NY, NY Competition at the Tribeca Film Festival
The NY, NY Competition category awards outstanding films by filmmakers with New York roots and films from the New York City area. Over the last few years, the NY, NY competition has matured into a launch pad for New York films. Red Doors, last year?s winner in the NY, NY Narrative Feature category, recently completed a worldwide distribution deal with Polychrome Pictures and Warner Brothers Home Video.
The films that will be screened as part of the NY,NY competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival represent a range of unique perspectives and stories.
NY, NY Documentary Feature Competition
The NY, NY Documentaries Feature Competition includes stories about immigration, reality TV, and a homeless artist. All thirteen films are world premieres, including:A tribute to Fire Department Chaplain Father Mychal Judge, who gave his life on September 11 after administering last rites to a fallen firefighter.
A behind-the-scenes look at the epic battle over building a West Side Stadium to host the 2012 Olympics. Watch Mayor Bloomberg and the unions face off against neighborhood activists and corporate developers.
This documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of volunteers who gathered to help with the rescue efforts in the wake of the World Trade Center disaster.
The story of Jimmy Mirikitani , a fiercely independent, homeless 80-year-old Japanese-American artist.
The story of the complex life of leftist writer and activist Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement.
This doc follows the recording of an album of songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch to benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk High Schoo, the first LGBT high school in the nation.
NY, NY Narrative Feature Competition
The NY, NY Narrative Feature Competition includes thirteen films, all of which are World Premieres. The films include:A married couple gets involved with a Spanish seductress and complications ensue. Starring Jeremy London, Katheryn Winnick, Darrell Hammond, Elisa Donovan, Mirelly Taylor, and Fred Armisen.
This satire of the celebrity generation chronicles the rise and fall of a celebrity healer who becomes a cult figure. Starring Ewan Bremner, Martha Plimpton, Amy Ryan, Michael Shannon, and Annabella Sciorra.
A Chinese-American girl who fantasizes about high society is mistaken for a Hong Kong heiress at a socialite event and meets her Prince Charming. Featuring Fay Ann Lee, Margaret Cho, Gale Harold, and Christine Baranski. In English and Cantonese.
A petty thief and an apparent orphan end up on a road trip to Texas. Starring Mark Webber and Rosie Perez.
A lifelong bachelor (Matthew Modine) has to deal with his intimacy issues when he sublets his apartment to an attractive biologist (Gina Gershon).
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