Hollywood Life: Shorts, Feature Films, and More

Film enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the arrival of festival season. With the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival now underway, we are excited to explore the diverse array of films featured this year. The festival promises a rich selection, ranging from thought-provoking short films to impactful feature-length movies, signaling that the festival season is officially in full swing.

One of the standout films showcased at Tribeca 2026 is Sara Bareilles‘ Good Grief, a documentary that captures her journey in creating her latest album.

In this article, Hollywood Life presents a comprehensive overview of the films — both features and shorts — set to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World) – Directed by Questlove; Produced by Questlove, Dave Sirulnick, Samantha Grogin, KB White, and Arron Saxe.

Act One– Directed and written by Sophia Takal; Produced by Allison Rose Carter, Stephanie Roush, Julie Waters, and Julie Christeas.

• Featuring Ella Beatty, Ari Graynor, Nate Mann, Elizabeth Reaser, Sinclair Daniel, Robert Sean Leonard, and Tavi Gevinson.

Deepfake – Directed and written by Matt Eames; Produced by Federica Mary Lai.

• Starring Jessica DiGiovanni, Sophia Lucia Parola, and Jocelyn Weisman.

General Admission – Directed by Kaily Morgan Smith; Written by Sarah Adina; Produced by Daniel Cummings, Sarah Adina, and Kaily Morgan Smith; Executive Produced by Nina Dobrev, Pamela Fisher, and K. Asher Levin.

• Featuring Nina Dobrev, Cedric Yarbrough, Adam Shapiro, Sarah Baker, Henderson Wade, Bunny Gibson Klein, Geo Lee, Aris Alvarado, Connor Dugard, Kesia Brooke, Dan Hillaker, Alex Cassidy, Michael Merton, Marita De Lara, and Jack Seavor McDonald.

The Lorraine – Directed by Sam Pollard; Produced by Dan Braun, Joe Wemple, and Ben Braun; Written by Alvin Hall, Joe Wemple, and Juleyka Lantigua; Executive produced by Alvin Hall, Joe Wemple, Robert Gordon, Juleyka Lantigua, Peter Kenney, Rick Brookwell, Josh Braun, Thomas Campbell Jackson, and Penny B. Jackson.

Holo – Directed by Alexander DeSouza; Written by Alexander Hernandez-Maxwell.

• Featuring Shane West, Zelda Williams, and Morgan Kohan.

How to Feed a Dictator – Directed by Andrew Neel; Written by Witold Szablowski; Produced by Michael Merlob.

Kids Like Me – Directed by Cynthia Lowen and Jon Cohrs; Produced by Cynthia Lowen and Jon Cohrs; Executive Produced by Jim LeBrecht, Grace Lay, Cher Lee, Jonathan Logan, Meadow Fund, Resonance Philanthropies, Outlier Film Fund, Adora Cheung, Kat Manalac, Tony Shalhoub, Alysa Nahmias, and Megan Gelstein.

Lucy Schulman – Directed and written by Ellie Sachs; Produced by Fernando Loureiro, Guilherme Coelho, Morwin Schmookler, and Gabriel Amaral; Executive Producers: Jay Burnley, David Cross, Sam Evoy, Will Day Frank, Will Janowitz, Anne Jarmain, Carissa Knol, Clay Prietsch, Kelly Schwartz, Sascha Seinfeld, Chelsea Tieu, Zachary Rice, and Brian Devine.

• Featuring Ellie Sachs, David Cross, Thomas Mann, Hasan Minhaj, Annabelle Attanasio, Chelsea Frei, Sandrine Holt, Eisa Davis, Olivia Luccardi, Joanna Arnow, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Will Janowitz, Devon Walker, Kareem Rahma, Tuffy Questell, and Henry Hall.

Ponderosa – Directed and written by Rob Rice; Produced by Megan Pickrell, Matthew Porterfield, Amy E. Powell, and Rob Rice; Executive Produced by Jeremy Gardner, Declan Morgan, Kristal Gruevski, Steve Holmgren, Bill Camp, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jason Matsumoto, and Eugene Sun Park.

• Starring Jack Dylan Grazer, Bill Camp, and Alexis Bledel.

Sara Bareilles: Good Grief – Directed and written by Josh Alexander; Produced by Josh Alexander and Daniel J. Chalfen.

• Featuring Sara Bareilles, Butterfly Boucher, Misty Boyce, Solomon Dorsey, Charley Drayton, Jonathan Low, and Rob Moose.

The Haunting of Pennhurst – Directed by Mike Attie, Nathan Stenberg, and Katarina Poljak; Produced by Daniel Chalfen; Executive Produced by Jim Lebrecht, Sara Bolder, Jim Butterworth, Roman Nesis, Dawn Bonder, and Marci Wiseman; Co-executive producers include Sheri Sobrato, Lisa & Matt Sonsini, Jennifer Pelling, and Megan Gelstein.

threeASFOUR: Full Circle – Directed by Sean Ono Lennon; Co-directed by Brian C. Gonzalez; Produced by Beth Levison, Lauren Evangelista, Brian C. Gonzalez, and Daniel Sheppard.

• Featuring Gabi Asfour, Angela Donhauser, and Adi Gil.

IX XI – Directed by Sean Wilsey; Produced by Krista Parris and Sean Wilsey; Executive Produced by Paula Grant-Berry.

• Featuring Amadeus Broger, Roz Chast, Michael Cuomo, Griffin Dunne, Irma Ellis, Neria Goodsell, Kevin Langford, Colin Moynihan, Kifah Shah, Pat Coda Smith, Stefan Springman, and Nell Zink.

Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen – Directed by One9; Producers include Brian Satz, Cole Cook, One9, Ian Orefice, Jonna McLaughlin, Jon Adler, Amanda Spain, and Ana Lara.

Doc Meets World – Directed by Chris Levitus and Zane Rubin; Producer Alexandra Barreto.

• Featuring Rider Strong, Danielle Fishell, and Will Friedle.

Happy Hours – Directed, written, and starring Katie Holmes; Produced by Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Katie Holmes, and Yale Entertainment; Also featuring Joshua Jackson.

The Accompanist – Directed by Zach Woods; Written by Michael Govier; Produced by Alex Peace-Power, David Bernon, and Vanessa McDonnell; Starring Susan Sarandon and Aubrey Plaza.

The Last Day – Directed by Rodrigo García; Written by Patrick Marber; Produced by Julie Lynn and Bonnie Curtis.

• Featuring Alicia Vikander and Wagner Moura.

The Revisionist – Directed by David Wain; Written by Jesse Lasky; Produced by Alison Brie, Dave Franco, and Michael Sherman.

• Featuring Alison Brie, André Holland, Tom Sturridge, and Dustin Hoffman.

Only What We Carry – Directed by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson; Produced by Alex Saks and Matt Miller.

• Starring Sofia Boutella, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lizzy McAlpine, Simon Pegg, and Quentin Tarantino.

In Memoriam – Directed by Rob Burnett; Written by Rob Burnett and Mike Royce; Produced by Rachel Winter and Rob Burnett.

• Featuring Marc Maron and Talia Ryder.

Getar Hero – Directed by Teddy Stern and Sneha Mehta.

We always wanted to share our own stories. Getar Hero’s journey resonates universally – despite being a cowboy in Mumbai, we hope audiences everywhere can relate to his challenges and victories.

Teddy Stern, director.

• Starring Shashank Arora.

They Fight – Directed by Andrew Renzi; Produced by Samantha Housman and Andrew Renzi.

• Featuring André Holland, Wendell Pierce, and Samira Wiley.

Clean Hands – Directed by Alex Thompson; Co-written by Alex Thompson and Chris Thompson; Produced by Alex Thompson, Kelly O’Sullivan, and Theodore Schaefer.

Next Life – Directed and written by Drake Doremus; Produced by Drake Doremus, Elika Portnoy, Gleb Fetisov, Ben Pugh, Kate Buckley, and Emilia Clarke.

• Featuring Emilia Clarke, Edgar Ramírez, and Jack Farthing.

Rain Reign – Directed by Frank Whaley; Written by Frank Whaley and Ann M. Martin; Produced by Jay Van Hoy and Fred Bernstein.

• Starring Paul Rudd and Jeremy Sisto.

The Leader – Directed by Oren Moverman; Co-written by Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon; Produced by Lawrence Inglee and Christine Vachon.

• Featuring Vera Farmiga, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parsons, and Simon Rex.

Kiloran Bay – Directed by Daniel Patrick Carbone; Produced by Daniel Patrick Carbone and Pierce Varous.

You Tryna Say You Love Me? – Directed by Malik Vitthal; Produced by Kendra Gage and David Blue Garcia.

• Starring Asante Blackk and Malia Pyles.

Beautiful – Directed by Sara Gilbert; Music composed by Linda Perry.

Archbishop Harold Holmes – Directed by Gilbert Trejo; Music composed by Jack White.

Mr. Electric Blue – Directed by David Helman; Music composed by Benson Boone.

Everyone’s A Star – Directed by Andy DeLuca; Music composed by 5 Seconds of Summer.