The series is a year-long presentation of films that serve NYC public schools students and teachers with access to free, relevant and challenging films. Each screening is followed by a discussion, Q&A or a workshop.
TFI Youth Screening Series co-presented with the Media that Matters Film Festival, a project of Arts Engine. For more information aobu media That Matters, please visit www.mediathatmattersfest.org.
Download: Registration Form for Tribeca Youth at the Tribeca Film Festival
Entre Nos
APRIL 27, 12PM @ School of Visual Arts Theater (333 West 23rd Street)
Directors: Gloria La Morte, Paola Mendoza
Adoring mother Mariana (talented codirector Paola Mendoza) has toted her two children from Columbia to New York to indulge her husband’s whim. But when he abruptly abandons the family, she’ll have to rely on her own imagination and courage—and that of her remarkable kids (breakthroughs Sebastian Villada and Laura Montana)—to survive insurmountable odds during their first summer in the United States. (In Spanish with English subtitles) (High School audiences only)
Team Qatar
APRIL 28, 12PM @ School of Visual Arts Theater (333 West 23rd Street)
Director: Liz Mermin
Equal parts competition movie and cultural examination, Team Qatar follows the first Qatari national debate team and their springy English coach as they train in Doha, London, and New York in preparation for the world championship in DC . Will this vibrant multicultural team handle the pressure and succeed on the world stage?
Off and Running
APRIL 29, 12PM @ School of Visual Arts Theater (333 West 23rd Street)
Director: Nicole Opper
With white Jewish lesbians for parents and two adopted brothers—one mixed-race and one Korean—Brooklyn teen Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. Even so, she can’t quell her curiosity about her biological African-American roots and decides to contact her birth mother. This choice propels Avery into her own complicated exploration of race, identity, and family that threatens to distance her from the parents she’s always known. (High School audiences only)
Only When I Dance
APRIL 30, 12PM @ School of Visual Arts Theater (333 West 23rd Street)
Director: Beadie Finzi
Two teenage ballet dancers from the working-class favelas of Rio are determined to dance their way to a better life, but to do so they must grow up against harsh prejudice, doubt, and some of the best dancers in the world. This inspiring doc trails their path to beat the odds and follow their dream of making it in the elite world of professional ballet. (In Portuguese with English subtitles)
Download: Registration Form for Tribeca Youth at the Tribeca Film Festival
