10 days went by, dozens of films were watched, and, one more time, TriBeCa Film Festival filled New York City with some of the best indie films from around the world.
This year's festival left me with a sweet taste of having discovered a bunch of upcoming filmmakers, actors and producers that might be rocking the film industry in the near future.
Some of the following names I have already mentioned in my previous post, some others were discovered in the last days of the festival.
Anyhow, here are my top recommendations and noteworthy discoveries of this year's TriBeCa Film Fest:
1) Keep On Keepin' On
As I said before, and reconfirmed by the latest announcement by the Weinstein Company's decision to buy the distribution rights, this documentary was one of the biggest hits of the festival. Not only it was an outstanding documentary, but what it is most impressive is that it was the first long documentary by the Australian filmmaker Alan Hicks. And well deserved, Mr. Hicks was awarded the Best New Documentary Director.
Hopefully, and thanks to the deal with the Weinstein Company, we will be able to have it on theaters and other mainstream distribution channels very soon. Keep an eye on it!!
2) Rory Culkin
For many years known as one of Maculay Culkin's siblings, this kid has now shown the world that he could be much more than he's famous brother. With an excellent performance in the movie Gabriel, I was positively impressed by the acting skills of this young guy. Although the movie was not great, his role as a broken teenager, suffering from panic attacks, depression and other psychological disorders was impressively touching. Although he didn't win the Best Actor Award, I wouldn't be surprised to see him around on bigger roles in a very near future.
3) Güeros
A mexican movie that reminded everyone that, not by chance, 2014 Best Director Academy Award was given to a Mexican filmmaker.
Although this Mexican film wasn't a great movie per se, I think is worth mentioning in this list for its outstanding cinematography and groundbreaking visual techniques. No other film in the festival stood out to be so different and experimental as this one. Once again, very well deserved, Güeros took the Best Cinematography Award.
4) Maravilla
A documentary about the Argentinian boxer Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez that almost gave me a heart-attack (in a good way though). So exciting, well documented and interesting that, even though you hate boxing, I bet you that you won't be able to move from your seat until is over. This was not a documentary that made it into the competition, but for people who enjoy this type of documentaries or would like to better understand the politics of boxing and the struggle of being an athlete from a developing country, this is for you!
(Not sure when will it start showing to the public, but most likely it will be through ESPN or HBO)
And just like that, after watching many films, discussing many films, reading about many films and even dreaming about films, this is a glimpse of what stayed in my head from TriBeCa Film Festival 2014.
If you don't quite believe me or simply want to know more about the awards, here's the link to the full list:
http://tribecafilm.com/stories/here-are-your-tff-2014-award-winners
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