Congratulations to the NYWIFT members included in the 2026 Tribeca Festival line up! We are thrilled to see 20 members of our community with projects featured at the festival this year.
The festival takes place June 3 – 14, 2026 both virtually and in-person in New York. Tickets and packages can be purchased from the official website.
As previously announced, NYWIFT will also partner with the festival to present a panel about women filmmakers at the Tribeca Storytelling Summit on Saturday, June 6. Learn more here.
Plus, NYWIFT will co-host select screenings of some of the NYWIFT members films, which includes a 20% discount on individual tickets. See the lineup.
You can click on each title below for the festival schedule and tickets to the exciting projects featuring work by NYWIFT members.
Projects below are sorted by competition category.
Spotlight+
Miss Representation: Rise Up
Executive Producer – NYWIFT Member Ruth Ann Harnisch
Filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom expands on her acclaimed 2011 documentary Miss Representation by examining the rising backlash against women’s progress and the hostile landscape of technology designed to harass and, ultimately, silence women.
Spotlight Narrative
Finnegan’s Foursome
Producer – NYWIFT Member Ellen H. Schwartz
Costume Designer – NYWIFT Member Rosemary Lepre Forman
This comedy sees two Irish American brothers and their children, all highly competitive golfers, returning to their ancestral homeland to hit the links in honor of their late father who taught them the game.
Take Me Home
Production Legal – NYWIFT Member Laverne Berry
Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna’s routine, her future is uncertain until she creates a world where she can thrive.
Spotlight Documentary
Hollywood Does Abortion
Executive Producer – NYWIFT Member Ruth Ann Harnisch
Producer – NYWIFT Member Eliza Licht
Since the 1970s, depictions of abortion in film and television have both impacted and reflected shifting attitudes towards the procedure and those who choose it. In this incisive documentary, the pursuit of reproductive justice and the undeniable impact that the American entertainment industry has had on that fight takes center stage.
The Lorraine
Executive Producer & Writer – NYWIFT Member Juleyka Lantigua
Renowned documentarian Sam Pollard tells the astonishing, inspiring story of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, site of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and its remarkable owners, Walter and Loree Bailey.
threeASFOUR: Full Circle
Producer – NYWIFT Member Beth Levinson
threeASFOUR: Full Circle follows avant-garde NYC designers Gabi Asfour, Angela Donhauser, and Adi Gil and their singular “couture-on-the-street” designs; highlighting fashion as a radical act of collaboration shaped by war, identity, and hope.
TikTok Never Dies
Producer – NYWIFT Member Violet Du Feng
When TikTok faces a nationwide ban, three influencers fight for their livelihoods, their voices, and the First Amendment. As their efforts advance to the Supreme Court, questions swirl around the stakes, power, and control of the future of social media.
U.S. Narrative Competition
Lucy Shulman
Second Assistant Director – NYWIFT Member Katherine Filaseta
After a crushing breakup, Lucy moves back in with her eccentric single dad and dives into bad dates, false starts, and growing pains. Big-hearted and sharply funny, Lucy Schulman is a charming comedic coming-of-age story from multihyphenate Tribeca alum Ellie Sachs.
Documentary Competition
Harvest
Producer – NYWIFT Member Trevite Willis
An emotionally honest perspective of rural life in today’s America, Harvest is a passionate documentary on the Nelson Brothers of Sondheimer, Louisiana, population 200, who are fourth-generation farmers with big dreams facing even bigger obstacles.
Time Warp
Producer – NYWIFT Member Susan Margolin
In the mining town of Rock Springs, Wyoming, a drag theater company, led by the charismatic 25-year-old performer Kenny Starling, sets out to stage a shadow cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Special Events
Tribeca ESPN Deportes Latinx World Premiere of Shooting Stars and 13.4 Seconds to Nowhere
ESPN Festival Strategist – NYWIFT Member Maria Delgado
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and Tribeca Studios have collaborated to greenlight two short documentaries that bring to life compelling stories at the intersection of sports and the Latino community. Each film delves into unique narratives that have remained largely unseen, offering fresh perspectives on the athletes, moments, and legacies that continue to influence the world of sports and beyond. Films have been supported by program ambassador John Leguizamo.
Shorts
Couture to the Max
Director & Producer – NYWIFT Member Dori Berinstein
Executive Producers – NYWIFT Members Melissa Haizlip and Ruth Ann Harnisch
At just 9-years-old, fashion prodigy Max Alexander fearlessly fuses his boundless imagination with an unwavering commitment to sustainability, inspiring us to dream boldly and act responsibly.
Fault
Producer – NYWIFT Member Allie Delury
Special Thanks – NYWIFT Member Nicole Palermo
An elite tennis star’s reunion with her estranged sister explodes into a battle over buried trauma, threatening her career and her sanity on the eve of the U.S. Open.
Kaya (ᜃᜌ)
Consulting Producer – NYWIFT Board Member Sibyl Reymundo-Santiago
An outsider in her own culture, half-Filipina Nia secretly trains with queer outcast Malic to join a prestigious Filipino Martial Arts team and prove herself “Filipino enough.”
Kiloran Bay
Executive Producer – NYWIFT Member Harlene Freezer
Producer – NYWIFT Member Beth Levison
A musical short film starring Alan Cumming and Jack Wolfe. After decades away, a gay man returns home to Scotland to attend a traditional wedding and faces a past he spent a lifetime avoiding.
Only The Lonely
Director & Producer – NYWIFT Member Violet Du Feng
China’s one-child policy left the country with over 30 million more men than women. These men face fierce competition in an uneven dating pool. Can a weeklong dating camp help them find love?
Stand Clear ‘ the Closing Doors
Producer – NYWIFT Member Becky Morrison
When a woman makes a simple request of a fellow NYC subway passenger, an everyday moment turns into a bizarre battle for space, peace, and dignity.
Podcasts
The Fastest Girl in Somalia
ESPN Festival Strategist – NYWIFT Member Maria Delgado
In 2008, 17-year-old Somali runner Samia Yusuf Omar stepped onto the Olympic track in Beijing wearing donated shoes, long black leggings, and an oversized white t-shirt. She finished last in her heat, but ran with such determination that she drew the loudest cheer of the race. That moment defined her life – but the world she returned to was collapsing. This narrative series tells Samia’s extraordinary story of resilience, ambition, and the perilous intersection of sport, war, and migration.
(All images courtesy of Tribeca Festival)
