This year, the Tribeca Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary of sharing the work of diverse storytellers across a variety of mediums. The Tisch School of the Arts is thrilled to congratulate the Tisch alumni represented this year in the festival! Congratulations to the 138 alumni involved with 58 projects across 30 categories in the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, listed below.
To celebrate our alumni presence, Tisch Alumni Relations will be hosting a series of virtual panels with Tisch alumni with films in the festival, as well as a special conversation with Jane Rosenthal, the co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival. See the full line up and the schedule of upcoming panels through the link below!
U.S. NARRATIVE COMPETITION
Catch the Fair One
Josef Kubota Wladyka '14 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), director/writer/producer
Mollye Asher '99 (BFA, Drama)/'14 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), producer
Kimberly Parker '14 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), producer
Benjamin Rodriguez Jr. '16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), editor
Allison Twardziak '00 (BFA, Drama), casting
The Novice
Todd Martin '13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematography
Holly Pruner '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), art department assistant
Queen of Glory
Ian Lassiter '10 (MFA, Grad Acting), Eric Thayer
Cybel Martin '98 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), cinematography
Willyann King '18 (MA, GSAS/Cinema Studies), production assistant
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION
Brighton 4th
Levan Koguashvili '07 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), director/producer
SPOTLIGHT NARRATIVE
False Positive
Rebecca Dealy '07 (BFA, Drama), casting
Joanna Fang '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), foley artist
Jahn Sood '12 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing), music editor
How It Ends
Daryl Wein '06 (BFA, Drama), director/writer/producer
Zoe Lister-Jones '04 (BFA, Drama), writer/cast/producer
India Sweets and Spices
Grant Ogden (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), props
Italian Studies
Sara Shaw '18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), editor
Maite Perez-Nievas '13 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), production design
Saeed Siamak '09 (BFA, Dance), set dresser
Robert Malone '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound effects editor
Jamie LI '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), second assistant camera
Werewolves Within
Glenn Fleshler '95 (MFA, Grad Acting), Emerson Flint
Jeffrey A. Brown '00 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), location manager
SPOTLIGHT DOCUMENTARY
BITCHIN’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James
Jason Pollard '03 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Jacqueline Glover '88 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Christopher Collins '92 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), consulting producer
Lydia Tenaglia '96 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), consulting producer
Adam Beckman '88 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematography
Stockholm Syndrome
Michael Sherman '85 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
VIEWPOINTS
7 Days
Gita Reddy '96 (MA, GSAS/Cinema Studies), cast
as of yet
Ayo Edebiri '17 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), cast
The Beta Test
Grant Rosenmeyer '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), APE agent
MIDNIGHT
Ultrasound
Spencer Jezewski '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-producer
MOVIES PLUS
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Andre Gaines '06 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), director/writer/producer
Valerie Edwards '06 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), writer/producer
Jason Pollard '03 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Lorenzo Millan '92 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound mixer
Paper & Glue
Justin Wilkes '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Keiko Deguchi '87 (MA, GSAS/Cinema Studies), editor
Reflection: a walk with water
Nicholas Brennan '10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
With/In
Gina Gershon '85 (BFA), (segment "Shell Game")
TRIBECA CRITICS’ WEEK
Ailey
Jiho Kim '18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), assistant sound editor
SHORTS PROGRAM
8:46 Films
Cupids
Zoey Martinson '09 (MFA, Grad Acting), director/writer
Korey Jackson '11 (MFA, Grad Acting), producer
The Queen Collective Shorts
A Song of Grace
Jessica Ann Peavy '04 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Shorts: Acting Out
Radical Love
Lydia Tenaglia '96 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), executive producer
Christopher Collins '92 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Coded
Justin Wilkes '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Miss Panama
Xiaoye Jiang '17 (BFA, Photography and Imaging), creative
Shorts: New York, New York 2021
Liza Anonymous
Lida Darmian '14 (BFA, Drama), Carmen
Eddie Rodriguez '17 (BFA, Drama), Support Group Member
Kayla Eisenberg '15 (BFA, Drama), Improv Troupe Member
Chloe Smolkin '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Allison Houser '14 (BFA, Drama), production assistant
Daniel Fox '15 (BFA, Drama), Milton
Cracked
Lin Que Ayoung '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), director/writer/editor/producer
Mahum Jamal '22 (student, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), line producer
Kristian King '19 (MBA, Stern, General Management), line producer
Christelle Matou '18 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), associate producer/production design
Lorena Duran '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), cinematography
Rashad Frett '21 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), editor, still photographer
Youmin Kang '22 (student, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), sound mixer
Kayla Arend '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), assistant camera
Latifah Todd '21 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), assistant camera
Samantha Godfrey '18 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), script supervisor
Michael Allen Harris '19 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), production assistant
Cole Swanson '23 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), prop master
Leylak
Iliana Guibert '82 (BFA, Dance), executive producer
Laura Valladao '18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), cinematographer
Laura Cunningham '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound mixer
Esther In Wonderland
Stephanie Bollag '19 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), director/writer/producer
Zamarin Wahdat '18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), cinematographer
Alejandro Miyashiro '19 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), additional cinematography
No Longer Suitable For Use
Mark Berger '10 (BFA, Drama), producer
Shorts: Shining Stars
Cherry Lemonade
Aisha Ford '22 (student, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), director/writer
Tema L. Staig '99 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), executive producer/producer
Rachael Kliman '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), key grip
Jessica Sharples '13 (BFA, Drama), BTS videographer
Shorts: Straight Up With a Twist
Molly Robber
Austin Hall '19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer
Zachary Marx Visvikis '19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer
Marley Medina '19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Barry Bostwick '68, cast
2021 Tribeca TV Selections
Blindspotting
Seith Mann '02 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), series director/executive producer
Pete Chatmon '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), series director
Dr. Death
Ashley Michel Hoban '17 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), writer/producer
Alec Baldwin '94 (BFA, Drama), Robert Henderson
Dashiell Eaves '96 (BFA, Drama), Stan Novak
Daniel Marmion '02 (BFA, Drama), Mickey
Benjamin Berger '10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound mixer
Justin Charles Foster '06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), camera operator
Gregory Falcone '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), office production assistant
Philip A. Ramos '94 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production coordinator
Kevin Can F**K Himself
Noelle Valdivia '02 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), writer
Kevin Constant '81 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), series art direction
Monsters At Work
Billy Crystal '70 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Mike
Tribeca NOW Showcase
In the Cards
Nicole Kang '15 (BFA, Drama), Lula
Reed Adler '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), line producer
Allison Twardziak '00 (BFA, Drama), casting
2020 NOW SHOWCASE A: Soul Connection
The Letter Room
Tara Sheffer '22 (student, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), line producer
Sofia Sondervan '95 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Home_
Nelson Roubert '18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), music
2020 NOW SHOWCASE B: Lost & Found
The Seeker
Lance Edmands '05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director
Kyle Martin '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
2020: Pilot Season
Magic Hour
Yuka Taga '18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Eiko
Gigi Dement '92 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Cheryl Ye Han Wong '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), assistant camera
Pretty People
Frank Dale Arroyo '10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Deceased Ones
Nigel DeFriez '09 (BFA, Drama), Max
TRIBECA AT HOME
FEATURE NARRATIVE FILM LINEUP
Dating and New York
Francesca Reale '16 (BFA, Drama), Wendy
Kieran Altmann '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Co-Producer
Katie Schiller '18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Co-Producer
Maria Rusche '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Hanna A. Park '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Jeremy Truong '18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production manager
Roger Mancusi '15 (MA, GSAS/Cinema Studies), production assistant
Settlers
Wyatt Rockefeller '14 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film/ MBA, Stern, General Management), director/writer
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM LINEUP
Being BeBe
James Codoyannis '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
SHORT FILM LINEUP
David
Amelia Underwood '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), additional editing
Erik Sutch '10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), music supervisor
IMMERSIVE PROGRAM
CURRENT
Andrew Schneider ‘07 (MPS, ITP), Key Collaborator
Discriminator
Adam Harvey ‘10 (MPS, ITP), Key Collaborator
Polæ
Maya Pruitt ‘20 (MPS, ITP), Key Collaborator
Procession
Elie Zananiri ‘10 (MPS, ITP)
Jessica Brillhart ‘09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Key Collaborator
The Severance Theory: Welcome to Respite
Christopher Lane Davis ‘91 (MPS, ITP), Key Collaborator
VIRTUAL ARCADE
Bystanding: The Feingold Syndrome
Roi Lev ’18 (MPS, ITP), Project Creator
The Changing Same: Episode 1
Yasmin Elayat ’08 (MPS, ITP), Project Creator
Tribeca Creators Market
Veena Rao ’06 (BFA, Photography and Imaging)
Yasmin Elayat ’08 (MPS, ITP)
2021 NOW Showcase Indie Episodic Creators
Robbie Sublett ‘06 (BFA, Drama)
TRIBECA ONLINE PREMIERES
Asking For It
Jendra Jarnagin '96 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Cinematographer
Larry and Me
Lisa Melmed '84 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/screenwriter
David Broad '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer/cinematographer
2020 SHORTS PROGRAM
Shadows
Ria Tobaccowala '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), director/writer/producer
Lorena Duran '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), cinematographer
Ashley Deckman '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), producer
Aaron Crosby '18 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film), costume designer
Artemis Shaw '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), assistant director
Antonio Salume '19 (BFA, Film and Television), second assistant director
Swetha Regunathan (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), sound recordist
Jall Cowji '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), assistant camera
Jack Kendrick '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), gaffer
Emilia Gasic '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), assistant camera
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send additions or edits to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu