NEW YORK, NY (SMI-GLOBAL-ENTERTAINMENT-FILMS APRIL 25-JUNE 5-16, 2024)-

The 2024 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced its lineup of short narrative, documentary, and animated films, as well as music videos. This year’s Festival, which takes place June 5-16, showcases 12 short film sections, presented by Starbucks, programmed to delight audiences with heartwarming and hilarious storytelling.

 

The 2024 shorts lineup features 87 total selections from 101 filmmakers, including 65 films in competition and 10 music videos. There are a record-breaking number of countries represented this year from Saudi Arabia, Côte D'Ivoire, Martinique, Chile, Qatar, and more (27). For the first time, the majority of the program is directed by female filmmakers. The lineup includes 50 world premieres, seven international premieres, six North American premieres, two U.S. premieres, and 22 New York premieres. Seven directors return to Tribeca with their latest projects.

 

The program’s four categories—narrative shorts, documentary shorts, animated shorts, and music videos—thematically highlight and explore bold stories of joy, love, and safety, showcasing expressions of Black freedom, the Latin American experience, and Caribbean culture. This year’s selections examine the follies of youth and the absurdities of life with humor and hubris.

 

World premieres include Motorcycle Mary, directed by Haley Watson and produced by two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot and seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, a profile on legendary motorsports pioneerMary McGee; Ripe!, directed by TUSK and produced by two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalistKelley O’Hara, a not-so-straightforward queer love story; Bite starring Troian Bellisario, a story of regaining one's identity after overcoming PTSD; and Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia, an intimate look at Cal Calamia, a transgender marathon runner advocating for athletic inclusion. The New York narrative shorts lineup includes the world premieres ofHappy to Help You starring Amy Sedaris and Jeremy Beiler, and Veo Veo A Family, a story of familial bonds starring Carla Gugino and KO. 

 

Whoopi Goldberg’s curated animated shorts program celebrates enduring friendships in Nate & John, escaping loneliness with adventure in the anime short Budō, and overcoming mental health challenges in In The Shadow Of the Cypress. Additionally, the electrifying music video lineup, curated by music video programmer Sharon Badal, spans pop country pulsating rhythms with Lanie Gardner’s Six Feet Deep; the latest retro synth-pop hit from Conan Gray; Never Ending Song, an electro-funk song from Wednesday Campanella; Prince Shoutoku, an all-new Bad Bunny musical from Armani Ortiz; and the heartfelt melodies of Zach Bryan’s Nine Ball. 

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“Tribeca received more than 8,000 short film submissions, and for the first time, we’re proud to present a majority-female directed program,” said Tribeca VP of Shorts Programming Ben Thompson. “We hope our 12 curated shorts programs—and our first-ever online music video competition—will delight, inspire, and even titillate our enthusiastic New York audiences as they discover diverse storytelling from original voices all over the world.”

2024 Tribeca Festival SHORTS SELECTION:

 

NARRATIVE SHORTS

¡Beso de lengua! (Mexico) - World Premiere

¡salsa! (Colombia) - World Premiere

A Family Guide To Hunting (United States) - World Premiere

A Rose for Katrina (Australia) - International Premiere

À toi les oreilles (To Your Ears) (Canada) - New York Premiere

Alarms (France) - New York Premiere

Bite (United States) - World Premiere

Camping in Paradise (Norway) - New York Premiere

Catharsis (United States) - United States Premiere

Clodagh (Ireland) - New York Premiere

Complications (Norway) - New York Premiere

Dirty Towel (United States) - World Premiere

Ebb & Flow (Lebanon, Qatar, United States) - World Premiere

Favourites (Australia) - New York Premiere

Fire F*cking Fire (United States) - New York Premiere

Five Ways to Get Rid of a Hickey (Cinco Formas de Borrar un Chupón) (Chile) - World Premiere

Fuck-a-Fan (Netherlands) - World Premiere

Happy To Help You (United States) - World Premiere

Idiomatic (United Kingdom) - World Premiere

Is Now A Good Time? (United States) - World Premiere

I Want To Violently Crash Into the Windshield of Love (Mexico) - World Premiere

Jane Austen's Period Drama (United States) - New York Premiere.

Kasbi (United States) - World Premiere

Kum-Kum (Saudi Arabia) - International Premiere

Learning English (United States) - New York Premiere

Lice (India & United States) - World Premiere

Mermaids (Martinique) - World Premiere

My Best Friend (United States, France) - North American Premiere

NEA (Colombia) - New York Premiere  

Nepotism, Baby! (United States) - World Premiere

Next Week (Canada) - World Premiere

Officer Stanley (United States) - World Premiere

Oh, Christmas Tree (United States) - World Premiere

original skin (United Kingdom) - New York Premiere

Passarinho (Mexico) - International Premiere

Perfect Ten (United States) - World Premiere

Punta Salinas (Puerto Rico) - New York Premiere

Ripe! (United States, Spain) - World Premiere

Robbie Ain't Right No More (United States) - New York Premiere

Sea Lion Cow (United States) - World Premiere

Shut Up, Jack (United States) - World Premiere

Smile, God Loves You. (United States) - World Premiere

Some Kind of Paradise (United States) - New York Premiere

Swollen (United States) - World Premiere

The Brown Dog (United States) - International Premiere

The Cost of Flesh (France) - North American Premiere

The Creators (United Kingdom) - North American Premiere

The End Of The Party (United States) - World Premiere

The HongFu Hotel (United States) - World Premiere

The White Rabbit (United States) - World Premiere

Veo Veo A Family (United States) - World Premiere

 

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

All Things Metal (United States) - World Premiere

Black Hercules (United States) - World Premiere

Bright White Light (Finland) - World Premiere

Budd, Sweat & Tearz (United Kingdom) - World Premiere

Canine (Ireland/Namibia) - International Premiere

Confessions of a Jumbotron Addict (United States) - World Premiere

David Again (United States) - New York Premiere

Depression is a Beast (United States) - World Premiere

Dynasty and Destiny (United States) - New York Premiere

Earthshine (United States) - World Premiere

JUMPMAN (United States) - World Premiere

La Roche (Switzerland) - United States Premiere

Lost Bois (United States) - World Premiere

Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World (United States) - New York Premiere

Motorcycle Mary (United States) - World Premiere

Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia (United States) - World Premiere

Pastrana (Brazil) - North American Premiere

Sol Béni (Côte D'Ivoire) - World Premiere

The Solace of Sisterhood (United States) World Premiere

 

ANIMATED SHORTS

Budō (Sweden) - International Premiere

In The Shadow Of the Cypress (Iran) - North American Premiere

LUKi And The Lights (Netherlands, United States) - New York Premiere

Nate & John (United States) - World Premiere

Ruthless Blade (China) - International Premiere

Scrubby (Germany) - World Premiere

The Mayfly (United States) - New York Premiere

 

MUSIC VIDEOS

“Booked A Room” (United States) - Performed by Kris Lefcoe.

“En El Bronx Part 2” (United States) - Performed by Bad Bunny.

"Illusion" (United States) - Performed by Dua Lipa.

“Never Ending Song” (United States) - Performed by Conan Gray.

"Nine Ball" (United States) - Performed by Zach Bryan.

“Prince Shoutoku” (Japan) - Performed by Wednesday Campanella.

“Six Feet Deep” (United States) - Performed by Lanie Gardner.

"Wanting and Waiting" (United States) - Performed by The Black Crowes.

"Water" (United States) - Performed by Tyla.

“Won’t Be Around” (United States) - Performed by Terry Blade

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