Tribeca Women Filmmaker’s Program Winner

Frank Sun’s We Are Kings – A Quietly Powerful Portrait of Identity at Tribeca

April 28, 2025

In We Are Kings, writer-director Frank Sun crafts an intimate and quietly powerful coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of immigrant neighborhoods. Selected from over 13,000 submissions and premiering at the prestigious Oscar-qualifying Tribeca Film Festival, this short film deftly captures the tension between cultural heritage and the universal teenage yearning for acceptance. The film follows…
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Tribeca selected short I WANT TO FEEL FUN proves Oscar Nominee Jessica Sanders can do it all

April 25, 2025

Jessica Sanders’ I WANT TO FEEL FUN is a chaotic, charming ode to the modern search for love, connection, and—of course—Niki Minaj. Infused with the spirit of Scorsese’s After Hours, this punchy, character-driven comedy captures one night in the life of Esther (played with perfect neurotic energy by Esther Povitsky), as she stumbles through awkward encounters and emotional…
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Beck Williams’ PACE is a knockout short about trans-identity

April 9, 2025

Beck Williams’ Cleveland selected Pace delivers on multiple fronts, delivering a triumphant study of trans-identity, queer relationships and self-acceptance. This powerful short follows Remy (Williams), a transmasculine boxer grappling with dysphoria. When Joey (Bex Taylor-Klaus), a trans man post-transition, returns to training at Remy’s local boxing club, Remy invites him to train together after hours,…
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Jonathon Hammond’s Cleveland International Short FIREFLIES IN THE DUSK is a Wildly Entertaining Ride

April 8, 2025

Fireflies in the Dusk is a clever, mind-bending short film that explores the complexities of love and expectation through a unique time-travel narrative. A couple – one a young woman living in Victorian England, and the other a strapping office-worker from the modern day – have fallen in love through heartfelt letters sent via time-portal.…
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The rise of a Twitch streaming jigsaw solver is documented in Emily Sheskin’s LIVESTREAMS WITH GRANDMAPUZZLES

April 4, 2025

A Twitch-streaming grandmother is at the center of Emily Sheskin’s heartwarming film Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles, which is set to screen at this year’s Cleveland International Film Festival. This touching documentary short follows Adele Tiffith, affectionately known by her followers as “Gma”, as it explores her journey from isolated jigsaw puzzler to three-time BIPOC Streamer Award-winner. A…
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Lauren Melinda’s BEFORE YOU brings a deeply personal and urgent issue to the forefront

March 28, 2025

Lauren Melinda’s deeply personal short film, BEFORE YOU, is a powerful and timely meditation on resilience in the face of impossible choices. Inspired by true events, the film delicately navigates the emotional terrain of a woman reflecting on her first pregnancy and the life-changing decision to undergo an abortion when the pregnancy was deemed non-viable. The…
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Lucy Davidson’s BAGGAGE – A Clever and Touching Exploration of Emotional Burdens and Friendship

March 4, 2025

Making its international debut at SXSW, Lucy Davidson’s short film Baggage offers a clever, humorous, and touching outlook on female friendship, vulnerability, and the struggles we often keep hidden from the world. Through the art of stop-motion animation, Davidson brings to life a story that is both simple and profound, highlighting how emotional baggage can…
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A complex power play is at the heart of Montana Mann’s sensational SUNDANCE short AZI

January 22, 2025

Inspired by the director’s own experience, Montana Mann’s Azi is a gripping and evocative short that deftly delves into the intricacies of human connection and a teenager grappling with her own identity. On a weekend away with her best friend’s family, Azi catches the eye of an older woman forming an uneasy connection between the…
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Julien Lasseur’s SUNDANCE short SOMEBODY CARES is a hilarious delight

January 14, 2025

Directed by Julien Lasseur and written by Brian Groh, the 2025 Sundance selected SOMEBODY CARES is a sharp, witty bitesized treat that manages to tell a brilliantly riotous story in a punchy 5-minute film. The madcap story follows Barry (Shawn Parsons), a middle-aged lonesome layabout with piles of gambling debt. After he is taken hostage…
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INTERVIEW: CLODAGH director Portia A. Buckley

January 10, 2025

What drew you to the story of Clodagh and her extraordinary promise? We have always been fascinated by priests housekeepers in Ireland. They are so crucial to the church and to the community but rarely have families themselves. We liked the idea that Clodagh’s dance ability offered our housekeeper Mrs Kelly a chance to take…
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