Festivals - Tribeca 2021 : Short films : Widen The Screen Program

By Mulder, 22 april 2021

Procter & Gamble once again comes together with Tribeca Studios and its partners to give a platform to Black creators. This year, as part of Procter & Gamble’s commitment to Widen the Screen, the festival will debut eight original films from Black creatives and filmmakers. This will include four documentaries from the Queen Collective, which returns for the third year, and four 8:46 films, a program that is new to the festival for 2021.

The Queen Collective Shorts : The debut of four Queen Collective documentaries, supported by Procter & Gamble and created by four diverse young women, aimed at accelerating gender and racial equality behind the camera.

Black Birth, directed by Haimy Assefa, produced by Dominque Turner. (United States) - World Premiere. Three expectant mothers, including the director, navigate the joys, fears, and complexity of Black motherhood in America.

Change the Name (United States) (World Premiere)
directed and produced by Cai Thomas
produced by Donald Conley.
Synopsis : Student activists and educators from Village Leadership Academy campaign to change the name of a park from a slaveholder to abolitionists Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.

Game Changer (United States) (World Premiere)
directed and produced by Tina Charles
produced Veronique Bernard
Synopsis : Tanya DePass, a lifelong Chicagoan and African-American gamer, is determined to make the gaming industry more inclusive for everyone, including people like her.

A Song of Grace (United States) (World Premiere)
directed by Arielle Knight
produced by Jamil McGinnis and Jessica Ann Peavy
Synopsis: A Song of Grace tells a poetic story about a black mother raising an exceptional young artist.

8:46 Films: saturday morning

A collective of Black creative executives, collaborated with Tribeca Studios and Procter & Gamble to produce four short films influenced by the length of time it took for George Floyd’s life to change the world, reclaiming the story to build a legacy of hope.

Cupids (United States) (World Premiere)
directed by Zoey Martinson
produced by Korey Jackson
With Melanie Nicholls-King, Toryn Isabella Coote, Scarlett London Diviney, Julius Sampson.
Synopsis : In this playful comedy, three kids worry that their beloved school bus driver will be lonely this summer without them. They set out to find her a partner and imagine the perfect matches.

Pearl and Henry (United States) (World Premiere)
directed by Gibrey Allen
produced by Greta Hagen-Richardson, Kenneth Reynolds, and Weenta Girmay
With Rhonda Johnson Dents and Lance E. Nichols.
Synopsis : Pearl and Henry enjoy the simple pleasures of their daily routine. Despite the changing world around them, they find comfort and peace in a connection built on decades of joy, vulnerability, and trust.

She Dreams at Sunrise
directed by Camrus Johnson
produced by Moon Jelly Pictures and Double Plus Productions
(United States) (World Premiere)
Synopsis : In this heartwarming animated film, a 70-year-old woman with meningitis lives between her dream world and reality while her great nephew and caretaker helps mend the past in this heartwarming animated film.

Slow Pulse (United States) (World Premiere)
directed by Marshall Tyler
produced by Moira Griffin, Efuru Flowers and Jeremy Hartman
Synopsis : In this moving story of love and dedication, Bernard Brash (Jimmie Fails) heals and finds hope by learning how to dance. With Jimmie Fails.

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.

Passes and Tickets for the 2021 Tribeca Festival
Festival passes are on sale now. Tickets to attend the Festival go on sale on May 3, 2021.
Visit: https://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/tickets

(Source : press release)