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    Documentary Ben Proudfoot

    MINK!

    Fresh off an Oscar win for The Queen of Basketball, Ben Proudfoot is back with his latest NYTimes Op/Doc film, a propulsive profile of the feminist trailblazer Patsy Takemoto Mink and the origin of the landmark legislation synonymous with gender equity in American sport—Title IX.

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    Horror Sava Zivkovic

    Irradiation

    After being escorted to a mysterious irradiated site, Evgeniy finds himself experiencing strange visions and questioning the very reason he was sent to investigate the site in the first place.

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    Documentary Whitney Skauge

    The Beauty President

    In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.

  • New Filmmaker Series

    The New Filmmaker: Stephan Zlotescu

    In 2009, an unknown effects-laden sci-fi short, Panic Attack, grabbed the attention of Hollywood proving the internet had opened a new path for aspiring directors. That success spawned thousands of CG-savvy imitators.

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    1979 Revolution: Black Friday

    Historically accurate game '1979 Revolution: Black Friday' looks to passively educate an audience, whilst also providing a cinematic experience with its innovative and immersive narrative experience

  • Interactive

    Tribeca Virtual Arcade 2016

    Preview the best in VR short films from Tribeca's Virtual Arcade program and learn what's working in VR and what isn't.

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    Documentary Ben Proudfoot

    The Lost Astronaut

    In 1963, Ed Dwight Jr. was poised to be NASA’s first African-American astronaut. Until suddenly he wasn’t.

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    Sci‑Fi Matthew Jankes

    Umkhungo

    Made a with a grant from Focus Features, a boy comes into mysterious abilities and is branded a demon. Relying on a jaded street thug for protection, the pair go on the run. Set at the intersection of sci-fi and superstition in South Africa, can the boy stay one step ahead of his pursuers, and, importantly, learn to control his burgeoning power?

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