"What do you mean, like, everything?" Would you freak out if your entire internet history and data archives were leaked online? How bad would it be? This very awkward, very dark comedy short called See Saw is about that happening. See Saw is an 11-minute short film written and directed by filmmaker Matt Porter. He's
Tribeca Unveils Official Podcast Selections, First Major Film Festival to Feature Audio Programming
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The first Tribeca Podcasts lineup features world premieres of 12 fiction and nonfiction podcasts from emerging creators (
listed below), as well as panel discussions and other special events.
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The festival’s 20th anniversary celebration will take place June 9-20 across New York City the first major film festival to return to in-person events since the pandemic first hit last year. The 2021 Tribeca Festival also will mark the first time it will feature video games as official selections.
“The past few years have seen an explosion in the popularity of podcasts, making this the perfect time to introduce our inaugural Tribeca Podcast Program,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises and the Tribeca Festival. “We look forward to welcoming the creative forces behind this year’s most an
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New York’s Tribeca Festival (formerly the Tribeca Film Festival) will feature podcasting in its annual celebration on June 20. It is the first time podcasts are included in the agenda, which will also feature films, TV, and gaming.
Audible is the Exclusive Audio Entertainment Sponsor of the event. Leah Sarbib, Tribeca’s Manager of Audio Storytelling, has curated the podcast portion of the festival. Featured speakers include Sarah Koenig (co-creator
Serial), Jad Abumrad (creator
The 1619 Project), Alex Blumberg (founder of Gimlet Media / Spotify), Commie Walker (creator,
Missing & Murdered), Conal Byrne (CEO, iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group), and Tanya Somanader (Chief Content Officer, Crooked Media).
A shot from ShockYa’s exclusive clip from writer-director-producer Daniela De Carlo’s drama, ‘The Blackout,’ which features actresses Leah Henoch, Hillary Anne Matthews and Tess Paras.
Being forced to stay at home during a regional or national crisis does offer a few surprising benefits, as the characters in the new drama, ‘The Blackout,’ are discovering. The group of friends and neighbors are forming deeper connections with each other while they’re forced to stay at home in New York City during 2012’s destructive hurricane Sandy.
The film was released this week on VOD, courtesy of Gravitas Ventures. In honor of ‘The Blackout’s distribution, ShockYa is premiering an exclusive clip from the movie. The clip features actresses Leah Henoch, Hillary Anne Matthews and Tess Paras’ characters of Zoey, Liza and Jen while they’re spending time with each other, as well as several other of their friends and neighbors, on the eve of hurricane Sandy descending on New York