Fri June 07 - 10:30 AM
AT&T Presents: Untold Stories Pitch Event
Special Presentation
| 110 MINUTESUntold Stories is a multi-year, multi-tier alliance between AT&T and Tribeca Festival that awards $1 million dollars, mentorship, and comprehensive support to systemically underrepresented filmmakers to produce their films.
This unique partnership has already made a major impact on inclusivity in film. Following the first four nationally distributed films (Nigerian Prince, Lucky Grandma, Marvelous and the Black Hole, and Land of Gold), Smoking Tigers will be available to stream this fall. AT&T Untold Stories’ next feature Color Book will premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival.
On June 7, we're celebrating year 7 of this incredible program. Join us live as 5 talented filmmaking teams pitch their original feature scripted film projects to an esteemed Greenlight Committee of industry professionals to decide who will be the next $1 million dollar prize recipient.
Panelists
So Young Shelly Yo
So Young Shelly Yo is a Korean-American filmmaker whose films were supported by HBO, SFFILM, Sloan, CAAM and others. Shelly's first feature, SMOKING TIGERS was the winner of Tribeca x AT&T UNTOLD STORIES and was awarded best screenplay, best performance and a special mention for the Nora Ephron prize. Prior to SMOKING TIGERS, shelly created many award-winning short films including SOFT SOUNDS OF PEELING FRUIT and MOONWALK WITH ME. Most recently, Shelly was awarded the New Voice Award at the 2023 Austin Film Festival and was chosen for the 2023 Bafta Breakthrough Program.
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo is a Grammy® Emmy® and Tony® Award-winning actress, singer, author, and producer, as well as an Academy Award®, Golden Globe®, and SAG nominee. Since bursting onto the West End and Broadway stages in “The Color Purple,” she has taken the world by storm. Erivo is set to star as Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande’s Glinda in Universal’s highly anticipated film adaptation of the hit musical WICKED from director Jon M. Chu. Part 1 of WICKED will be released on November 27th, 2024, with Part 2 released on November 26th, 2025. She can recently be seen starring in Disney+’s PINOCCHIO as the Blue Fairy opposite Tom Hanks, Keegan Michael Key and Luke Evans and LUTHER where she will starred alongside Idris Elba and Andy Serkis in the feature film installment, which continues the story of the acclaimed BBC crime series. Erivo can currently be seen starring in DRIFT, which Erivo produces with her production company Edith’s Daughter. DRIFT follows a young Liberian refugee named Jacqueline (Erivo) who has barely escaped her war-torn country to a Greek island. The film had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22nd, 2023 and opened to rave reviews. Erivo also wrote and recorded an original song for the film entitled “It Would Be.”
Tanya Saracho
Tanya Saracho is a playwright and television writer who most recently served as creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed series “Vida” on Starz. The show featured all Latine writers and directors, including Saracho, who made her television directorial debut.
Kellyn Smith Kenny
Kellyn Smith Kenny is the Chief Marketing and Growth Officer at AT&T where she is responsible for deepening customer relationships, accelerating growth, and elevating AT&T’s premium position. Over the past several years, AT&T has launched groundbreaking programs with the NBA, WNBA, Tribeca Festival, #SeeHer, Cloud9 and more to underscore the importance of representation and to elevate underrepresented voices. Kellyn is passionate about the role brands play in reflecting and promoting diversity, and honored to help select this year’s winner of AT&T Presents: Untold Stories.
Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown is an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer and host best known for her series-regular roles on the television shows: COMMUNITY, THE MAYOR, THE ODD COUPLE, BIG SHOT, ACT YOUR AGE and animated shows as varied as Disney’s CHICKEN SQUAD, PUPSTRUCTION, FIREBUDS, Netflix’s MY DAD THE BOUNTY HUNTER and GOOD TIMES, Apple TV’s SHAPE ISLAND and FROG and TOAD and the newly announced AMONG US for CBS.
Daveed Diggs
Tony, Grammy, and Lucille Lortel Award winning actor, writer, producer, and musician Daveed Diggs, is widely known for originating the dual roles of ‘Thomas Jefferson’ and ‘Marquis de Lafayette’ in the Broadway sensation, HAMILTON, for which he won a Tony and Grammy Award. The HAMILTON movie, which was filmed onstage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in June 2016 and features Diggs and his castmates, is streaming on Disney+. Diggs’ performance in the film earned him a 2021 Emmy Nomination for “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie” and a SAG Award Nomination for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.” He stars as Disney’s fan-favorite and scene-stealing crab “Sebastian” in Rob Marshall’s live-action adaptation of THE LITTLE MERMAID opposite Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, and Awkwafina.
* Rush Tickets available at venue except for
Beacon Theatre
Beacon Theatre
Rush will be offered when advanced tickets for a screening or event are no longer available at venues
other than Beacon Theatre.
The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.
The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.
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