Best Narrative Short
The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars
Directed by Edoardo Ponti
On the eve of their respective open-heart surgeries, Matteo and Sonia forge a friendship through a mutual passion for mountaineering and a promise to climb together in the Dolomites, in Trentino, Italy. Will their hearts survive the challenge? Though Sonia’s husband Mark worries about his wife and feels threatened by Matteo, the two aim for the summit, opening the route to a new beginning and a second chance at life.
Special Jury Mention
Yardbird
Directed by Michael Spiccia
A young girl who lives in a remote wrecking yard is forced to confront the town bullies when they travel out to torment her father.
Best Documentary Short
Coach
Directed by Bess Kargman
Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival
One of college basketball’s most prolific coaches, hall-of-famer C. Vivian Stringer became more well known to the non-sports world when the words “nappy headed hoes” were used to describe the young women she was then leading to the 2007 national championship game. A mother whose career has long been mixed with personal tragedy, Stringer’s handling of the incident is a perfect example of grace under fire.
Special Jury Mention
Royal American
Directed by Michael Scalisi
Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival
A discarded Royal Typewriter from the 1930s is picked up from a trash heap and taken to a repair shop in the Flatiron Building. The subsequent letters written and the responses received, including one from President Clinton, makes this a magical typewriter, one that wistfully questions obsolescence.
Student Visionary Award
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
Directed by Stephen Dunn
Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival
Created by Rachel Falcone, Laura Gottesdiener, and Michael Premo
Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival
Hurricane Sandy was a devastating event that affected millions across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Caribbean. Sandy Storyline allows those individuals and communities to share their accounts of the storm and its aftermath, with photographs and audio beautifully intertwined through the ingenious Cowbird storytelling platform.
Sandy Storyline is a truly collaborative project, building a community-generated narrative of the storm that seeks to inspire a safe and more sustainable future. This unique approach to documentary storytelling and civic dialogue is both timely and very personal for a New York audience. It creates a living archive that shows the potential for sharing stories on a very human scale. Contribute your own Sandy stories in the Storyscapes space.
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