NEW YORK, NY (SMI-GLOBAL-ENTERTAINMENT-FILMS JUNE 01-15, 2025)-

The 2025 Tribeca Festival who is celebrating its 24th edition, will kick-off its annual festival with the World Premiere Doc Billy Joel: And So It Goes" on its opening Night Gala and will feature a lineup of 93+ shorts film from  short narrative, documentary, and animated films, as well as music videos.

 

This year’s Festival, which takes place June 4-15, will feature 93, selections from 105 filmmakers, including 82 films in competition and 10 music videos. This year’s program spans over 30 countries, including first-ever selections from Ecuador, Zimbabwe, and Curaçao. Among the selections are 49 world premieres, five international premieres, eight North American premieres, and 19 New York premieres.

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The program’s four categories—narrative shorts, documentary shorts, animated shorts, and music videos— Explore bold stories of passion, joy, friendship and trauma. These stories unfold across a diverse array of thematic programs, ranging from New York stories and bloody midnight fun to family comedy and personal triumph. 

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2025 Tribeca Festival SHORTS SELECTION:

 

NARRATIVE SHORTS

HAAW/ (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Joey Scoma.
A Brighter Summer Day For The Lady Avengers (Taiwan, United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Birdy Wei-Ting Hung.
A West Side Story Story (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Aditya Joshi.
African Family Dinner (Norway, Sudan, Somalia) – North American Premiere. Directed by Ibrahim Mursal.
Aimee Comes First (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Aimee Garcia.
Al Fresco (Spain) – New York Premiere. Directed by Ignacio Rodó.
Almost Graduated (Chile) – New York Premiere. Directed by Samantha Copano, Florencia Peña.
Apocalypse Besties (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Kristen Buckels Cantrell.
ATTAGIRL! (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Klimovski.
āyí (United States, China) – World Premiere. Directed by Jiayi Li.
Baby Blues (Norway) – World Premiere. Directed by Helen Komini Knudsen.
Baby Tooth (United States) – Directed by Olivia Accardo.
Beyond Silence (Netherlands) – International Premiere. Directed by Marnie Blok.
Chasing the Party (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Jessie Komitor.
Cherry-Colored Funk (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Chelsie Pennello.
Cocoon (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Sujin Jung.
Fame and Other Four Letter Words (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Miranda Kahn.
Fire At Will (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Morgan Gruer.
Gloria (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Kim Blanck.
God’s Lonely Magician (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Walker Higgins.
How I Learned to Die (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Manya Glassman.
I Want To Feel Fun (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Jessica Sanders.
In Jeff We Trust (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Blake Jarvis.
Jean Jacket (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Maxim Nebeker, Lucy Nebeker.
Kisses and Bullets (United States, Iran) – New York Premiere. Directed by Faranak Sahafian.
Little Monsters (France) – New York Premiere. Directed by Pablo Léridon.
LOUD (Canada) – World Premiere. Directed by Adam Azimov.
My Dad, the Rockstar (Canada) – World Premiere. Directed by Kevin Jin Kwan Kim.
New York Day Women (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Fredgy Noël.
Pirateland (Greece, Norway, France) – North American Premiere. Directed by Stavros Petropoulos.
Poreless (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Harris Doran.
Red Egg & Ginger (UK) – World Premiere. Directed by Olivia Owyeung.
Rise (Zimbabwe) – World Premiere. Directed by Jessica J. Rowlands.
Sister! (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by John Onieal.
Sorry I'm late (but I brought a choir) (Norway) – North American Premiere. Directed by Håkon Anton Olavsen.
Sunny (Curaçao) – International Premiere. Directed by German Gruber Jr.
Terror Keeps You Slender (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Daniel Serafini-Sauli.
Terror Night (Sweden) – International Premiere. Directed by Jakob Arevärn.
The Hicks Happy Hour (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Kate McCarthy.
The Lord of All Future Space & Time (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Chris Paul Russell.
The Rebirth (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Connie Shi.
The Singers (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Sam Davis.
The Wrath of Othell-Yo! (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Kwesi Jones.
Truckload (UK) – World Premiere. Directed by Aella Jordan-Edge.
Wannabe (Ecuador) – World Premiere. Directed by Kat Cattani.
We are Kings (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Frank Sun.
Womb (New Zealand) – World Premiere. Directed by Ira Hetaraka.
Zodiac (Belgium) – North American Premiere. Directed by Hans Buyse.

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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

A Drastic Tale (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Chantel Simpson.
Ask Me Anything (Netherlands) – International Premiere. Directed by Wyneke van Nieuwenhuyzen.
Black Tide (France) – New York Premiere. Directed by Kim Yip Tong.
Doc Albany (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Ben Proudfoot.
Expiration Date (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Giles Perkins.
Freeman Vines (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Tim Kirkman, André Robert Lee.
I hope this email finds you well (Palestine) – World Premiere. Directed by Asia Zughaiar.
If I Can Dream (UK, Wales) – International Premiere. Directed by Luis Cross.
Kiss My Grass (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Mary Pryor, Mara Whitehead.
Monster Slayer (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Catie Skipp.
Natasha (Italy, Russia) – World Premiere. Directed by Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier.
Neith Armstrong and the Lanholmites (UK) – World Premiere. Directed by Duncan Cowles.
Oh Yeah! (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Nick Canfield.
Pavilhão (Brazil) – World Premiere. Directed by Victoria Fiore.
Songs of Black Folk (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Haley Watson, Justin Emeka.
The Ban (Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK) – New York Premiere. Directed by Roisin Agnew.
The New Indigo Wave (Puerto Rico) – North American Premiere. Directed by Karla Claudio.
The Patel Motel Story (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Rahul Rohatgi, Amar Shah.
This Land (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Mike Bradley.
Watch Over Us (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Carlos Garcia de Dios.

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ANIMATED SHORTS

A Night at the Rest Area (Japan) – Directed by Saki Muramoto.
Awaiting the Lightning Bolt (Italy, UK) – Directed by Marco Russo.
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Z Cher-Aimé.
How A River is Born (Brazil) – North American Premiere. Directed by Luma Flôres.
Lily (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Kate Siegel.
Linie 12 (Germany) – World Premiere. Directed by Sarah Schulz.
Ostrich (Switzerland) – World Premiere. Directed by Marie Kenov.
Ovary-Acting (Norway, Sweden, UK) – World Premiere. Directed by Ida Melum.
Petra and the Sun (Chile) – North American Premiere. Directed by Malu Furche, Stefania Malacchini
Playing God (Italy, France) – New York Premiere. Directed by Matteo Burani.
Snow Bear (United States) – New York Premiere. Directed by Aaron Blaise.
Still Moving (Canada) – North American Premiere. Directed by Rui Ting Ji.
The Piano (United States) – World Premiere. Directed by Avery Kroll.
The Quinta’s Ghost (Spain) – World Premiere. Directed by James A. Castillo.
Tigre (Mexico) – World Premiere. Directed by Maria Victoria Sanchez.

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MUSIC VIDEOS

“Call Me a Liar” (United States) – Performed by Dola. Directed by Jivensley Alexis, Reece Daniels.
“Carpinteria” (United States) – Performed by Rae Khalil ft. Freddie Gibbs. Directed by Anderson .Paak.
“Even Better” (Australia) – Performed by GRASS. Directed by Kieren Barber Wilson, Walter Mather.
“Fast Edee” (United States) – Performed by ZEBEDEE. Directed by Zebedee Row.
“Forever 21” (United States) – Performed by Bonnie McKee. Directed by Bonnie McKee, David Richardson.
“Madame President” (United States) – Performed by Grace Bowers. Directed by Athena Kulb.
“Neverland” (United States) – Performed by Kid Cudi. Directed by Ti West.
“Qué Más Quieres” (Mexico) – Performed by The Warning. Directed by Paulina Villarreal, Iban Chabes.
“Rock the Bells” (United States) – Performed by LL Cool J. Directed by Gregory Brunkalla.
“That’s How I’m Feeling” (United States) – Performed by Jack White. Directed by Jordan Williams.
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.

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