The Tribeca Film Festival has announced their 2022 lineup and genre fans will be eating well! In addition to original feature premieres and a nice little sampling of shorts, the festival will also be celebrating NYC grindhouse fare with the “Tribecxploitation” series. Take a look at the list below, you’ll recognize some familiar names along with brand new talent making their feature debuts. Filmmakers are bringing Jewish folklore, malevolent atmospheres, dates with death, and ancient spirits from around the world. Lots to love on here, in the Midnight programming and beyond, so dig in!
Maja and Leahโs new relationship is interrupted when mysterious things start happening in their London flat. It seems that Leahโs disapproving mother, who lives downstairs, is using Jewish folklore to come between them. Written and directed by Gabriel Bier Gislason.
That’s right, the subject of our issue #14 newsstand cover is finally available for your eyes to behold! Locked in a soundproof basement by a masked child killer, a teenage boy finds the possibility of hope through an unexpected and supernatural lifeline: a telephone on which he receives motivational calls from the killerโs past victims. Written by Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, and directed by Derrickson.
Overweight and insecure, Simi spends Easter weekend with her famous nutritionist aunt. The hope is that itโll help her get on a healthier track, but as the auntโs familyโs icy dynamics and an increasingly malevolent atmosphere leave Simi feeling uneasy, weight isnโt the only thing sheโs about to lose. Written and directed by Peter Hengl.
Valeria has long dreamed about becoming a mother. After learning that sheโs pregnant, she expects to feel happy, yet somethingโs off. Nightmarish visions and an unshakeable paranoia have her questioning what she wants, and an ancient evil spirit may be the cause. Huesera is director Michelle Garza Cervera’s feature debut.
One of lifeโs greatest mysteries has been solved: Life after death does exist. The widespread acceptance of ghosts has led to Life Beyond, a radical scientific study based in San Francisco and launched by Dr. Stevenson (Karen Gillan), through which volunteers can commit pain-free suicide. After all, whatโs left to fear about the afterlife? In New York City, two ready-to-die strangers, Rose (Katie Parker) and Teddy (Rahul Kohli), randomly end up sharing a rental car for a cross-country trip to their respective Life Beyond appointments. Friction gradually gives way to a deep emotional connection theyโve both needed, one that allows Rose and Teddy to confront personal traumas and embrace the kind of love theyโve each previously rejected. Unfortunately, their dates with death loom.
Itโs the perfect plan: A serial killer brings an unsuspecting new victim on a weekend getaway to add another body to his ever-growing count. Sheโs buying into his faux charms, and heโs eagerly lusting for blood. What could possibly go wrong? Directed by Travis Stevens and written by Stevens and Nathan Faudree.
Marie Cissรฉ (Babetida Sadjo) works as the head chef at a retirement home in small-town France. Her simple day-to-day life spent caring for residents, hanging out with her co-worker and best friend Nadia (Jennifer Tchiakpe), and teasing a potential new romance is disrupted by the arrival of Father Patrick (Soulรฉymane Sy Savanรฉ), an African priest whom she recognizes as the warlord who murdered her family in Guinea. As he further endears himself to the residents and staff, Marie debates how to move forward with a monster in her midst.
When a motivated resident doctor transfers to a rural hospital for a fresh start, his demons follow him as he becomes consumed with the case of a young asthma patient, in Alex Thompsonโs psychological horror follow up to his highly acclaimed Saint Frances.
As an extra special bonus treat, the Tribecxploitation series is celebrating no rules, no boundaries, no mercy Grindhouse art shot right on the Mean Streets of NYC and presented in glorious color by their directors; the incredible Abel Ferrara, Roberta Findlay and Frank Henenlotter! A friendly warning from management: *The management advises no one be admitted if they are easily offended or sober! Strap in for special screenings of Basket Case, Ms. 45, and Tenement.
And you know we’ve got to show some love to the short films, if you miss these you’re likely missing out on a treasure trove of big talent and wild, original stories.
When an escaped hostage is turned loose, Billie struggles against the clock to prove her loyalty and become a full-fledged member of the Bumblebees.
When a 10-year-old girl is forced to spend the weekend with her older sister, she becomes drawn to a pendant, and the night takes a deadly turn.
An ordinary day takes a sinister turn for a woman and her child when a stranger walks into their isolated rural home.
After taking a job on a farm run by a reclusive woman, a drifter begins suffering from visions of men trapped inside the bodies of animals.
The 2022 Tribeca Festival runs June 8-19th. Single tickets go on sale May 2nd, passes and packages are available right now!
