published by Tribeca Film
The core of the festival program is our main slate of feature and short films, highlighting politically, culturally and socially relevant films from diverse storytellers:
SPOTLIGHT NARRATIVE
ICONOCLAST
Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent) writes, directs and stars in this tightly coiled psychological thriller. A reclusive loner's obsession with a live-streaming influencer reshapes his entire existence through one unsettling choice at a time.
Editor: Blu Murray
KILLING CASTRO
Political thriller Killing Castro reimagines Fidel Castro’s 1960 Harlem stay as a charged encounter between surveillance and solidarity. As converging forces close in, a young translator is pulled into a tightening web of power and proximity.
Production Designer: Bill Boes
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
KIDS LIKE ME
The charming Kids Like Me explores the life and aspirations of Oliver, a rambunctious and imaginative preteen growing up with disabilities, who’s an avowed murder-mystery aficionado about to craft the perfect mystery caper.
Director of Photography: Barbie Leung
SHORTS
SELAH
When Selah, a determined teen, takes on a solo road trip from Texas to California to deliver a designer puppy for cash, both her responsibilities and emotions get tested to the limit, ultimately revealing her real reason for the trip.
Director of Photography: Chloe Weaver
