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04/09/2012

» Cinereach Supported Films at the Tribeca Film Festival

By: Margaret Shafer

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Tags: Burn, Cinereach Grants, Keep the Lights On, Planet of Snail, Postcards from the Zoo, The World Before Her, Tribeca Film Festival

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04/10/2012

Cinereach Supported Films at the Tribeca Film Festival

Dear Friends,

The spring festival season is upon us!

We’re excited to welcome five Cinereach supported films to New York City for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, which begins April 18th. Check the festival’s site for ticket info.

Grantees BURN and The World Before Her will have their world premieres, and Planet of Snail will make its North American Premiere.

BURN (Nonfiction)

Dirs. Tom Putnam & Brenna Sanchez

A front-line look at the city of Detroit, as seen through the eyes of its firefighters, who are some of the busiest in the world.

» Tribeca Screening Times

Planet of Snail (Nonfiction)

Dir. Seung-Jun Yi

Young-Chan comes from the Planet of Snail. Dwellers of this tiny planet are deaf and blind, and call themselves ‘snails’ because they rely only on their tactile senses, and communicating by touch.

» Tribeca Screening Times

The World Before Her (Nonfiction)

Dir. Nisha Pahuja

Two competitors in the Miss India Contest show an India divided along many fault lines—political, religious, economic and cultural.

» Tribeca Screening Times

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantees Keep the Lights On and Postcards from the Zoo will make their New York and North American premieres, respectively, at this year’s festival.

Keep the Lights On (Fiction)

Dir. Ira Sachs

The story of a tumultuous, decade-long relationship between two men in New York City, chronicling the bonds that keep them together and the addictions that tear them apart.

» Tribeca Screening Times

Postcards from the Zoo (Fiction)

Dir. Edwin

After being abandoned at a young age at the zoo, a young woman leaves her magical childhood behind to discover the world outside.

» Tribeca Screening Times

Beyond New York City, across the US and around the world, the spring film festivals are brimming with Cinereach grantees. Keep an eye out for Code of the West, Informant, Kuichisan, Laura, The Patron Saints, Reportero, Ok, Enough, Goodbye and other titles in festival lineups from Boston to Buenos Aires! Click here for a full list.

More updates soon!

Happy spring,
Cinereach

04/09/2012

» Cinereach Supported Films at Spring Film Festivals

By: Reva Goldberg

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The Tribeca Film Festival is a springtime staple for us New Yorkers, but film lovers from Boston to Buenos Aires have an exciting and simulating April to take part in as well.

Below are some festivals that are coming up fast, and we’ve listed the Cinereach supported films selected for each.