Alfred P. Sloan Foundation at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has been a founding and signature sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival since 2002. Sloan’s partnership with Tribeca forms part of a national program to stimulate the creation of realistic and compelling stories about science and technology and to challenge existing stereotypes about scientists, engineers and mathematicians in the popular imagination. In addition to showcasing the intersection of science and film at the festival, the Foundation supports the development, production and distribution of narrative features that dramatize science and technology stories through the TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is proud to sponsor these three key events during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
 

ANNIVERSARY SCREENING & PANEL

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation presented a special screening of Christopher Nolan's Memento, celebrating its 10th anniversary, followed by a conversation featuring special guests from science and screen. Panelists explored the science of memory as it relates to Memento and more broadly, the history of Hollywood's portrayal of memory.

This discussion will be moderated by Robert Krulwich of NPR with panelists including Memento stars Guy Pearce and Joe Pantoliano, MIT Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience Dr. Suzanne Corkin, New School Professor of Psychology Dr. William Hirst, and writer Jonathan Nolan, whose short story "Memento Mori" inspired the film.

Memento screened Saturday, April 24th with a reception afterwards in celebration of the anniversary. In case you missed it, our intern Alex and the Festival Team give you the inside scoop!

Memento Director: Christopher Nolan USA | 2000 | 113 min | Feature Narrative In 2000, Christopher Nolan’s striking thriller Memento captivated audiences with its innovative portrait of a man disoriented by short term memory loss, hunting for his wife’s killer. In a cinematic landscape littered with scientific myths, Memento is noteworthy for its authentic, but no less intriguing, dramatization of neurological disorder. As we revisit this intellectually challenging film on its 10th anniversary, we celebrate Nolan’s unconventional storytelling – as exciting now as it was then.

TFI AWARDS CEREMONY

At The TFI Awards Ceremony, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundaton celebrated the projects selected to receive $140,000 in grants from the 2010 TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund. The TFI Awards Ceremony was held at the Union Square Ballroom.

The 2010 TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees were proudly announced at the TFI Awards.

SLOAN WORKS-IN-PROGRESS

The TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund also presented the Sloan Works-in-Progress, featuring select scenes from all six 2010 grantee projects. This invitation-only breakfast and presentation took place at the Crosby Street Hotel on April 22nd.

The talented cast featured Ann Dowd, Anson Mount, David Alan Basche, Tammy Blanchard, Ryan O'Nan, Benjamin Eakeley, and Paris Yates. Click here to read more!