Tribeca Film Festival Announces First Half of Its 2015 Lineup
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The annual film festival will be held beginning from April 15 to 26 with tickets made available for purchase on Tribeca's official site.

AceShowbiz - Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday, March 3 announced the first half of its 2015 lineup in the World Narrative, Documentary Competition, and Viewpoints categories. Making the list among others were "The Adderall Diaries" starring James Franco, Amber Heard, Ed Harris, and Cynthia Nixon, "Franny" with Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, and Theo James in the cast, and "Meadowland" featuring Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, John Leguizamo, Elizabeth Moss, and Juno Temple.

There were a total of 51 film titles announced. Chosen from 6,223 films, the announced lineup included feature films from 31 countries with 64 world premieres. This year's fest, presented by AT&T, is slated to be held beginning from April 15 to 26 and is set to be opened with the "Saturday Night Live" documentary "Live From New York!". The event will include free screenings on April 24, as part of AT&T's "Film for All" Friday.

Advanced ticket packages and passes have been available for purchase on the Tribeca official site for American Express Card Members and will be available for general public starting next Monday, March 9. Movies in the festival's spotlight, midnight, and special sections are expected to be announced later this week.

World Narrative Feature Competition

  • "The Adderall Diaries", directed and written by Pamela Romanowsky. (USA) - World Premiere. Starring James Franco, Amber Heard, Ed Harris, and Cynthia Nixon.
  • "Bridgend", directed by Jeppe Ronde, co-written by Jeppe Ronde, Torben Bech, and Peter Asmussen. (Denmark) - North American Premiere. Starring Hannah Murray and Josh O'Connor.
  • Dixieland, directed and written by Hank Bedford. (USA) - World Premiere. Starring Chris Zylka, Riley Keough, and featuring an impressive performance by Faith Hill.
  • "Franny", directed and written by Andrew Renzi. (USA) - World Premiere. Starring Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, and Theo James.
  • "Meadowland", directed by Reed Morano, written by Chris Rossi. (USA) - World Premiere. Starring Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson.
  • "Men Go to Battle", directed and written by Zachary Treitz, co-written by Kate Lyn Sheil. (USA) - World Premiere.
  • "Necktie Youth", directed and written by Sibs Shongwe-La Mer. (Netherlands, South Africa) - North American Premiere. In Afrikaans, English, isiZulu with subtitles.
  • "The Survivalist", directed and written by Stephen Fingleton. (Northern Ireland, UK) - World Premiere.
  • "Sworn Virgin (Vergine Giurata)", directed and written by Laura Bispuri, co-written by Francesca Manieri. (Albania, Germany, Italy, Kosovo, Switzerland) - North American Premiere. In Albanian, Italian with subtitles.
  • "Viaje", directed and written by Paz Fabrega. (Costa Rica) -World Premiere. In Spanish with subtitles.
  • "Virgin Mountain", directed and written by Dagur Kari. (Iceland, Denmark) - North American Premiere. In Icelandic with subtitles.
  • "Wednesday 04:45 (Tetari 04:45)", directed and written by Alexis Alexiou. (Germany, Greece, Israel) - World Premiere. In Greek with subtitles.
World Documentary Feature Competition
  • "Autism in Love", directed by Matt Fuller. (USA) - World Premiere.
  • "The Birth of Sake", directed by Erik Shirai. (USA) - World Premiere. In Japanese with subtitles.
  • "Democrats", directed and written by Camilla Nielsson. (Denmark). - North American Premiere. In English, Shona with subtitles.
  • "Havana Motor Club", directed and written by Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt. (Cuba, USA) - World Premiere. In Spanish with subtitles.
  • "In My Father's House", directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, co-written by Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg, and Pax Wassermann. (USA) - World Premiere.
  • "In Transit", co-directed by Albert Maysles, Nelson Walker, Lynn True, David Usui, and Ben Wu. (USA) - World Premiere.
  • "Indian Point", directed and written by Ivy Meeropol. (USA) - World Premiere.
  • "Palio", directed by Cosima Spender, written by John Hunt. (UK, Italy) - World Premiere. In Italian with subtitles.
  • "Song of Lahore", directed by Andy Schocken and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. (USA, Pakistan) - World Premiere. In English, Punjabi, and Urdu with subtitles.
  • "Thank You for Playing", co-directed and co-written by David Osit and Malika Zouhali-Worrall. (USA) - World Premiere.
  • "Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle", directed and written by Nick Berardini. (USA) - World Premiere.
  • "Very Semi-Serious", directed by Leah Wolchok. (USA) - World Premiere.
Viewpoints
  • "All Eyes and Ears", directed and written by Vanessa Hope. (China, USA) - New York Premiere, Documentary. In Mandarin, Cantonese, English, with subtitles.
  • "Applesauce", directed and written by Onur Tukel. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative.
  • "Bad Hurt", directed and written by Mark Kemble, co-written by Jamieson Stern. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative.
  • "Bare", directed and written by Natalia Leite. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative. Starring Dianna Agron and Paz de la Huerta.
  • "Being 14 (A 14 ans)", directed and written by Helene Zimmer. (France). - International Premiere, Narrative. In French with subtitles.
  • "Come Down Molly", directed and written by Gregory Kohn. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative. Starring Eleonore Hendricks.
  • "A Courtship", directed by Amy Kohn. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary.
  • "Crocodile Gennadiy", directed and written by Steve Hoover. (USA)- World Premiere, Documentary. In English, Russian with subtitles.
  • "Cronies", directed and written by Michael Larnell. (USA) - New York Premiere, Narrative.
  • "dream/killer", directed by Andrew Jenks. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary.
  • "El Cinco (El 5 de Talleres)", directed and written by Adrian Biniez. (Argentina) - North American Premiere, Narrative. In Spanish with subtitles.
  • "GORED", directed and written by Ido Mizrahy, co-written by Geoffrey Gray. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary. In Spanish with subtitles.
  • "Jackrabbit", directed and written by Carleton Ranney, co-written by Destin Douglas. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative.
  • "King Jack", directed and written by Felix Thompson. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative.
  • "Lucifer", directed and written by Gust Van den Berghe. (Belgium, Mexico) - United States Premiere, Narrative. In Spanish with subtitles.
  • "Orion: The Man Who Would Be King", directed and written by Jeanie Finlay. (UK) - World Premiere, Documentary.
  • "Shut Up and Drive", directed and written by Melanie Shaw. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative.
  • "Slow Learners", co-directed by Sheena Joyce and Don Argott, written by Matt Serword. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative.
  • "Stranded in Canton (Nakangami na Guangzhou)", directed by Mans Mansson, co-written by Mans Mansson, Li Hongqi, and George Cragg. (Sweden, Denmark, China)- North American Premiere, Narrative. In Cantonese, English, French, Lingala, Mandarin with subtitles.
  • "Sunrise (Arunoday)", directed and written by Partho Sen-Gupta. (India, France) - North American Premiere, Narrative. In Marathi with subtitles.
  • "Tenured", directed and written by Christopher Modoono, co-written by Gil Zabarsky. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative.
  • "(T)ERROR", directed by Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe. (USA) - New York Premiere, Documentary.
  • "Toto and His Sisters (Toto Si Surorile Lui)", directed and written by Alexander Nanau. (Romania) - North American Premiere, Documentary. In Romanian with subtitles.
  • "TransFatty Lives", directed by Patrick O'Brien, co-written by Patrick O'Brien, Scott Crowningshield, Lasse Jarvi, Doug Pray. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary.
  • "Uncertain", co-directed and co-written by Ewan McNicol and Anna Sandilands. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary.
  • "We Are Young. We Are Strong. (Wir Sind Jung. Wir Sind Stark.)", directed by Burhan Qurbani, co-written by Martin Behnke and Burhan Qurbani. (Germany) - North American Premiere, Narrative. In German, Vietnamese with subtitles.
  • "The Wolfpack", directed by Crystal Moselle. (USA) - New York Premiere, Documentary.

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