In a new announcement from the Tribeca All Access program, they’ve announced eleven upcoming projects they will help fund with grants. The two most notable include one documentary director making her narrative debut and a narrative director, whose films have had a documentary feel, heading into that field.
THR reports that Ondi Timoner, who gave us the fascinating documentaries DiG! and We Live In Public, will make her narrative debut on a Robert Mapplethorpe biopic and James Franco is set to star. The program gives the filmmakers $15,000 as well support and will then go on to possibly be one of two films to receive $10,000 more. Timoner’s film will explore the figure that “defied censors and died of AIDS in 1989.”
Another project to highlight is a documentary from Ramin Bahrani, which will focus on “centuries-old obsession with gold.” Bahrani was behind the staggering neo-realist features Man Push Cart and Chop, as well as Goodbye Solo. He is set to release his biggest project yet, a “farmer drama” starring Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron and Heather Graham, later this year. As for all the other projects check them out on THR’s report and stay tuned for updates.
What do you think about Tribeca backing these projects?