TRIBECA FESTIVAL 2025 ANNOUNCES FEATURE FILM LINEUP
Music Icons Billy Joel, Metallica, Counting Crows, Culture Club and Depeche Mode Headline Tribeca’s Biggest Year of Music Films, Plus Performances by Billy Idol and Becky G
Miley Cyrus To World Premiere Highly Anticipated Visual Album at the Festival, Followed by an Exclusive Conversation
Narrative Feature Films with Star-Studded Casts Including Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, Orlando Bloom and Bryce Dallas Howard, Rose Byrne, Demi Lovato and Octavia Spencer, Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney, and More
“Yanuni,” from Producer Leonardo DiCaprio, Set to Close Fest with Galvanizing Message of Change
[April 16, 2025 — New York, NY] The 2025 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today revealed a powerhouse selection of documentary, narrative and animated features showcasing global music legends, influential cultural figures and untold stories from emerging and established voices. Scheduled to run June 4–15 in New York City, the annual festival promises to unite communities and fans globally through its bold curation of films.
Continuing Tribeca’s tradition as a premiere music documentary destination, the Festival kicks off Wednesday, June 4 with the previously announced world premiere of Billy Joel: And So It Goes, directed by Emmy ®winners Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin. The world premiere of global superstar Miley Cyrus’ highly anticipated visual album Something Beautiful, directed by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman, Brendan Walter and produced by Tribeca alum Panos Cosmatos ( Beyond the Black Rainbow, TF ‘11), will be followed by an exclusive conversation with Cyrus. The documentary lineup also features chart-topping performers like Counting Crows and Culture Club. Billy Idol, Becky G and Eddie Vedder will deliver exclusive performances following the world premiere of their films, while members of Metallica, Depeche Mode, Wizkid and Ty Dolla $ign will sit for post-premiere conversations, exclusively for Festival attendees.
The 2025 feature film lineup is stacked with incredible casts such as Emmy nominee Rose Byrne, Demi Lovato and Oscar ®winner Octavia Spencer starring in Tow; The Best You Can starring Emmy nominee Kevin Bacon and Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick marking their first co-starring roles in 20 years; Rosemead starring Emmy nominee Lucy Liu; Dragonfly with Oscar nominees Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn; and Everything’s Going to be Great starring Emmy winner Bryan Cranston and Oscar winner Allison Janney. Additional highlights include A Tree Fell in the Woods with Emmy nominees Alexandra Daddario, Daveed Diggs and Josh Gad; Deep Cover starring Orlando Bloom and Bryce Dallas Howard; She Dances, written, produced and starring Emmy nominee Steve Zahn along with co-star Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke; and Sovereign starring Emmy winner Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, Emmy nominee Dennis Quaid and Emmy winner Martha Plimpton, among others. The Festival will also bring audiences the live action film How To Train Your Dragon starring Mason Thames, Nico Parker and Gerard Butler.
“Tribeca has always been more than a festival-it’s a home for artists navigating an ever-changing industry and an ever-changing world,” said Tribeca Festival Co-Founder and Tribeca Enterprises CEO Jane Rosenthal. “For over two decades, we’ve championed emerging voices, celebrated established storytellers, and built a creative community where artists can grow, connect, and thrive. We’re proud of the ecosystem we’ve cultivated and can’t wait to share it with the world this June.”
This year’s slate of documentary world premieres showcases cultural icons across generations including comedy legend Andy Kaufman in Andy Kaufman Is Me; Barbara Walters in a career-spanning profile in Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything; Gloria Steinem in Dear Ms. about the history and legacy of Ms. Magazine; and Jack Kerouac in Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation featuring Josh Brolin, Michael Imperioli, and Matt Dillon, among many others. Additional anticipated documentary world premieres are Long Live The State on the legendary NYU-founded alt-comedy troupe and Titan: the OceanGate Disaster exploring the submersible’s ill-fated journey to the Titanic.
Over the course of the Festival, audiences will see works from a diverse roster of notable filmmakers including world premieres by RZA ( One Spoon of Chocolate), Takashi Miike ( Sham), Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan ( Re-Creation), and Mariska Hargitay with her feature directorial debut My Mom Jayne. The lineup also features compelling selections such as the climate justice documentary, and this year’s Closing Night film, Yanuni from producer Leonardo DiCaprio and director Richard Ladkani (TF ‘05); Surviving Ohio State, produced by George Clooney, examining the decades-spanning pursuit of accountability by sexual abuse survivors; and Room to Move, following New York City dancer and choreographer Jenn Freeman, executive produced by Amy Schumer.
Tribeca will also welcome back its widest group of filmmaker alumni to-date from across its extensive programs that support emerging artists, such as Lilian T. Mehrel with the world premiere of Honeyjoon (AT&T Untold Stories, ‘24), Travis Wood (Rising Voices alum, ’22) with the world premiere of The Travel Companion, and 2024 Tribeca Creators Market alumni Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana with the world premiere of Backside, Cristian Carretero and Lorraine Jones with the world premiere of Esta Isla, and Steven Feinartz with the New York premiere of Are We Good?. Additionally, 32 Festival alumni are returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, including Rick Gomez (TF ’21) with She Dances; Brandon Kramer (TF ’21) with Holding Liat; and Dan Krauss (TF ’13, ’16, ’19) with Bodyguard of Lies.
“At Tribeca, we believe that storytelling is a force — one that connects us, challenges us, and inspires us to reimagine what’s possible,” said Tribeca Festival Director and SVP of Programming Cara Cusumano. “This year’s film lineup is a testament to that power, bursting with creative risk, iconic artists, and new perspectives that spark vital conversations and drive culture forward. These films are a powerful reflection of the world we live in — and the world we want to shape.”
The final selections were chosen from a record-breaking number of submissions (13,541). This year’s program includes 118 feature films representing 95 world premieres, 135 filmmakers and 36 countries. 48 (40%) of the features are directed by women and 42 (36%) are directed by BIPOC filmmakers. 44 filmmakers are making their feature debut at this year’s Tribeca Festival and 32 directors are returning with their latest projects.
Learn more about the Tribeca Festival programming team at TribecaFilm.com.
Originally published at http://behindtherabbitproductions.wordpress.com on April 16, 2025.
