Films screening at the TriBeCa Film Festival 2011 (Apr 20 - May 1)

Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

Cast: Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry, Rondel Reynoldsen

Director: Panos Cosmatos

Synopsis: Panos Cosmatos brings a bold, Kubrickian vision to the screen in stunning detail in this sci-fi fable of a young woman imprisoned in an experimenta... [MORE]

The Bleeding (2011)

Cast: Patrick Breen, Alexandra Chando, Betsy Aidem, Nina Lisandrello, Richard Bekins

Director: Philip Gelatt

Synopsis: A haunted family receives an unwelcome visitor who seeks to absolve them of their sins in this grim thriller from comic book writer-turned-filmmake... [MORE]

Grave Encounters (2011)

Cast: Sean Rogerson, Ben Wilkinson, Juan Riedinger, Ashleigh Gryzko, Mackenzie Gray

Director: The Vicious Brothers

Synopsis: A team of phony paranormal investigators has their skepticism put to the test in this mockumentary-style horror opus. Collingwood is a mental insti... [MORE]

Fame (1980)

Cast: Irene Cara, Barry Miller, Gene Anthony Ray, Eddie Barth, Lee Curreri

Director: Alan Parker

Synopsis: Fame is set at New York's High School of Performing Arts, where talented teens train for show-business careers. The film concentrates on five of th... [MORE]

The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

Cast: Juliana Donald, Lonny Price, Louis Zorich

Director: Frank Oz

Synopsis: Jim Henson's Muppets find themselves in Manhattan yearning to get a musical on Broadway in this charming film that also chides show business and it... [MORE]

Niko: Journey to Magika (2011)

Cast: David Campiti

Director: Robert Quilao

Synopsis: When Niko went to visit his grandparents in the Philippines for the summer, he knew he would be exposed to a different culture. What he didn't expe... [MORE]

Catching Hell (2011)

Director: Alex Gibney

Synopsis: With five outs remaining in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series, Florida Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo hit a foul ball st... [MORE]

Newlyweds (2011)

Cast: Edward Burns, Caitlin FitzGerald, Kerry Bishé, Marsha Dietlein Bennett, Max Baker

Director: Edward Burns

Synopsis: When you get married, you're not just getting a husband or wife—you get the family, the friends, even the exes. Buzzy and Katy are newlyweds. Kat... [MORE]

The Union (2011)

Cast: Elton John, Leon Russell, T-Bone Burnett, Brian Wilson, Stevie Nicks

Director: Cameron Crowe

Synopsis: In the 1960s, Leon Russell was a successful producer, songwriter and session musician who worked behind the scenes with some of the biggest names i... [MORE]

The Bang Bang Club (2010)

Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch, Malin Akerman, Frank Rautenbach, Neels Van Jaarsveld

Director: Steven Silver

Synopsis: Four men with cameras put themselves in the middle of the action as a nation struggles to redefine itself in this drama based on a true story. In e... [MORE]

Everything Must Go (2010/I)

Cast: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Stephen Root, Laura Dern, Michael Peña

Director: Dan Rush

Synopsis: Will Ferrell offers his fans a change of pace as he takes on a rare dramatic role as a man struggling to hold his life together. Nick Halsey (Ferre... [MORE]

L'assaut (2010)

Cast: Vincent Elbaz, Grégori Derangère, Mélanie Bernier, Philippe Bas, Aymen Saídi

Director: Julien Leclercq

Synopsis: On December 24, 1994, when four heavily armed terrorists from the Algerian Armed Islamic Group hijacked an Air France plane bound for Paris at Algi... [MORE]

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)

Director: Michael Rapaport

Synopsis: Actor Michael Rapaport turns documentary filmmaker with this look at the turbulent career of progressive New York hip-hop outfit A Tribe Called Que... [MORE]

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2011)

Cast: Carol Channing, Lily Tomlin, Debbie Reynolds, Barbara Walters, Chita Rivera

Director: Dori Berinstein

Synopsis: If there ever was a secret recipe for crafting entertainment in its purest and truest form, Dori Berinstein most likely has it. The Tony-winning pr... [MORE]

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011)

Cast: Genesis P-Orridge, Lady Jaye Breyer P'Orridge, Big Boy Breyer P'Orridge, Edley Odowd, David Max

Director: Marie Losier

Synopsis: Experimental filmmaker Marie Losier makes engaging cinematic portraits of figures in avant-garde circles, among them George Kuchar (Electrocute You... [MORE]

Flowers of Evil (2010)

Cast: Rachid Youcef, Alice Belaidi

Director: David Dusa

Synopsis: Politics unwittingly help bring two people together while also driving them apart in this independent romantic drama from director David Dusa. Anah... [MORE]

Bombay Beach (2011)

Cast: Benny Parrish, Mike Parrish, Pamela Parrish, Doran "Red" Furgie, Cedric Thompson

Director: Alma Har'el

Synopsis: Filmmaker Alma Har'el profiles the people and places of Bombay Beach, the small community on the edge of California's Salton Sea. Back in the 1950s... [MORE]

The Carrier (2011)

Director: Maggie Betts

Synopsis: This lyrical documentary follows Mutinta, a dutiful and loving 28-year-old mother living in the landlocked African country of Zambia with her polyg... [MORE]

Angels Crest (2011)

Cast: Jeremy Piven, Thomas Dekker, Elizabeth McGovern, Mira Sorvino, Kate Walsh

Director: Gaby Dellal

Synopsis: The small working-class town of Angels Crest rests quietly in one of the vast valleys of the Rocky Mountains. Not much happens in this tight-knit c... [MORE]

Artificial Paradises (2011)

Cast: Luisa Pardo, Salomón Hernández

Director: Yulene Olaizola

Synopsis: Luisa is 25 years old and fighting a heroin addiction. Having escaped the city she finds herself seeking repose in a fading beach resort that rests... [MORE]

Black Butterflies (2011)

Cast: Rutger Hauer, Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham

Director: Paula van der Oest

Synopsis: Poetry, politics, madness, and desire collide in the true story of the woman hailed as South Africa's Sylvia Plath. In 1960s Cape Town, as Aparthei... [MORE]