEBEDEE and Dola.
Check out the full lineup here.
Will you join us?
