We all know that prior to the latest news breaking, the famed Tribeca Film Festival was supposed to make its way to Hoboken. Now, however, with social distancing in full swing across the country + world, the actual physical festival has been put on hold. That doesn’t mean, however, that we all can’t get our film fix. In fact, the Tribeca Film Festival is changing with the times and is rolling out an online series of shorts called A Short Film a Day, Keeps Anxiety Away. Here’s what all you film buffs need to know:
About the New Series
Kicking off with its first premiere on March 30th, the new series will take place for the next month at www.tribecafilm.com. Every day, “Tribeca will roll out a short film a day,” Daria Vogel, a representative from the festival, said. Additionally, a few select short film directors will be sharing “short” Instagram stories over on the @tribeca page to “let audiences know what’s happening in their life under quarantine.”
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The Line-Up
The first film, Lady Hater!, will be shown on Monday, March 30th. The rest of the line up that will be premiering throughout the next month goes as follows:
- – Metronome
- – Storm
- – Hard-Ish Bodies
- – Westfalia
- – 40 Minutes Over Maui
- – Master Maggie
- – Love-40
- – Peggy
- – I Think She Likes You
- – Lost Weekend
- – Fire in Cardboard City
- – Warning Labels
- – Early Sunday Morning
- – Don’t Mess with Julie Whitfield
- – Curmudgeons
- – Café Glass
- – Approaching a Breakthrough
- – Voiceover
- – Pink Helmet Posse
- – Today’s the Day
- – That’s My Jazz
- – One Year Lease
- – Ugh!
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About the Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is an annual event that works to bring artists and diverse audiences together to celebrate every form of storytelling — think film, TV, VR, gaming, online work, and music. Originally, the Festival was started by Robert De Niro, Craig Hatkoff, and Jane Rosenthal, back in 2001 to jump-start the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following 9/11.
Today, with strong roots in independent film, the festival is a platform for creative expression and immersive entertainment. It champions both established and emerging voices, discovers award-winning filmmakers and creators, creates innovative, unique experiences, and introduces new technology and ideas via a variety of mediums.
Now that the festival will be streaming shorts online, it feels more accessible than ever to “attend” it. So film buffs and movie-lovers alike, get your screens ready for March 30th.
Which short are you most excited to see? Let us know in the comments!
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