AT&T Untold Stories

The world’s largest film production prize.

JUNE

2027

NEW YORK CITY

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ABOUT

THE PROGRAM

AT&T Untold Stories is an impactful collaboration between AT&T and Tribeca Festival, dedicated to connecting creators to greater opportunity. The largest film production prize in the world of its kind, this $1.2M award goes beyond funding, offering comprehensive mentorship and a guaranteed premiere at the following year's Tribeca Festival.

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AT&T Untold Stories

THE AT&T

UNTOLD STORIES

EXPERIENCE

Tribeca Studios pairs expert creative mentorship with unique production resources, giving visionary filmmakers the guidance, freedom, and industry access needed to turn bold ideas into market-ready films.

THE LIVE
PITCH

Five selected finalist teams present their feature-length script ideas directly to a Greenlight Committee of industry leaders at the festival, pitching live with a visual presentation and participating in a dedicated Q&A session.

FUNDING
SUPPORT

One winning project receives a $1.2 million prize to produce their film, while the four finalist teams receive $15,000 grants toward continued script and project development.

YEAR-ROUND
MENTORSHIP

Tribeca provides the winning filmmakers with hands-on support throughout production, offering creative direction, script notes, casting guidance, and help navigating festival and distribution strategies.

WORLD
PREMIERE

The (completed) winning film returns to the Tribeca Festival the following year for its official premiere, providing a high-profile platform to launch their work in front of global audiences and distributors.

WINNING

ALUMNI

Since launching in 2017, AT&T Untold Stories has awarded over $9.2 million in funding, supported more than 45 projects, and produced 8 feature films. Every winning film to date has gone on to reach audiences in theaters and on major streaming platforms.

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TAKE ME HOME

About the Film

Anna cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna’s routine, her future is uncertain until she creates a world where she can thrive.

Written & Directed by Liz Sargent

Now Playing in Select Theaters
HONEYJOON

About the Film

A surprisingly sexy, darkly funny, life-affirming movie. Lela and her sensual daughter June take a trip to the romantic Azores after their major loss — with opposite ideas about why they’re there, how to grieve, and June’s tiny bikini. Between honeymooners, Woman Life Freedom, and their hot philosophical-surfer tour guide João, they find each other… coming back to life.

Written & Directed by Lilian T. Mehrel

Now Playing in Select Theaters
COLOR BOOK

About the Film

Following the passing of his wife, a devoted father learns to raise his son with Down syndrome as a single parent. Through their journey to a professional baseball game, he fights to keep his promise to his child while healing from the loss of his significant other.

Written & Directed by David Fortune

Watch Now, Exclusively on Netflix
SMOKING TIGERS

About the Film

Smoking Tigers follows Hayoung, a lonely 16-year-old Korean American girl who tries to hide her problematic family and lower-income background from her new wealthy friends, only to discover the struggles of adulthood that will forever shape her life.

Written & Directed by So Young Shelly Yo

HBO Max , Amazon , Fandango at Home , Apple TV
LAND OF GOLD

About the Film

First-generation Punjabi truck driver Kiran is about to become a father, but his irresponsibility is alienating everyone close to him. When he hears pounding on a shipping container at work and discovers an undocumented girl named Elena inside, everything changes as he sets out on a cross-country road-trip in search of her family. Over the arduous journey, the pair evade the police while feuding and bonding over music, paint swatches, and what it means to be seen as “other” in white America.

Written & Directed by Nardeep Khurmi

Roku , HBO Max , Prime Video , Kinema
MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE

About the Film

Teenage delinquent Sammy Ko teams up with a surly children's party magician on a bizarre adventure to navigate her tumultuous home life and inner demons. A coming-of-age comedy that touches on unlikely friendships, grief, and finding hope in the darkest moments.

Written & Directed by Kate Tsang

Hulu , Paramount+ , Amazon , Fandango at Home , Roku
LUCKY GRANDMA

About the Film

Set in New York City’s Chinatown, the film follows an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma who goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck… and in the middle of a gang war.

Directed Sasie Sealy
Co-written by Sasie Sealy & Angela Cheng

Apple TV , Amazon , Google Play , Kanopy , Tubi
NIGERIAN PRINCE

About the Film

A troubled American teenager, sent away to his mother's native Nigeria, finds himself entangled in a dangerous web of scams and corruption with a con-artist cousin as his guide.

Written & Directed by Faraday Okoro

Netflix

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