It’s hard to believe we are nearing the halfway mark of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival. It’s been lovely seeing outpouring support and positive reactions on social media towards these women creators and their work. So let’s keep the enthusiasm up as we kick off day five of our festival! Check out the entire lineup here and to see what’s in store for you today, keep reading…
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Tuesday 31st August Schedule
Showcase Selection
Carmen (Estefanía Bozok) 9 minutes – 16:00
Competition Selection
Normal (Julie Caty) 11 minutes – 16:30
Back in the Island (Amande Valle) 4 minutes – 17:00
Diagonal (Anne Thorens) 6 minutes – 17:15
Feature Films
Daughter of Mine (Laura Bispuri) 100 minutes – 17:45
Pariah (Dee Rees) 86 minutes – 19:45
What You May Have Missed
- The Last Viking (2026) Review: Mads Mikkelsen Is Excellent In This Dark Comedy
Anders Thomas Jensen – The Last Viking (2026) follows brothers Manfred and Anker and explores themes including, identity, family, and grief. This Danish film is both offbeat in its tone and unique in its storytelling. With each scene you truly don’t know what to expect next from Jensen’s latest film. - Tribeca Film Festival: Freestyle (2026) Review: A Cool, Competitive Sports Drama
Jordan Britt directs this female-led sports drama short film about three talented, competitive figure skaters who all want to secure a place at regionals. But young kleptomaniac figure skater, Sophia has other plans which unjustly causes bitter rivalries. Freestyle saw its world premiere in Tribeca’s ‘Shorts: Competitive Edge’ category. - Tribeca Film Festival: Whale 52 – Suite For Man, Boy, And Whale (2025) Is A Sweet Story of Friendship
Daniel Neiden directs this emotionally heart-rendering story of intergenerational friendship. Its animation style brings a pencil-sketch visual with hand-drawn styling by famous animator, Bill Plympton. Based on the legend of ‘the loneliest whale’, we review ‘Whale 52’ as part of Tribeca Film Festival’s ‘Shorts: Whoopi’s Wonderful World of Animation’ category. - Tribeca Film Festival: Imprint (2026) Review: An Innovative Science-Fiction Film
Ran Jing directs this Science Fiction short about a mother’s desperate attempt to provide her daughter with a competitive edge. Set in the near future where big corporations trade knowledge for citizenship. But one mother’s pursuit for her daughter’s greatness goes a little too far. Imprint celebrates its world premiere. - Toy Story 5 (Stanton, 2026) Review: Pixar Did It Again
Whenever a film does really well, if there is room for a sequel, the big studios tend to want to… - Tribeca Film Festival: Dear Upstairs Neighbors (2026) Review: A Unique Animation
Connie Qin He directs this strikingly visual animation about a hard-worker who needs a good night’s sleep in ‘Dear Upstairs Neighbors.’ Its animation style is bright, neon, and edgy with hand-painted artwork. Working with Google DeepMind researchers, the ‘living painting’ animated visuals creates a beautiful crossover between dreams and reality.
