The annual Tribeca Festival will take place from June 7 - 18, 2023, featuring a wide variety of feature films, short films, TV programs, and audio storytelling.
The Tisch School of the Arts is thrilled to congratulate the Tisch alumni represented this year in the festival! Congratulations to the 148 alumni involved with 68 projects across 15 categories in the 2023 Tribeca Festival, listed below. Click here for the full list of projects in the Festival.
The Tribeca Festival was founded in 2002 by Dean's Council member Jane Rosenthal '77, Robert De Niro, and Craig Hatkoff. Each year, the festival hosts over 600 screenings with approximately 150,000 attendees and awards independent artists in 23 juried competitive categories.
Storytellers in Conversation
Thursday, June 15: Storytellers: Billy Porter in conversation with Idina Menzel '93 (BFA, Drama)
U.S. Narrative Competition
Bad Things
Lizzie Shapiro (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Grant Greenberg '05 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), cinematographer
Allison Twardziak '00 (BFA, Drama), casting
Lucas Degirolamo '21 (BFA, Drama), set decorator
Max Mellman '13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound mixer
The Graduates
Kara Durrett '10 (BFA, Drama), executive producer
Taylor Shung '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
The Secret Art of Human Flight
Grant Rosenmeyer '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Ben Grady/Producer
Smoking Tigers
Charlotte Arnoux '12 (BFA, Drama), casting
Somewhere Quiet
Jennifer Kim '06 (BFA, Drama), Meg
Mollye Asher '99/’14 (BFA, Drama/MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), executive producer
Eamon Downey '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Taylor Shung '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Conor Murphy (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Maria Hooper (Design for Stage and Film), costume designer
International Narrative Competition
Boca Chica
Gabriella A. Moses '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer/cast
Cecilia Delgado '13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), film editor
Sophia Harvey '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), unit production manager: second unit
Documentary Competition
Maestra
Lauren Lexton '89 (BFA, Cinema Studies), producer
Rule of Two Walls
Chananun Chotrungroj '15 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), associate producer
Take Care of Maya
Jawad Metni '00 (MA, Cinema Studies), film editor
Spotlight Narrative
The Adults
Hannah Gross '13 (BFA, Drama), Rachel
Anna Kendall '19 (BFA, Drama), property master
Bucky F*cking Dent
Logan Marshall-Green '02 (MFA, Grad Acting), Ted Fulilove
Cinnamon
Oz Scott '75 (Directing), producer
Erin Boswell '14 (BFA, Drama), intimacy coordinator
Cold Copy
Roxine Helberg '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer/producer
Downtown Owl
Michael Melamedoff '01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV),BFA, co-producer
Eric Larue
Paul Sparks '95 (BFA, Drama), cast
First Time Female Director
Kate Berlant '11 (MA, Performance Studies), cast
Xosha Roquemore '07 (BFA, Drama), cast
Deanna Barillari '04 (BFA, Drama), producer
Jonathan Furmanski '93 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Fresh Kills
Franco Maicas (Drama), Frankie
Maya Moravec '22 (BFA, Drama), Amy Farris
Nathan Vincenti '21 (BFA, Drama), Frankie's crew
The Good Half
Sarah Maiorino '01 (BFA, Drama), costume designer
He Went That Way
Brianna Lee Johnson '03 (BFA, Drama), line producer
John Early: Now More Than Ever
John Early '10 (BFA, Drama), producer/cast
LaRoy
Marion Birdsall '17 (BFA, Drama), dancer
Mingjue Hu '10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Henry Bernsen '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), graphic artist
Shayne Hartigan (Drama), location casting director
The Lesson
Kent Sanderson '06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
The Line
Austin Purnell '13 (MFA, Grad Acting), James Barclay
The Listener
Logan Marshall-Green '02 (MFA, Grad Acting), cast
Justine Baker '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), ADR mixer
Cherelle Cargill '97 (BFA, Drama), ADR voice casting
Our Son
Robin Weigert '94 (MFA, Grad Acting), Pam
Cassandra Freeman '05 (MFA, Grad Acting), cast
David Pittu '89 (BFA, Drama), cast
Sophia Uehara '20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production designer
The Perfect Find
Eric Lin '06 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), cinematographer
Michael Reichman '91 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), assistant production manager
Kathryn Kalucki (Drama), health and safety manager
David M. Night Maire '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), key production assistant: additional photography
Anthony Pizzini '01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), clearance coordinator
Jeff Reynolds '78 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), first assistant accountant
Shortcomings
George Deihl Jr. '96 (BFA, Drama), Martin
Stephanie Hsu '12 (BFA, Drama), Mrs. Wong
Theo Iyer ’14 (BFA, Drama), Jason
Ryan Heller ’16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), executive producer
Jennifer Berman '87 (BFA, Drama), producer
Benjamin Berger '10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound mixer
Joanna Fang '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), foley artist
Jendra Jarnagin '96 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), additional director of photography
Keith Putnam '01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), additional director of photography
Karlee Fomalont '12 (BFA, Drama), associate casting director
Max Batchelder ’15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), second assistant camera: b camera
Julia Cleary '21 (BFA, Drama), first team production assistant
Spotlight Documentary
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Christopher Collins '92 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-producer
Lydia Tenaglia '96 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-producer
Invisible Beauty
Mia Cioffi Henry '16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), cinematographer
Minted Shawn Hazelett '07 (BFA, Dramatic Writing), writer
Open Heart
Philip Aromando '88 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Ron Delsener Presents
Jake Sumner '10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director
The Saint of Second Chances
Antonio Cisneros '08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Spotlight+
Rather
Taylor Wildenhaus '13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-producer
Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story
Natalya Sharapova '04 (MA, Cinema Studies), archival producer
Uncharted
Nija Charles (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), cast
Viewpoints
Catching Dust
Dina Shihabi '14 (MFA, Grad Acting), Amaya
Chasing Chasing Amy
Kevin Willmott (Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Self
Celeste Erlander '18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), archival producer
Hey Viktor!
Daryl Eisenberg '06 (BFA, Drama), casting
Kim’s Video
Isabel Gillies '92 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Self
Alex Ross Perry '06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Self
Öte
Deniz Bulat '21 (BFA, Drama), assistant director/cast/production manager
Midnight
The Seeding
Kate Lyn Sheil '06 (BFA, Drama), cast
Robert Leitzell (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Escape from Tribeca
Suitable Flesh
Bruce Davison '69 (Grad Acting), cast
TV Selection
Choir
Justin Wilkes '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
De La Salle
Lydia Tenaglia '96 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Christopher Collins '92 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Craig H. Shepherd '97 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Diarra From Detroit
Diarra Kilpatrick (Drama), producer
Full Circle
Alex Winter (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cast
Melinda Ziyadat '03 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), second assistant director
Sasha Vitelli '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), script supervisor
Jordan Mailes '21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), key production health assistant
The Golden Boy
Archie Gips '97 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), executive producer
The Horror of Dolores Roach
Jimmy Price '96 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), line producer
Benjamin Berger '10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound mixer: New York unit
Swagger
William Perkins '91 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-producer
Andrew Saxe '92 (BFA, Drama), co-executive producer
Morgan Gardiner '19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), additional camera operator
NOW Selection
The Long, Long, Night
Karen Pittman '07 (MFA, Grad Acting), cast
Do It To Me If You Want
Elise Kibler '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer/producer/cast
Cory Fraiman-Lott '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Driven
David Shane '21 (MFA, Dramatic Writing), director/writer
Joaquin Baca-Asay '91 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer/executive producer
Hannah Cabell '06 (MFA, Grad Acting), cast
Narrative Shorts
Burrow
Leaf Lieber '22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer/producer/editor
Roya Alidjani '21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Daddy Issues
Stephanie Chloé Hepner '16 (BFA, Drama), director/producer
Nicholas Kalajdzic '18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer/gaffer
Fish Out of Water
Francesca Scorsese '23 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer
Megan LuLu Taylor '22 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), writer/production designer
Alana Barrett-Adkins '11 (BFA, Drama), Chandra
Izzie Nadah '22 (BFA, Drama), producer
Maya Moravec '22 (BFA, Drama), producer/unit production manager/art assistant
Catrin Ody '22 (BFA, Drama), producer/assistant editor
Idil Eryurekli (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Case Avron '25 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor/script supervisor
Zachary Chalmers '21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), colorist
Carisa Kelly '10 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), costume designer
Isabella Evans (Drama), art assistant
Yasmin Madrigal '22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production designer
Devon Hunt '22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound designer/sound mixer
Quinn Dailey '22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), still photographer/production assistant
Adam Olkin '22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), grip/unit driver
Samon Siripanichgon '22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), key grip
Georgia Ambrose '22 (BFA, Drama), production assistant
Sava Zec '22 (BFA, Drama), production assistant
In Passing
Hillia Aho (MFA Candidate, Grad Film), director/writer
Kaileela Hobby '22 (MFA, Grad Acting), cast
Konpa
Sofia Ortega '22 (BFA, Drama), second assistant director
Let Liv
Erica Rose '13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director
Hannah D. Kettering (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Charlotte Arnoux '12 (BFA, Drama), casting
Sealed Off
Tianyu Jiang '23 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer/producer/editor
Kaiwen Chen '20 (BA, Cinema Studies), co-producer
Zelong Peng '19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), casting/first assistant director
Shadow Brother Sunday
Alden Ehrenreich (Drama), director/writer/cast
Somewhere in Between
Jeremy Reitz '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Andrew Rhymer '08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), associate producer
The Sperm Bank
Margaux Susi '10 (BFA, Drama), director/producer
Thaw
Caitlin Cobb-Vialet '18 (BFA, Drama), Smith
Lucas A. Degirolamo '21 (BFA, Drama), production designer
Julian Cahill '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound mixer
“Live-From-Tribeca” Events
The Space Within (Audible Original)
Stephen Winter '96 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director
Official Selections: Independent Creators Fiction
Aisha
Cory Choy '06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/producer
Harry Bainbridge '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), associate producer
The Fabulists (Long Story Short Productions)
Peter Coleman '08 (BFA, Drama), cast
Games Program
Despelote
Julian Cordero '19 (BFA, Game Center)
Gabe Cuzillo '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.