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Tribeca Festival · 2024

Tribeca Festival 2024

US Narrative Competition

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10 films · 1 review

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Adult Best Friends

Inseparable since childhood, levelheaded Katie takes her codependent best friend Delaney on a girls’ trip to break the news that she is getting married. Things do not go as planned.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Delaney Buffett; Writer: Delaney Buffett, Katie Corwin; Stars: Zachary Quinto, Mason Gooding, Benjamin Norris, Casey Wilson, Heather Mazur, Alexander Hodge, Cazzie David, Michael Rowland, Carmen Christopher, Miki Ishikawa, Holly Bonney, Owen Thiele, Keeley Karsten, Jolie Natalia Handler, Delaney Buffett)

Bitterroot

Reeling from a failed marriage and in need of comfort and a new perspective, a middle aged man returns home to take care of his aging mother within the deceptively tranquil landscape of rural Montana.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Vera Brunner-Sung; Writer: Vera Brunner-Sung; Stars: Karen Jean Olds, Wa Yang, Gia Vang, April Charlo, Qu Kue, Zac Thomas, Moua Thao, Yer Moua, Sadie Xiong, Mai Lee Vang, Tyler Potter, Desirae Thao, Dacota Thao, Daemyn Thao)

The French Italian

A prank on an annoying neighbor escalates to ridiculous heights.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Rachel Wolther; Writer: Rachel Wolther)

Griffin In Summer

Coming-of-age comedy sees a 14-year-old wannabe playwright becomes enamored with a local handyman over the course of summer vacation.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Nicholas Colia; Writer: Nicholas Colia; Stars: Everett Blunck, Melanie Lynskey, Owen Teague, Kathryn Newton, Abby Ryder Fortson, Michael Esper, Johanna Colón, Gabriel J. Perez, Gordon Rocks, Ian Hernandez-Oropeza, Xavier Wolf, Alivia Bellamy, Aurora Richards, Francine Berk)

Jazzy

Young Jazzy navigates the challenges of growing up on the Oglala Lakota reservation in South Dakota.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Morrisa Maltz; Writer: Andrew Hajek, Morrisa Maltz, Lainey Shangreaux, Vanara Taing; Stars: Lily Gladstone, Raymond Lee, Richard Ray Whitman, Jasmine Shangreaux, Syriah Fool Head Means)

The Knife

After the mysterious appearance of a stranger in their home, a young Black family must deal with the fallout of their choices, big and small, as a steadfast detective tries to crack the case over the course of one fateful night.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Nnamdi Asomugha; Writer: Nnamdi Asomugha, Mark Duplass; Stars: Nnamdi Asomugha, Aja Naomi King, Melissa Leo, Aiden Gabrielle Price, Amari Alexis Price, Manny Jacinto, Shannon Corbeil, Justin Dean)

The Other, Gold

At the end of the day, sometimes an old friend and a bowl of ramen are as good as gold. For one Black TV writer, this is just the beginning as she battles grief and ‘pandemic’ isolation in Little Tokyo while seeking to rekindle her bond with a former BFF.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: David Lassiter, Sharaé Nikai; Writer: Sharaé Nikai; Stars: Sharaé Nikai, Amin Joseph, Krista Marie Yu, Billy 'Sly' Williams, Crystal Lee Brown, Koby Kumi-Diaka, Rob Chester Smith, Tiwana Floyd, David Lassiter, Cedric D Jones, LaQuan Ford, Harold Daniels III, Sydney Lavette, Matthew A Johnson)

Rent Free

This freewheeling comedy follows down-on-their-luck Gen Z best friends Ben and Jordan as they mooch off of their friends’ and acquaintances’ hospitality, all while grappling with love, heartbreak and awkward flings.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Fernando Andrés; Writer: Fernando Andrés, Tyler Rugh; Stars: Jacob Roberts, David Treviño, Zeke Goodman, Sarah J. Bartholomew, Temple Baker, Annabel O'Hagan, Jeff Kardesch, Frank Mosley, Kristin Slaysman, Bill Wise, Neal Mulani, Carson Barwinkel, Megan Bitchell, Macon Blair, Lorelei Linklater)

Sacramento

When free-spirited Ricky suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from LA to Sacramento

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Michael Angarano; Writer: Michael Angarano, Christopher Nicholas Smith; Stars: Kristen Stewart, Maya Erskine, Michael Angarano, Rosalind Chao, Michael Cera, A.J. Mendez, Iman Karram, Mike Hartsfield, Roma Lucero, Marcus Escobar, Tara R Gokey, Iman Karam, Stephanie Jackson, Sebastian Alexander, Michael Justin Gonzales)

Vulcanizadora

Review preview for Vulcanizadora

Although its characters are middle aged, their childish games in the first half signal a kind of coming of age; and yet unlike most films on that theme, which end when childhood is left behind, it keeps us there to explore what it means to be an adult.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Two friends embark on a disturbing mission in the Michigan woods. When their plan unravels, one must face the surreal and unsettling consequences back home.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Joel Potrykus; Writer: Joel Potrykus; Stars: Joel Potrykus, Joshua Burge, Sherryl Despres, Bill Vincent, Michael Saunders, Melissa Blanchard, Solo Potrykus, G. Foster II, Scott Ayotte, Dennis Grantz, Jaz Edwards)

Full review See: Interview with Joel Potrykus about Vulcanizadora