Festivals - Tribeca 2021 : Short films category : Pursuing Happiness

By Mulder, 22 april 2021

These shorts navigate life’s ups and downs.

GraceLand (United States) (New York Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed by Bonnie Discepolo, written by Bonnie Discepolo, Trevor Munson
Produced by Stephen Moffatt, Brad Jayne, Ed Tilden, Kevin Peterson
With Anna Camp, Monique Coleman, Daniel Eric Gold, Katie Beth West.
Synopsis : A southern mom's (Anna Camp) life is all shook up when her ten-year-old daughter (Katie Beth West) claims to be a reincarnation of the king of rock and roll.

Six Nights (United States) (New York Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed and written by Robert Brogden
Produced by Robert Brogden, Kelley Zincone, Izrael Lopez
With Daniel Ruiz, Adam S. Ford, Nicole Esteban, Maru Garcia, Rhianna DeVries, Matt Alvarado.
Synopsis : A restaurant dishwasher (Daniel Ruiz) is given a last-minute chance to step up as a line cook just before a busy Saturday night dinner service.

Magnolia Bloom (United States) (World Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed by Tayo Amos, written by Matt Mitchell, Joi Elaine
Produced by Julia Dillard, Matt Mitchell
With Lex Scott Davis, Wes McGee, Joseph Lloyd Lopez.
Synopsis : In 1950s Las Vegas, a black singer (Lex Scott Davis) is on the verge of her big break, but she risks it all when she learns her audience won't be integrated.

Enjoy (UK) (World Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed by Saul Abraham, written by Callum Cameron
Produced by Gabriele Lo Giudice, Nick Rowell.
With Himesh Patel, Tom Sweet, Maddy Hill, Sara Stewart, Jonathan Aris, Matt Devitt.
Synopsis : As Michael (Himesh Patel) seeks novel ways to halt his spiralling depression, a moment of hope arrives via an unexpected source.

We Do This Once (United States) (World Premiere) (Short Narrative)
directed and written by Michael Marantz
Produced by Zach MacDonald, Michael Marantz
With Athena Reddy, Lance Daniels.
Synopsis : A new mother (Athena Reddy) who loses her family's home takes wildly brazen action in the hopes of giving her baby a better life.

The Angler (United States) (World Premiere), (Short Narrative)
directed by David Darg, written by Emily Beth Beacham, Matt Beacham, David Darg
Produced by Jannat Gargi.
With Emily Beth Beacham, Matt Beacham, Barry Price, Derek Curran, Brighton Beacham.
Synopsis : A fisherman (Matt Beacham) and young mother (Emily Beth Beacham) have a chance encounter when their lines become tangled. But in this story of a mother’s desperate love, there’s more beneath the surface.

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