Festivals - Tribeca 2021 : Short films Category : Art and Soul

By Mulder, 22 april 2021

Music and dance shorts that will soothe your soul.

Unspoken (Denmark) (World Premiere) (Short Documentary)
directed by William Armstrong
Produced by Allan Stenild.
With Paul Lightfoot, Sebastian Haynes.
Synopsis : World-renowned choreographer Paul Lightfoot creates a remarkable tribute to his father who he lost during lockdown, with a piece that holds all of the words he was unable to say.

Resist : The Resistance Revival Chorus (United States) (World Premiere) (Short Documentary)
directed and written by Susan O'Brien
Produced by Susan O'Brien, Dasha Kova, Jillian A. Goldstein.
With NYC Resistance Revival Chorus, Atlanta Resistance Revival Chorus, San Diego Resistance Revival Chorus, Riverside Resistance Revival Chorus.
Synopsis : In the midst of a country divided, a diverse group of women and non-binary individuals unite through the historic power of music to create a movement ignited by song.

Silence (Japan, UK) (World Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed by Tj O’Grady Peyton, written by Ivan Cush, Tj O’Grady Peyton, Kensaku Kakimoto.
Produced by Yuka Nakamura, James Chamberlain, Kensaku Kakimoto.
With Kai Joseph Keenan-Felix, Lauryn Bryan, Kai Owen, Antoine Murray, Samuel Mena Garcia, Dom Bryan, Demarre King, Kijuan Whitton.
Synopsis : A young man (Kai Joseph Keenan-Felix) wanders around the city, where people wearing masks come and go. One day, he finds a girl (Lauryn Bryan) dancing ballet in an abandoned building.

19 Seventy Free: Part 1 (United States) (World Premiere )(Short Narrative)
directed by Louis Bryant III, AmaYah Harrison
written by Louis Bryant III, AmaYah Harrison, Darien Dorsey
Produced by Louis Bryant III, AmaYah Harrison, Taura Stinson, Darien Dorsey.
Synopsis : 19 Seventy Free is a visual EP celebrating the complexities of black love and artistic freedom with music as its primary voice. With Darien Dorsey, Amina Malika, James Mario Bowen.

Thirsty (United States) (World Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed, written and produced by Josh Peterson.
Synopsis : A dried-up old seafarer (Rob Nilsson) chases a fleeting figure (Leo Harte) across an apocalyptic desert landscape in this modern parable set to Alexis Harte’s darkly rollicking song. With Rob Nilsson, Leo Harte.

Blondie: Vivir En La Habana (United States) (North American Premiere) (Short Documentary)
directed by Rob Roth
Produced by Rob Roth, Debbie Harry, Clem Burke, Chris Stein, Tommy Manzi.
With Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke.
Synopsis : In 2019, the legendary American rock band Blondie performed for the first time in Havana, Cuba as part of a cultural exchange through the Cuban Ministry of Culture.

The 2021 Tribeca Festival is presented by AT&T and with the support of our corporate partners: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, CHANEL, City National Bank, CNN Films, Diageo, DoorDash, FreshDirect, Hudson Yards, Indeed, Montefiore, NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, P&G, PwC, Roku, Spring Studios New York.

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(Source : press release)