Tribeca Film Institute

Tribeca Youth @ Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Film Institute is proud to invite NYC students, youth filmmakers and educators to our programming held throughout the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. All events are free of charge.

To attend one (or several) events from of our series of educational fairs, screenings and special events, please download and complete a reservation form.

April 22nd, 8:30PM
The Apple Store in SoHo
103 Prince St

Evolution of a Filmmaker: Jeremiah Zagar

Filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar has been making films since he was a teenager (way back in 1998), and the Tribeca Film Institute is proud to invite students to a special discussion addressing the “Evolution of a Filmmaker”. Zagar will present and discuss scenes from his films from the past ten years (Coney Island, 1945; Baby Eat Baby), all leading up to a special presentation of an excerpt from his feature length documentary, the award-winning In a Dream. Together this series of clips and excerpts is designed to show young filmmakers the changes, adaptations (and mistakes!) a filmmaker makes as s/he develops an aesthetic and style that works.

April 30th, 3PM
Tribeca Gallery
13 Laight St

Next Steps: From High School to Higher Ed

At this educational fair, professors, students, administrators and school representatives from 10 New York institutions will speak directly to students about the educational choices available to them in the world of film. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and talk with an academic community currently pursuing film—either as their concentration or outside of their programs of study—at NYC colleges and universities. This is a fantastic opportunity for young filmmakers and classrooms with an eye on higher learning.

April 25th, 5-8PM
Downtown Community Television
87 Lafayette St.

Making Media that Matters: A Celebration

Please join us for a special celebration honoring and encouraging the creation of media dedicated to issues of great importance in our world today. Filmmakers of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of experience will come together and explore the role of media in exploring and changing our world in a festive setting. This event is presented in partnership with Arts Engine/Media that Matters.

Monday, April 28th
6pm
BMCC Tribeca PAC
199 Chambers St

Rucker Park. The mecca for all street basketball players. In Beastie Boy Yauch’s super-energized documentary, eight of the country’s top 24 high school players participate in the first “Elite 24” tournament on the same court that helped turn Dr. J, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain into legends.

Director: Adam Yauch

Tuesday, April 29th
1:30pm
AMC 19th Street East
890 Broadway

After more than a decade of civil wars leading to more than 250,000 deaths and one million refugees, a group of courageous women rose up to force peace on their shattered Liberia and propel to victory the first female head of state on the African continent.

Director: Gini Reticker

Wednesday, April 30
12pm
AMC 19th Street East
890 Broadway

Four classmates (Kurd, Christian, Shiite, and Sunni/Shiite) in Baghdad are given cameras to document their last year in high school, resulting in a rare firsthand view of what it’s like growing up where sectarian violence rages right outside the classroom window.

Directors: Ivan O’Mahoney and Laura Winter

Friday, May 2
12pm
AMC 19th Street East
890 Broadway

This is the story of World Champion Boxer, Kassim Ouma—born in Uganda, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to be a child soldier at age six. After a decade of warfare, Kassim defected and began a new life in America, quickly rising through the boxing ranks. As he trains for his next world title fight, keeping his demons out of the ring becomes increasingly difficult. A chance to reunite with his family in Uganda hinges on a military pardon from the same leaders responsible for his abduction.

Director: Kief Davidson