Tribeca Youth Screening Series

The Tribeca Youth Screening Series presents NYC public schools students and teachers with access to free, educationally-relevant and challenging films. Each screening is followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker and other members of the cast and crew. All Tribeca Youth Screening Series events will take place at the School of Visual Arts Theater, located at 333 West 23rd Street.

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Questions? Contact youth@tribecafilminstitute.org
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Climate of Change April 23, 12pm

A film by Brian Hill

A group of 13-year-olds in India rally against the use of plastics. A renaissance man in Africa teaches villagers to harness solar power. Self-described "hillbillies" in Appalachia battle the big business behind strip mining. Tilda Swinton beautifully narrates this rich and inspiring documentary—from the producers of An Inconvenient Truth—about a world of regular people taking action in the fight to save our environment. Executive produced by Participant Media and the Alliance for Climate Protection. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Brian Hill.

The Space Between April 27, 12pm

A film by Travis Fine

Lonely flight attendant Montine McLeod (Academy Award® nominee Melissa Leo) becomes responsible for a 10-year-old Pakistani-American boy traveling solo when news of the 9/11 attacks grounds their flight in Texas. After learning the boy's father works in the World Trade Center, McLeod musters the compassion she could never afford her own family, and the two embark on a heartrending road trip to meet an uncertain future in New York City. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Travis Fine. (high school audiences only)

 

Monica & David April 28, 12pm

A film by Alexandra Codina

Monica and David are in love. Truly, blissfully in love. They also happen to have Down syndrome. Alexandra Codina's affectionate and heartwarming documentary is an intimate, year-in-the-life portrait of two child-like spirits with adult desires. Supported (and, for more than 30 years, sheltered) by endlessly devoted mothers, Monica and David prepare for their fairy tale wedding and face the realities of married life afterward. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with Monica, David, and filmmaker Alexandra Codina.

Earth Made of Glass April 29, 12pm

A film by Deborah Scranton

A president and a citizen—bound together by a profound love of country and an unquenchable desire to see the truth revealed—fight to uncover the mystery behind a murder and France's hidden role in the horrific 1994 Rwandan genocide. This powerful investigative documentary from the director of The War Tapes (best doc, TFF '06) is driven by the inspiring and uplifting stories of Rwandan president Paul Kagame and genocide survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Deborah Scranton and producer Reid Carolin. (subtitled; recommended for high school students)