2019 Tribeca Film Festival

The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place in New York City April 24 through May 5, 2019.

Tisch alumni and students have a strong presence in the festival. 48 projects are written, directed, or produced by Tisch alumni.

Congratulations to those who have a film or project in the festival!

ANIMATED SHORTS CURATED BY WHOOPI G

La Noria
Michael Arndt ’87 (BFA, Film & TV), consultant
Maria Gonzalez ’95 (BFA, Acting), Character FX Technical Director
Eric Pearson ’02 (BFA, Dramatic Writing), consultant

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

For They Know Not What They Do
Max Strebel ’12 (BFA, Film & TV), graphic designer

Our Time Machine
Jean Tsien ’83 (BFA, Film & TV), executive producer

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Kyle Martin ’07 (BFA, Film & TV), producer
David Briggs ’99 (MFA, Film), dialogue editor

The Dog Doc
Nelson Hume ’91 (MFA, Film), cinematographer

17 Blocks
Michael B. Clark ’02 (BFA, Dramatic Writing), producer

DOWN TO EARTH

Storm
Joanna Fang ’14 (BFA, Film & TV), foley artist

Unregistered
Christopher Glasgow ’97 (MFA, Theatre Design), a camera operator / steadicam operator
Michael Izquierdo ’06 (MFA, Acting), Drone Pilot

EXPRESS YOURSELF

Ponyboi
Julia Kennelly ’07 (BFA, Film & TV), producer
Kristen Laffey ’14 (BFA, Drama), producer
Erica Rose ’13 (BFA, Film & TV), producer
Carlotta Summers ’13 (BFA, Drama), associate producer

FUNHOUSE

Hard-ish Bodies
Stephanie Moore ’85 (BFA, Acting), producer

I Think She Likes You
Teresa Lee ’11 (BFA, Dramatic Writing, French), executive producer
Sebastian Perez-Burchard ’02 (BFA, Film & TV), colorist

Lady Hater
Alix Angelis ’08 (BFA, Drama), Seminar Participant #1

IMMERSIVE MEDIA

Into The Light
Jessica Brillhart ’09 (BFA, Film & TV)
Igal Nassima ’11 (MPS, Interactive Telecommunications)

Water Melts
Ting Liu ’17 (MFA, Film)
Lilian Mehrel ’17 (MFA, Film)
Mary Evangelista ’17 (MFA, Film)

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION

House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae)
Bora Kim ’13 (MA, GSAS/Cinema Studies), director/writer/producer

Noah Land (Nuh Tepesi)
Cenk Erturk ’16 (MFA, Film), writer/director
Ella Bishop ’17 (MFA, Film), associate producer
Federico Cesca ’15 (MFA, Film), cimematograhper

LIFE PRESERVER

Learning To Skateboard In a Warzone (If You're A Girl)
Carol Dysinger ’77 (BFA, Film & TV), director
Lisa Rinzler ’78 (BFA, Film & TV), cinematograhper
Zamarin Wahdat ’12 (MFA, Film)

MIDNIGHT

You Don't Nomi
Gina Gershon ’85 (BFA), Herself (archive footage)

MOVIES PLUS

Ask Dr. Ruth
Claire Downs ’10 (BFA, Drama), researcher

Gay Chorus Deep South
Jeff Seymann Gilbert ’89 (BFA, Film & TV), writer/film editor

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Michael Karas ’81 (Film & TV), sound mixer

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Ang Lee ’84 (MFA, Film) / Hon. '01, Himself
John Roesch ’76 (BFA, Film & TV), Himself
Lora Hirschberg ’85 (BFA, Film & TV), Herself

Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
Nicholas Zeig-Owens ’08 (BFA, Film & TV), director/writer
James Codoyannis ’11 (BFA, Film & TV), film editor

The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion
Jendra Jarnagin ’96 (BFA, Film & TV), cinematograhper

XY Chelsea
Sharon Chang ’98 (MFA, ITP), executive producer

N.O.W. SHOWCASE: HEADSPACE

Neurotica
Nick Kocher ’08 (BFA, Drama), writer
Derya Derman ’05 (BFA, Drama), Series Costume Design by
Adam Laupus ’04 (BFA, Drama), producer (1 episode, 2019)
Laura Moss ’04 (BFA, Drama) / '16 (MFA, Film), direcotr
Jean Pesce ’16 (MFA, Film), first assistant director (1 episode, 2019)
Benjamin Rutkowski ’15 (MFA, Film), cinematograhper

Sweater
Cecilia Delgado ’13 (BFA, Film & TV), producer/assistant director
Lauren Ireland ’11 (BFA, Drama), Girlfriend

N.O.W. SHOWCASE: REALITY CHECK

99
Cecilia Delgado ’13 (BFA, Film & TV), film editor

Adult Ed
Mackenzie Meehan ’09 (MFA, Acting), Rita McKee

Frame by Frame
Yvonne Shirley ’12 (MFA, Film), director

NO SHORTCUTS

Reality Baby
Michael Fleming ’74 (Directing), music

PILOT SEASON

Awokened
Zoe Lister-Jones ’04 (BFA, Drama), cast
Daryl Wein ’06 (BFA, Drama), excutive producer

Lady Liberty
Abigail Austin ’18 (BFA, Film & TV), production design
Emily Dalmas ’14 (BFA, Film & TV), producer
Karen Eilbacher ’10 (BFA, Drama), Quinn
Christopher Fox ’14 (BFA, Film & TV), second assistant camera

ROADS LESS TRAVELED

Black Hat
Sarah Smith ’99 (BFA, Film & TV), director/film editor

Snare
Jodine Holli Wolman ’18 (BFA, Drama), Bandmate

SPOTLIGHT DOCUMENTARY

A Heart of Gold
Brian R. Taylor ’09 (BFA, Not Available), recording engineer / score recordist

Framing John DeLorean
Matthew Santo ’03 (BFA, Film & TV), cinematograhper

Halston
John David Ridge ’68 (BFA, Theatre Design), Himself

Sublime
Stephen Kazmierski ’82 (BFA, Film & TV), director of photography

SPOTLIGHT NARRATIVE

Charlie Says
Julia Schlaepfer ’17 (BFA, Drama), Sandra Good
Robert Earl Craft ’79 (MFA, Film), location manager

Crown Vic
Christopher Barish ’98 (BFA, Film & TV), executive producer
Alec Baldwin ’94 (BFA, Drama)/’10 Hon., producer
Anjul Nigam ’88 (BFA, Acting), producer
Max Wixom ’00 (BFA, Drama, Photography), art direction
Carisa Kelly ’10 (MFA, Theatre Design), costume design
Anthony Pacella ’99 (BFA, Film & TV), Best Boy Electric

Dreamland
Joanna Fang ’14 (BFA, Film & TV), foley artist
Jacqueline Basse ’12 (BFA, Film & TV), assistant editor
Michael Berenbaum ’84 (BFA), additional editor
Lyle Vincent ’07 (MFA, Film & TV), dp
Margaret Lewis ’12 (BFA, Film & TV), digital intermediate producer

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
Jeffrey Donovan ’94 (MFA, Acting), Utah Defense Attorney John O'Connell
Haley Joel Osment ’10 (BFA, Drama), Liz's Co-Worker Jerry
Brandon Tonner-Connolly ’06 (BFA, Cinema), production design
Kay Wolfley ’87 (BFA, Film & TV), buyer
Lisa Fries ’08 (BFA, Film & TV), assistant costume designer

Georgetown
Brett Ratner ’90 (BFA, Film & TV), producer

Good Posture
John Early ’10 (BFA, Drama), Sol
Gary Richardson ’89 (MFA, Musical Theatre), Nate
Mattheau O'Brien ’13 (BFA, Film & TV), first assistant director

Lost Transmissions
Bo An ’14 (MA, GSAS/Cinema Studies), executive producer

Plus One
Andrew Rhymer ’08 (BFA, Film & TV), director/writer
Jeff Chang ’08 (BFA, Film & TV), director
Maya Erskine ’09 (BFA, Drama), Alice
Anna Konkle ’09 (BFA, Drama), Jenna
Brianne Howey ’11 (BFA, Drama), Jess Ramsey
Grant O'Brien ’08 (BFA, Drama), Greg
Brian McElhaney ’09 (BFA, Film & TV), Bartender
Alex Anfanger ’08 (BFA, Drama), Derrick
Scarlett Bermingham ’08 (BFA, Drama), Maggie
Aaron Schroeder ’08 (BFA, Drama), Unprepared Best Man
Patrick Woodall ’08 (BFA, Drama), Josh
Emma Koenig ’10 (BFA, Drama), Anne
Brandon Kyle Goodman ’09 (BFA, Drama), Brett
Jeremy Reitz ’11 (BFA, Film & TV), producer (p.g.a.)
Andrew Rhymer ’08 (BFA, Film & TV), producer
Lisa Steen ’09 (BFA, Film & TV), co-producer
John Daigle ’09 (BFA, Film & TV), film editor
Jeremy Reitz ’11 (BFA, Film & TV), unit production manager
Scarlett Bermingham ’08 (BFA, Drama), still photographer
Anna Greenfield ’08 (BFA, Drama), costume assistant
Michael Schreiber ’91 (MA, GSAS/Cinema Studies), executive producer

Safe Spaces
Daniel Schechter ’77 (Film and Television), director/writer/film editor
Kate Berlant ’09 (BA, Individualized Major) / '11 (MA, GSAS/Performance Studies), cast
Alana Raquel Bowers ’16 (BFA, Drama), (as Alana Bowers)
Paul Jarrett ’04 (BFA, Film & TV), co-executive producer
Lisa Fries ’08 (BFA, Film & TV), costume design
Miranda Kahn ’09 (BFA, Drama), production manager

Skin
Margaret Lewis ’12 (BFA, Film & TV), digital intermediate producer
Adam Yeremian ’07 (BFA, Film & TV), Promedia Managing Director / production consultant

Standing Up, Falling Down
Eloise Mumford ’09 (BFA, Drama), Becky
Wade Allain-Marcus ’07 (BFA, Drama), Bray
Gabrielle Nadig ’09 (BFA, Film & TV), producer
Rebecca Dealy ’07 (BFA, Drama), casting
David Ketterer ’11 (BFA, Film & TV), first assistant director
Corey Pierno ’06 (BFA, Drama), stunts; stunt coordinator
Caitlin Machak ’10 (BFA, Film & TV), B Camera Operator
Jordan Axelrod ’16 (BFA, Film & TV), set production assistant
Joshua Bogatin ’18 (BFA, Film & TV), set production assistant
Sara Friedman ’13 (BFA, Drama), director's assistant

STREETWISE

Master Maggie
Derya Celikkol ’15 (BFA, Drama), assistant art director
Tsubasa Matsumoto ’18 (BFA, Film & TV), first assistant camera
Omar Nasr ’16 (BFA, Film & TV), key grip

Metronome (In Time)
D'Vaughn Agu ’17 (MFA, Theatre Design), set dresser
Kelvin Pater ’18 (MFA, Theatre Design), property master

Night Swim
Kieran Altmann ’17 (BFA, Film & TV), sound mixer

The Dishwasher
Juan Carlos Flores ’13 (BFA, Theatre, Psychology), Soldado
Garrett Weaver ’12 (BA, Cinema), associate producer

The Neighbors' Window
Emily Cheeger ’18 (MFA, Film), script supervisor
Julia Kennelly ’14 (BFA, Drama), producer

THIS USED TO BE NEW YORK

Other Music
Derek Yip ’90 (BFA, Film & TV), producer

The Projectionist
Michael M. Bilandic ’06 (MFA, Film), producer

TRIBECA CRITICS WEEK

Driveways
Charlotte Royer ’12 (BFA, Film & TV), production design
Siena Brown ’12 (BFA, Film & TV), first assistant director

The Weekend
Joshua Bachove ’06 (BFA, Drama), co-producer

TRIBECA TV

Chernobyl
Nina Gold ’90 (BFA, Acting), (1 episode, 2019)

The Boys
Johnathan Holmes ’06 (BFA, Film & TV), B Cam 1st AC (8 episodes, 2019)

Jennifer Murray ’92 (BFA, Film & TV), stunt performer (1 episode)

Tuca & Bertie
John Early ’10 (BFA, Drama), 1 episode, 2019

Vida
Matthew Deetsch ’96 (BFA, Film & TV), lighting programmer (10 episodes, 2019)
Mauro Flores ’05 (MFA, Dramatic Writing), writers assistant (16 episodes, 2018-2019)
David J. Frederick ’79 (BFA, Film & TV), a camera/steadicam operator (6 episodes, 2018)
Rashaad Ernesto Green ’03 (MFA, Acting) / '11 (MFA, Film), director
Elizabeth Greer ’89 (BFA, Acting), Doctor;1 episode, 2019
Kevin Johnson ’95 (BFA, Photography) / '09 (MA, Education), timelapse photographer (1 episode, 2018)
Chelsey Lora ’12 (MFA, Dramatic Writing), writer
Douglas Miller ’01 (MPS, Interactive Telecommunications), transportation coordinator (6 episodes, 2018)
Gandja Monteiro ’07 (BFA, Film & TV), director

Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Paul Greenhouse ’01 (BFA, Film & TV), editor (4 episodes, 2019)
Peter J. Scalettar ’99 (BFA, Film & TV), executive producer (unknown episodes)

Younger
Andrew Fleming ’85 (BFA, Film & TV), director

TRIBECA/ESPN SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL: SPORTS SHORTS

Mack Wrestles
Taylor Hess ’12 (BFA, Drama), director
Erin Sanger ’12 (BFA, Film & TV), director

THE QUEEN COLLECTIVE SHORTS

Ballet After Dark
B.Monét ’17 (MFA, Film), director

If There Is Light
Haley Anderson ’18 (MFA, Film), director
Swetha Regunathan ’19 (MFA, Film), producer
Lasse Ulvedal Tolboll ’18 (MFA, Film), dp

ROADS LESS TRAVELED SHORTS

Pearl
Yuchao Feng (MFA Candidate, Film), director/writer
Yifei He ’18 (MFA, Film), producer
Rachel Vergara (MFA Candidate, Film), producer
Lasse Ulvedal Tolboll ’18 (MFA, Film), dp

U.S. NARRATIVE COMPETITION

Blow the Man Down
Meredith Holzman ’03 (BFA, Drama), Dee
Marc Vives ’99 (BFA, Film & TV), art direction
Rebecca Dealy ’07 (BFA, Theatre, Not Available), casting
Laura Cunningham ’11 (BFA, Film & TV), boom operator
Joanna Fang ’14 (BFA, Film & TV), ADR Mixer

Burning Cane
Phillip Youmans (Student, Film & TV), director

Clementine
Vincent Lin ’05 (BFA, Film & TV), associate producer

Gully
Kendra Bates ’13 (BFA, Drama), audio utility

Initials S.G.
Daniel Garcia ’10 (MFA, Film), director/writer/producer/film editor
Shruti Ganguly ’12 (MFA, Film), producer

Low Tide
Jessica Ray Harrison ’17 (MFA, Theatre Design), costume design

Stray Dolls
Charlotte Rabate ’16 (MFA, Film), producer

Swallow
Carlo Mirabella-Davis ’08 (MFA, Film), director/writer
Mollye Asher ‘99/’14 (BFA, Drama/MFA, Film), producer
Nicole Kang ’15 (BFA, Drama), Bev
Alyssa Bresnahan ’90 (BFA, Acting), Jill
Allison Twardziak ’00 (BFA, Drama), casting
Liene Dobraja ’14 (MFA, Theatre Design), costume design
Joanna Fang ’14 (BFA, Film & TV), foley artist

The Short Histroy of the Long Road
Maggie Siff ’04 (MFA, Acting), Cheryl

VIEWPOINTS

A Day in the Life of America
Jason Koffeman ’04 (BFA, Film & TV), executive producer

Circus of Books
Adam Baran ’03 (BFA, Film & TV), producer

CRSHD
Michelle Botticelli ’94 (BFA, Film & TV), film editor
Hilary Rosenfeld ’72 (BFA, Theatre Design), associate producer

Lost Bayou
Alan Louis Gordon ’11 (BFA, Not Available), colorist

Lucky Grandma
Angela Cheng ’08 (MFA, Film), writer
Sasie Sealy ’08 (MFA, Film), director/writer
Hye Mee Na ’15 (MFA, Film), film editor
Siena Brown ’12 (BFA, Film & TV), first assistant director
Maria Altamirano (MFA Candidate, Film), line prodcuer

Red, White & Wasted
Brian Lannin ’18 (MFA, Film), camera operator

See You Yesterday
Stefon Bristol ’16 (MFA, Film), director/co-writer
Fredrica Bailey ’16 (MFA, Dramatic Writing), co-writer
Spike Lee ’82 (MFA, Film) / Hon. '98, producer
Jason Sokoloff ’11 (MFA, Film), executive producer
Lauren L. Owen ’17 (MFA, Film), producer
Anton Gold ’98 (BFA, Film & TV), sound mixer
Anthony Pizzini ’01 (BFA, Film & TV), clearance supervisor

WTF

His Hands
Laura Harris ’90 (MPS, Interactive Telecommunications), post audio producer

Momster
John Ennis ’95 (BFA, Dramatic Writing), Dallas
Leah Meyerhoff ’14 (MFA, Film), producer

Twist
Cory Geryak ’88 (AA, General Studies) / '90 (BFA, Film & TV), cinematograhper

Whiteout
Lance Edmands ’05 (BFA, Film & TV), director
David Call ’04 (BFA, Drama), Jake

N.O.W. SHOWCASE: HEADSPACE

Sweater
Daniel Jaffe ’12 (BFA, Film & TV), Boyfriend

Tisch/Tribeca Film Festival Affiliations lists will continue to be updated as we learn of more alumni who are involved with projects. Please contact us at tsoa.alulmni@nyu.edu if you have a film at the festival and it is not included here.