It’s only twelve days until the Tribeca Film Festival opens. This year’s crop of films might make 2015 one of the best lines up yet. While you’re checking out the independent features and documentaries, don’t forget to see some of Tribeca’s exciting short films—of which there are many. But, don’t despair, Tribeca makes it easy by grouping the shorts by theme.
Below are Tribeca’s offering for this year’s crop of shorts, including the 2015 Oscar nominated short Boogaloo and Graham.

SHORTS: BE YOURSELF
Personal stories about self-identity are the focus of these documentary shorts.
Live Fast, Draw Yung Eternal Princess
SHORTS: FAMILY DYNAMICS
Relationships are often complicated, particularly so for the characters in this short program.

SHORTS: FML
This thought-provoking program curated for a contemporary audience that lives online ponders, “Does technology rule, or rule us?”

Rita Mahtoubian is Not a Terrorist
The Evolution of a Gen-X Music Purchaser.
SHORTS: GALLERY OPENING
This combination of artistic and cerebral docs and narratives will captivate you with some very visual storytelling.

Walter Potter: The Man Who Married Kittens
SHORTS: HOME IMPROVEMENT
Home is where the heart in these short docs.

The Trials of Constance Baker Motley
SHORTS: INTERFERENCE
Some are futuristic, others fatalistic, but always expect the unexpected in this group of shorts.

SHORTS: NY – DAILY GRIND
Life in New York is tough but the subjects of these documentary shorts are up to the challenge.

The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
SHORTS: NY – DOUBLE ESPRESSO
Our popular New York narrative program returns with everyday life imagined–past, present, and future.

The Statistical Analysis of Your Failing Relationship
SHORTS: TIGHTROPE
Life is a delicate balancing act in these short films.
