Congratulations to the NYWIFT members included in the 2023 Tribeca Festival line up! We are thrilled to see 16 members of our community with 14 projects featured at the festival this year.
The festival takes place June 7 – 18, 2023 both virtually and in-person in New York. Tickets and packages can be purchased from the official website.
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 Narrative
Cold Copy
Executive Producer – NYWIFT Member Shivani Rawat
The kinetic drama Cold Copy follows an ambitious journalism student’s tactics to impress, and get into the good graces of, an esteemed yet cutthroat news reporter — even if it involves manipulating her latest story … and truth itself.
Fresh Kills
Location Manager – NYWIFT Member Dana Morgan
The daughters of the Larusso family struggle to break the unspoken code of the women behind the men in the mob world of Staten Island in the late ’80s and early ’90s.
He Went That Way
Set Photography – NYWIFT Member Jacinta Hayne
A fateful meeting in 1964 along Route 66 pairs a 19-year-old serial killer with a celebrity animal handler shepherding an American TV darling — his chimpanzee, Spanky.
The Listener
Co-Producer – NYWIFT Board Member Joyce Pierpoline
An understated drama about a night in the life of a mental health helpline volunteer, The Listener is a stirring testament to the power of empathy.
The Perfect Find
Additional Makeup Artist – NYWIFT Member Asha Smith
Looking for a fresh start and career comeback, Jenna (Gabrielle Union) returns to the workforce, where she must navigate a challenging workplace, a demanding boss, and a lusty secret romance.
U.S. Narrative Competition
Lost Soulz
Co-Producer – NYWIFT Member Mariella Pérez
Set to a lo-fi, genre-bending soundtrack, Lost Soulz follows a young rapper as he leaves behind his surrogate family and sets out on an expedition across Texas, contemplating new and old friendships.
Spotlight+
Rather
Cast (Self) – NYWIFT Member Dana Roberson
Rather is a long overdue tribute to an icon of journalism, a late-in-life Twitter superstar, father, husband, and voice of reason, compassion and brilliance—Dan Rather.
Spotlight Documentary
Every Body
Director – NYWIFT Member Julie Cohen
Cinematographer – NYWIFT Member Kate Phelan
Three intersex people challenge a heteronormative system of secrecy and non-consensual surgery. Every Body is Oscar-nominated documentarian Julie Cohen’s impassioned battle cry for the rights and dignity of intersex children and adults in the United States.
Documentary Competition
Breaking the News
Executive Producer – NYWIFT Member Ruth Ann Harnisch
Executive Producer – NYWIFT Member Lois Vossen
Breaking the News follows the determined efforts of women and nonbinary journalists launching a news “startup” to foreground voices omitted from mainstream news. Filmmakers Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, and Chelsea Hernandez provide a deep look into bias and inclusion in the ever-shifting media landscape.
Midnight
The Seeding
Casting Director – NYWIFT Member Bess Fifer
When a hiker gets lost in the desert, a gang of feral children propelled by haunting legacies traps him in a sadistic battle for survival with a frightening endgame.
Shorts
Deciding Vote
Cinematographer – NYWIFT Member Karen Rodriguez
50 years ago, assemblyman George Michaels cast a single vote on New York’s abortion bill that changed the course of American history but destroyed his political career in the process.
Tribeca TV
The Horror of Dolores Roach
Assistant Costume Designer – NYWIFT Member Nikia Nelson
Based on the hit Spotify podcast series of the same name, The Horror of Dolores Roach is a contemporary Sweeney Todd-inspired urban legend of love, betrayal, weed, cannibalism and survival of the fittest.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Trainee Assistant – NYWIFT Member Hayley Davis
A new series set in The Walking Dead Universe starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Walking Dead: Dead City follows the popular Maggie and Negan characters traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
Now: Original Indie Episodic Series
Taking Root: Southeast Asian Stories of Resettlement in Philadelphia
Post-Production Producer – NYWIFT Member Lizbeth Cardozo
Taking Root amplifies the stories of Southeast Asians who resettled in Philadelphia after the Wars in Southeast Asia. It highlights the intergenerational impact of structural violence and demonstrates the power of Southeast Asians in resisting and rebuilding in America.
