In association with Anarchists United, the Tribeca Festival brings audiences the 1996 American neo-noir erotic crime thriller film written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski in their feature-film directorial debut. The film centers on Violet (Jennifer Tilly), a gun moll who longs to escape her relationship with her mobster boyfriend Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), as she enters into a clandestine affair with ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon). The two women hatch a scheme to steal $2 million of Mafia money. A Gramercy Pictures and Summit Entertainment release.
Before the Screening: New York premiere of Wild Ones, a thrilling narrative short written and directed by Leone DiSantis, executive produced by Lilly Wachowski.
Featuring the best and wildest genre filmmaking from around the globe, as well as special events and other in-theater surprises, Escape From Tribeca is the Festival’s fan-focused haven for late-night thrills and no-holds-barred cult cinema:
Breeder, (Canada, United States) - Feature Narrative, World Premiere. An eccentric poodle breeder lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. But, as he soon learns, there’s a catch. Directed and written by Alex Goyette. Produced by Ian Start, Byron Ashley, Brian Mitchell, K. Asher Levin. With Daniel Doheny, Dot Marie Jones, Maddie Phillips, Tanaya Beatty.
Dante, (Spain) - Feature Narrative, World Premiere. Responding to an emergency call, a young paramedic unwittingly finds himself thrust into the middle of a war between two crime lords, triggering an escalating series of gruesome twists and turns over the course of one crazy night. Directed, written and produced by Hugo Ruíz. Produced by Kike Sánchez, Jesús Naudín, Rubén Fernández, Andrés Mendiburen. With Chino Darín, Ester Expósito, Vicente Romero, Enrique Arce.
Death Boom, (United States) - Feature Documentary, World Premiere. Eighty years ago, the “Baby Boom” led to a massive uptick in births. Now, we’re seeing the inevitable end of that surge as those tens of millions of people pass away. This fascinating doc explores the dilemma now facing the funeral industry and the many inventive solutions being pioneered. Directed by Jessica Chandler. Produced by Eli Roth, Leonardo DiCaprio, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick.
Hallowarrior, (United States) World Premiere. Pumpkin, a Halloween-obsessed post-apocalypse survivor, thinks she’s the last person alive. But when a vicious band of scavengers shows up at her doorstep, Pumpkin has no choice but to tap into her deadliest survival instincts. Directed, written and produced by Ben Sottak. Produced by Emmajane Hoffman, Gabriel Rosenstein. Starring Milly Shapiro, Ajani Russell, AJ Bowen, Shannyn Sossamon. Photos
The Haunting of Pennhurst, (United States) - Feature Documentary, World Premiere. Once a notorious institution for people with disabilities, Pennhurst finally closed after decades of abuse in 1987. Now those doors are reopening, as a group of disabled performers reframe the narrative around the site's harmful history –– as a haunted house. Directed by Nathan R. Stenberg, Mike Attie, Katarina Poljak. Produced by Daniel J. Chalfen.
Mutter: The Diary of a Mother, (Türkiye) - Feature Narrative, World Premiere. Under traumatic circumstances, Gül gives birth to her first child: an inhuman creature. What’s a single mother to do? Protect her newborn, albeit alien-like, offspring by any means necessary, of course. Directed by Alphan Eşeli. Written by Alphan Eşeli. Produced by Ömer Atay, Alphan Eşeli. With Hazar Ergüçlü, Güven Kıraç, Erdeniz Kurucan, Ulvi Kahyaoğlu.
Recluse, (United States) - Feature Narrative, World Premiere. After being summoned back to her childhood home to care for her bedridden father, Joan must confront the unearthed demons of her family’s past and contend with the home’s dark, malevolent energy that is both unseen and, much to her horror, seen. Directed by Henry Chaisson. Written by Henry Chaisson. Produced by Josh Lobo, Gillian Cooper, Henry Chaisson, Alex Dandino. With Sasha Frolova, Xander Berkeley, Toby Poser, Mia Vallet.
Turn It Up!, (Canada) - Feature Narrative, World Premiere. An indie rock band struggling to make its mark finds a possible meal ticket in an infectious new guitar riff. Unfortunately, it’s also a cursed melody that just so happens to open a portal to another, much scarier dimension. Directed by Sam Scott. Written by Sam Scott, Gwenlyn Cumyn. Produced by Liv Collins, Jesse Thomas Cook, Mike Gillespie. With Justine Nelson, Gwenlyn Cumyn, Xavier Lopez, Julian Richings.
ALSO OF NOTE:
Free Outdoor Screening June 8 – 7:00 p.m. @ Hudson Yards Public Square and Gardens
Over the course of the Tribeca Festival's 25 years, New York City's horror fans have been able to get first looks at many genre favorites and classics of the 2000s, chief of which just might be Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson's incredible vampire film Let the Right One, an adaptation of author John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel of the same name. Let the Right One In had its North American Premiere at the 2008 Tribeca Festival, where it won the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, and deservedly so. With its heartbreaking performances and legitimately terrifying genre elements, Alfredson's look at a bullied teenager's complicated friendship with an undead bloodsucker is a towering work of horror cinema. Catch up with Let the Right One for the first time or revisit the film's excellence at a free screening at Hudson Yards as Tribeca looks back at some of the most impactful films to screen at the festival since its 2001 inception.
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
When film lovers think about the late, great William Friedkin, they most likely think about his game-changing classics like The Exorcist and The French Connection. A film that deserves mention alongside those, at least in terms of quality and intrigue, is Friedkin's 1980 serial killer crime thriller Cruising, starring Al Pacino as a cop working undercover within New York City's leather-clad gay S&M scene to put a stop to a homicidal madman targeting queer men. Based on real-life murders and mired in production drama, notably static between Friedkin and the LGBTQ+ community, Cruising has a complicated legacy. Documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz's illuminating Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders digs deep into the whole story to uncover the truths behind the making of Cruising, the controversies surrounding it and its true crime origins.
It's a rite of passage for fans of both midnight movies and queer cinema. Released in 1975 and now one of film's greatest cult creations, Jim Sharman's effervescent and wild horror-comedy musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show has inspired its countless, ever-growing following to sing and dance to their own beat and embrace their individuality. One such fan is Kenny Starling, a 25-year-old stage performer in the mining town of Rock Springs, Wyoming, who's the driving force behind his small town's drag theater company's Rocky Horror production. In filmmaker Allison Berg's charming documentary Time Warp, Starling's and his collaborators' efforts to bring Dr. Frank-N-Furter's world to Rock Springs are given a wonderful spotlight that celebrates the spirits of fandom and artistry while also delivering a rallying cry for open-mindedness and acceptance.
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