The 2024 Tribeca Festival unveiled its lineup of 87 short narrative, documentary, and animated films, including 65 films in competition and 10 music videos. This year’s Festival, which takes place June 5-16, showcases 12 short film sections, presented by Starbucks, programmed to delight audiences with heartwarming and hilarious storytelling.
The program’s four categories—narrative shorts, documentary shorts, animated shorts, and music videos—thematically highlight and explore bold stories of joy, love, and safety, showcasing expressions of Black freedom, the Latin American experience, and Caribbean culture. This year’s selections examine the follies of youth and the absurdities of life with humor and hubris.
World premieres include Motorcycle Mary, directed by Haley Watson and produced by two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot and seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, a profile on legendary motorsports pioneer Mary McGee; Ripe!, directed by TUSK and produced by two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Kelley O’Hara, a not-so-straightforward queer love story; Bite starring Troian Bellisario, a story of regaining one’s identity after overcoming PTSD; and Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia, an intimate look at Cal Calamia, a transgender marathon runner advocating for athletic inclusion. The New York narrative shorts lineup includes the world premieres of Happy to Help You starring Amy Sedaris and Jeremy Beiler, and Veo Veo A Family, a story of familial bonds starring Carla Gugino and KO.
Whoopi Goldberg’s curated animated shorts program celebrates enduring friendships in Nate & John, escaping loneliness with adventure in the anime short Budō, and overcoming mental health challenges in In The Shadow Of the Cypress.
Additionally, the electrifying music video lineup, curated by music video programmer Sharon Badal, spans pop country pulsating rhythms with Lanie Gardner’s Six Feet Deep; the latest retro synth-pop hit from Conan Gray; Never Ending Song, an electro-funk song from Wednesday Campanella; Prince Shoutoku, an all-new Bad Bunny musical from Armani Ortiz; and the heartfelt melodies of Zach Bryan’s Nine Ball.
2024 TRIBECA FESTIVAL SHORTS SELECTION
NARRATIVE SHORTS
¡Beso de lengua! (Mexico) – World Premiere
¡salsa! (Colombia) – World Premiere
A Family Guide To Hunting (United States) – World Premiere
A Rose for Katrina (Australia) – International Premiere
À toi les oreilles (To Your Ears) (Canada) – New York Premiere
Alarms (France) – New York Premiere
Bite (United States) – World Premiere
Camping in Paradise (Norway) – New York Premiere
Catharsis (United States) – United States Premiere
Clodagh (Ireland) – New York Premiere
Complications (Norway) – New York Premiere
Dirty Towel (United States) – World Premiere
Ebb & Flow (Lebanon, Qatar, United States) – World Premiere
Favourites (Australia) – New York Premiere
Fire F*cking Fire (United States) – New York Premiere
Five Ways to Get Rid of a Hickey (Cinco Formas de Borrar un Chupón) (Chile) – World Premiere
Fuck-a-Fan (Netherlands) – World Premiere
Happy To Help You (United States) – World Premiere
Idiomatic (United Kingdom) – World Premiere
Is Now A Good Time? (United States) – World Premiere
I Want To Violently Crash Into the Windshield of Love (Mexico) – World Premiere
Jane Austen’s Period Drama (United States) – New York Premiere.
Kasbi (United States) – World Premiere
Kum-Kum (Saudi Arabia) – International Premiere
Learning English (United States) – New York Premiere
Lice (India & United States) – World Premiere
Mermaids (Martinique) – World Premiere
My Best Friend (United States, France) – North American Premiere
NEA (Colombia) – New York Premiere
Nepotism, Baby! (United States) – World Premiere
Next Week (Canada) – World Premiere
Officer Stanley (United States) – World Premiere
Oh, Christmas Tree (United States) – World Premiere
original skin (United Kingdom) – New York Premiere
Passarinho (Mexico) – International Premiere
Perfect Ten (United States) – World Premiere
Punta Salinas (Puerto Rico) – New York Premiere
Ripe! (United States, Spain) – World Premiere
Robbie Ain’t Right No More (United States) – New York Premiere
Sea Lion Cow (United States) – World Premiere
Shut Up, Jack (United States) – World Premiere
Smile, God Loves You. (United States) – World Premiere
Some Kind of Paradise (United States) – New York Premiere
Swollen (United States) – World Premiere
The Brown Dog (United States) – International Premiere
The Cost of Flesh (France) – North American Premiere
The Creators (United Kingdom) – North American Premiere
The End Of The Party (United States) – World Premiere
The HongFu Hotel (United States) – World Premiere
The White Rabbit (United States) – World Premiere
Veo Veo A Family (United States) – World Premiere
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
All Things Metal (United States) – World Premiere
Black Hercules (United States) – World Premiere
Bright White Light (Finland) – World Premiere
Budd, Sweat & Tearz (United Kingdom) – World Premiere
Canine (Ireland/Namibia) – International Premiere
Confessions of a Jumbotron Addict (United States) – World Premiere
David Again (United States) – New York Premiere
Depression is a Beast (United States) – World Premiere
Dynasty and Destiny (United States) – New York Premiere
Earthshine (United States) – World Premiere
JUMPMAN (United States) – World Premiere
La Roche (Switzerland) – United States Premiere
Lost Bois (United States) – World Premiere
Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World (United States) – New York Premiere
Motorcycle Mary (United States) – World Premiere
Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia (United States) – World Premiere
Pastrana (Brazil) – North American Premiere
Sol Béni (Côte D’Ivoire) – World Premiere
The Solace of Sisterhood (United States) World Premiere
ANIMATED SHORTS
Budō (Sweden) – International Premiere
In The Shadow Of the Cypress (Iran) – North American Premiere
LUKi And The Lights (Netherlands, United States) – New York Premiere
Nate & John (United States) – World Premiere
Ruthless Blade (China) – International Premiere
Scrubby (Germany) – World Premiere
The Mayfly (United States) – New York Premiere
MUSIC VIDEOS
“Booked A Room” (United States) – Performed by Kris Lefcoe.
“En El Bronx Part 2” (United States) – Performed by Bad Bunny.
“Illusion” (United States) – Performed by Dua Lipa.
“Never Ending Song” (United States) – Performed by Conan Gray.
“Nine Ball” (United States) – Performed by Zach Bryan.
“Prince Shoutoku” (Japan) – Performed by Wednesday Campanella.
“Six Feet Deep” (United States) – Performed by Lanie Gardner.
“Wanting and Waiting” (United States) – Performed by The Black Crowes.
“Water” (United States) – Performed by Tyla.
“Won’t Be Around” (United States) – Performed by Terry Blade.