Sabbath Queen
There’s nothing like spring in New York City. Parks in full bloom, warmer weather finally hitting the east coast, and, of course, the Tribeca Festival. For its 23rd iteration — running June 5–16 — Tribeca is celebrating all things Robert De Niro (80 years!) and looking to the future with a stacked feature film lineup of world premieres and spotlights.
Below learn more about the 10 films screening at 2024’s Tribeca Festival with deep ties to the Sundance Institute. From Feature and Documentary Film Program alums to 2024 Sundance Film Festival award winners, you’re not going to want to miss out. And to learn more about the programs and initiatives mentioned in this list, click here.
All That We Love — Feature Film Program
Logline: After losing her beloved dog, Emma Gwon embarks on a heartwarming journey of self-discovery and reconnection with loved ones in Yen Tan’s touching dramedy that celebrates second chances and the power of family bonds.
Between the Temples — 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Logline: A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher reenters his life as his new adult bat mitzvah student.
Bitterroot — Feature Film Program, The Sundance Institute Asian American Fellowship
Logline: Reeling from a failed marriage and in need of comfort and a new perspective, a middle aged man returns home to take care of his aging mother within the deceptively tranquil landscape of rural Montana.
Driver — Humanities Sustainability Fellowship
Logline: Driver is a soulful exploration of resolute female long-haul truck drivers pursuing validation for their hard-earned work as they navigate the oppressive forces in their industry. Employing an intimate lens, Nesa Azimi’s first feature brings the audience into a community of solidarity and self-determination.
In the Summers — 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Logline: On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Kneecap — 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Logline: There are 80,000 native Irish speakers in Ireland. 6,000 live in the North of Ireland. Three of them became a rap group called Kneecap. This anarchic Belfast trio become unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save their mother tongue.
Luther: Never Too Much — 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Logline: Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. His undeniable talent earned platinum records and accolades, but he struggled to break out beyond the R&B charts. Intensely driven, he overcame personal and professional challenges to secure his place amongst the greatest vocalists in history.
New Wave — Catalyst, Humanities Sustainability Fellowship, Women at Sundance
Logline: Mile-high hair. Synthesized music. Underground parties. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of rebellious punks in the chaotic world of 80s Vietnamese new wave until she rediscovered a hidden past.
Sabbath Queen — Documentary Film Program, Catalyst
Logline: Filmed over 21 years, Sabbath Queen follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between rejecting and embracing his destiny and becomes a drag-queen rebel, a queer bio-dad and the founder of Lab/Shul — an everybody-friendly, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation.
Skywalkers: A Love Story — 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Logline: To save their career and relationship, a daredevil couple journey across the globe to climb the world’s last super skyscraper and perform a bold acrobatic stunt on the spire.
