U.S. Narrative Competition

Discover breakout independent voices from around the country as these extraordinary world premieres compete for honors in Tribeca's U.S. Narrative Competition.
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Airport BLVD
Airport BLVD
Set in the transforming streets of East Austin, this jazz-infused musical follows Xavier as he watches his community, friendshi...
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Caity
Caity
Every Halloween, 16-year-old Caity runs her family's haunted house alongside her father who she idolizes. As a new spooky seaso...
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Cotton Fever
Cotton Fever
Inspired by director Daniel Blake Schwartz's real-life experiences, this striking debut feature charts the uneven cycles of add...
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Ephemera
Ephemera
In post-pandemic Shanghai, two women — one leaving, one staying — share a single electric night wandering the city. A tender, b...
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Here I'm Alive
Here I'm Alive
One night. One city. Migrants, sex workers and dreamers hustle New York's digital underbelly in this neo-realist urban epic dri...
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Kingston
Kingston
On the illustrious campus of Kingston College, prestige drips off students, faculty and architecture. Amid social turmoil, thre...
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Lucy Schulman
Lucy Schulman
After a crushing breakup, Lucy moves back in with her eccentric single dad and dives into bad dates, false starts, and growing ...
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Mother Future Self
Mother Future Self
An experimental dance camp in rural Maine sure sounds like a great place to have a long-awaited reunion, no? Sofi and Jordan re...
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Ponderosa
Ponderosa
When the buffet where Zeke's mom works closes down, he's forced to entertain the wild advances of a rich regular who is weirdly...
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She Keeps Me Young
She Keeps Me Young
Michelle is floating through life until a surprising connection with a high schooler challenges her friendship with her overbea...
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Summer of Three
Summer of Three
Returning home to his native Puerto Rico after years away, 17-year-old Javi meets Luife and Kiki, two social misfits who flip h...
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Via Negativa
Via Negativa
Facing a crisis of faith after the death of an old friend, a young priest abandons all he knows and sets off on a road trip out...
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