The 2025 Tribeca Festival will take place from June 4 - 15, 2025, 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 133* alumni and former students involved with 54 projects across 8 categories in the 2025 Tribeca Feature Film Festival, listed below.
Stay tuned for our list of Tisch affiliations in the Tribeca Festival Shorts Program! Click here for the full list of projects in the Festival.
2025 TRIBECA FESTIVAL FEATURE FILM SELECTION
SPOTLIGHT+
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Elegancegiavonia B. Bratton ’19 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/producer/written by
Drake Burnette ’22 (MFA, Graduate Film), co-producer
Lisa A. Rinzler ’78 (BFA, Film and Television), cinematographer
Jeremy N. Stulberg ’00 (BFA, Film and Television), editor
Scott A. Ettin ’96 (MPS, ITP), digital media manager
Benyomin R. Spaner ’12 (BFA, Film and Television), a camera/steadicam operator/additional camera
Celine Clarke ’20 (BFA, Film and Television), associate editor
Dedrick McAlmont ’22 (BFA, Theatre), assistant to Roger Ross Williams
The Sixth Borough
Jason L. Pollard ’03 (BFA, Film and Television)/ '07 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), director/additional editor
We Are Pat
Ro Haber ’17 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/producer/written by
SPOTLIGHT NARRATIVE
After This Death
Stephanie J. Lane ’16 (MFA, Graduate Acting), commercial director
Anita Gou ’13 (BFA, Film and Television), producer
Charlotte Arnoux ’12 (BFA, Theatre), casting director (casting by)
Seth A. Bridges ’07 (BFA, Theatre), stunts
Desira L. Pesta ’18 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film), assistant costume designer
The Best You Can
Mishael Brooks ’18 (BFA, Theatre), Henry Gallo
Cora E. Olson ’0 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), executive producer
Andrew D. Wonder ’07 (BFA, Film and Television), cinematographer
Jennifer R. Euston ’97 (BFA, Cinema Studies), casting
Maxwell L. Phillips ’17 (BFA, Film and Television), re-recording mixer
Perry E. Kroll ’11 (BFA, Film and Television), visual effects supervisor
Deep Cover
Derek D. Connolly ’98 (BFA, Film and Television), written by
Bryce D. Howard ’20 (BFA, Theatre), Kat
Colin T. Trevorrow ’99 (BFA, Film and Television), producer/written by
East of Wall
Lori A. Reed ’00 (BFA, Theatre), Lori
Ellie Zarr ’19 (BFA, Film and Television), additional editor /assistant editor
Everything's Going to Be Great
Michael R. Rothman ’97 (BFA, Film and Television), executive in charge of production
Seth S. Hauer ’08 (BFA, Film and Television), production executive
K-Pops!
Juefang Zhang ’19 (BFA, Film and Television), co-producer
Oh, Hi!
Sophie A. Brooks ’13 (BFA, Film and Television), director/written by
Molly Gordon (Drama), written by
Diana Irvine ’12 (BFA, Theatre), Syd
Daniel L. Clifton ’09 (BFA, Film and Television), producer
Conor Murphy (Film and Television), cinematographer
Alexandra S. Nagle ’21 (BFA, Film and Television), production assistant
Relay
Justin P. Piasecki ’08 (BFA, Film and Television), written by
Grant I. Harrison ’17 (MFA, Graduate Acting), Andy
Cherelle T. Cargill ’97 (BFA, Drama), Sonia
Jason A. Nuzzo ’94 (BFA, Drama), Tony (AA)
Brett Banakis ’10 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film), assistant art director
James Pesce ’81 (BFA, Film and Television), leadman
HsinHo Yang ’21 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film), illustrator
Anton I. Gold ’98 (BFA, Film and Television), sound mixer
Jamila C. Meloche ’15 (BFA, Film and Television), key costumer
Annette L. Kudrak ’92 (BFA, Film and Television), music editor
Julia M. Cleary ’21 (BFA, Theatre), production assistant
She Dances
Haley C. Fish ’17 (BFA, Theatre), Marla
Taylor M. Wildenhaus ’13 (BFA, Film and Television), co-producer
Westley R. Whitehead ’04 (BFA, Theatre), music coordinator
Sovereign
Nancy A. Travis ’83 (BFA, Drama), Patty Bouchart
Ruby M. Wolf ’15 (BFA, Drama), Jess Bouchart
Susan Boyajian ’86 (BFA, Drama), adr voice casting
Tow
Blair D. Lewin ’18 (MFA, Graduate Acting), Pam
Liz Toonkel ’08 (BFA, Film and Television), production designer
Benjamin A. Berger ’10 (BFA, Film and Television), playback mixer
Sebastian M. Slayter ’11 (BFA, Film and Television), b camera operator/additional photography
Chloe N. Mashburn ’24 (BFA, Film and Television), production assistant
Westhampton
Roxanne P. Schiebergen ’14 (BFA, Drama), Beth
Eileen M. Considine ’24 (BFA, Film and Television), production assistant
Patrick H. Morgan ’13 (BFA, Film and Television), gaffer
SPOTLIGHT DOCUMENTARY
Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything
Marcella M. Steingart ’99 (MFA, Graduate Film), producer
Justin L. Wilkes ’99 (BFA, Film and Television), executive producer
Nicole A. Palermo ’14 (BFA, Drama), production manager
Culture Club
Andrew D. Corkin ’08 (BFA, Film and Television), executive producer
Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print
Maria Rusche ’14 (BFA, Film and Television), cinematographer
Empire Skate
Nora Solvei Tennessen ’10 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), editor
Holding Liat
Carol L. Dysinger ’77 (BFA, Film and Television), written by
Jeff S. Gilbert ’89 (BFA, Film and Television), editor
I Was Born This Way
Lady Gaga (Drama), cast
Jimmy & The Demons
Elizabeth D. Westrate ’92 (BFA, Film and Television), producer
Brian F. Fish ’00 (BFA, Film and Television), production sound mixer
Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation
Kimberly F. Jones ’86 (BFA, Drama), cast
Lara E. Spotts ’93 (BFA, Cinema Studies), casting producer
The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel
Nicholas A. Freeman ’20 (BFA, Film and Television), director/producer
Ramiel Petros ’19 (BFA, Film and Television), director/producer
Andrew D. Corkin ’08 (BFA, Film and Television), producer
Gabriel Connelly ’20 (BFA, Film and Television), cinematographer
Long Live the State
Kerri L. Kenney ’92 (BFA, Drama), self
Kenneth Marino ’91 (BFA, Drama), self
Thomas Lennon ’92 (BFA, Film and Television), self
Joe Lo Truglio ’92 (BFA, Film and Television), self
David B. Wain ’91 (BFA, Film and Television), self
Robert Ben Garant (Drama) self
Michael P. Jann ’92 (BFA, Film and Television), self
Kevin G. Allison ’92 (BFA, Film and Television), self
Todd V. Holoubek ’91 (BFA, Drama)/ '02 Tisch (MPS, ITP), self
Adam F. Goldberg ’98 (BFA, Film and Television), producer
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Christa M. Artherholt ’09 (BFA, Film and Television), associate editor
My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
Alex Takats ’14 (BFA, Film and Television), additional cinematography
Room to Move
Jennifer D. Freeman ’07 (BFA, Dance), self / producer
Surviving Ohio State
Charles Christian Olivier ’00 (MFA, Graduate Film), editor
U.S. NARRATIVE COMPETITION
Bird in Hand
Melody C. Roscher ’06 (BFA, Film and Television), director, writer
Shannon L. Castleman ’93 (BFA, Photography & Imaging), associate producer
Danielle M. Massie ’16 (BFA, Film and Television), producer
Alexander J. Schepsman ’08 (BFA, Film and Television), producer
Craig W. Shilowich ’06 (BFA, Film and Television), producer
Charliebird
Perry Blackshear ’14 (MFA, Graduate Film), editor
Esta Isla
Cristian A. Carretero ’14 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/writer/producer
Kisha T. Burgos ’09 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), written by
Leads
Justin Arnold ’15 (BFA, Drama), Merritt Malloy/producer/songs/written by
Patrick W. McSherry ’12 (BA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), production assistant
On a String
Jon M. Lonoff ’78 (MFA, Graduate Acting), Man on Street #1
Zachary J. Nicholson ’05 (BFA, Film and Television), cinematographer
Ride or Die
Lindsay A. Weisberg ’05 (BFA, Drama), Officer
Stirling duBell ’21 (BFA, Film and Television), casting assistant
Rosemead
Eric Lin ’06 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/ additional writing by/ executive producer
Anzi DeBenedetto ’21 (BFA, Drama), Stan
Andrew D. Corkin ’08 (BFA, Film and Television), producer
Lyle Vincent ’07 (MFA, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Robert Pietri ’06 (MFA, Graduate Film), titles designer
Joshua D. Heilbronner ’09 (BFA, Film and Television), supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer
Hannah Kittell ’15 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), assistant costume designer
The Scout
Ikechukwu A. Ufomadu ’08 (BFA, Drama), cast
Roger A. Mancusi ’15 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), executive producer
The Travel Companion
Scarlett L. Strasberg ’23 (BFA, Drama), Retailer
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION
Happy Birthday
Sarah H. Goher ’07 (BFA, Film and Television), director/written by
Pinch
Faroukh A. Virani ’04 (BFA, Film and Television), editor
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
For Venida, for Kalief
Sisa Bueno ’04 (BFA, Film and Television), ’17 (MPS, ITP), director/producer/cinematographer
Maintenance Artist
Judith Mizrachy ’01 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), producer
Natchez
Suzannah R. Herbert ’10 (BFA, Film and Television), director/written by
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
Christine F. Turner ’04 (BFA, Film and Television), director/producer
VIEWPOINTS
Fior di Latte
Gina Gershon ’85 (BFA, Drama) cast
Hannah Kittell ’15 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), costume designer
Stirling duBell ’21 (BFA, Film and Television), loader
Honeyjoon
Lilian T. Mehrel ’17 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/producer/written by
Charlotte Arnoux ’12 (BFA, Theatre), casting director
Our Hero, Balthazar
Justine A. Baker ’09 (BFA, Film and Television), ADR Mixer
Videoheaven
Alex Ross Perry ’06 (BFA, Film and Television), director/written by
ESCAPE FROM TRIBECA
Man Finds Tape
Nell A. Kessler ’16 (BFA, Drama), cast
Predator: Killer of Killers
Aari Reich ’12 (BFA, Drama), casting associate
Queens of the Dead
Tina Romero ’15 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/written by/executive producer
Caroline S. Aragon ’10 (MFA, Graduate Film), co-producer
Allison M. Twardziak ’00 (BFA, Theatre), casting director
Seth A. Bridges ’07 (BFA, Drama), stunts
Stella Sensel ’01 (BFA, Drama), special makeup effects artist
The Trainer
Gina Gershon ’85 (BFA, Acting), cast
Bunny
Anthony P. Drazan ’85 (MFA, Graduate Film), Loren
Gonzo Girl
Jessica K. Kaliban ’16 (BFA, Drama), voice
Caitlin E. Zvoleff ’05 (BFA, Drama), associate producer
*This list is being updated as we learn of new additions. We apologize for any omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.