Meet the Filmmaker

Join Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen as they discuss their new film, "True Grit."

Join filmmaker Derek Cianfrance as he discusses his film "Blue Valentine," an intimate portrait of a disintegrating marriage.

46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, together with Tribeca Film Institute’s Tribeca All Access (TAA) program selected five TAA alumni to create a short film in honor of Nelson Mandela’s principles and life’s work. The short films all featured a theme or protagonist that demonstrates the idea that an individual can ‘make an imprint’ and change the world around them. Join supervising producer Karin Chien and filmmakers Paola Mendoza, Michael Collins and Thomas Allen Harris who will show the shorts they produced in celebration of this great man.

Filmmaker David O. Russell discusses his new film, "The Fighter," a true story of two brothers who train for a historic boxing title.

Join Darren Aronofsky ("The Wrestler") as he discusses his new film, "Black Swan." The film is a psychological thriller that’s set inside the prestigious New York City ballet company and follows prima ballerina Nina (Natalie Portman) whose life, like all in her profession, is consumed with dance. She finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company (Mila Kunis). "Black Swan" takes us on a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina who becomes frighteningly perfect for the starring role as the duplicitous swan queen.

Go behind the scenes with some of the comics that provide voices for the animated Comedy Central series, "Ugly Americans." The show follows Mark Lilly, a social worker at the Department of Integration, as he helps new citizens, both human and “other,” adapt to hectic life in the Big Apple. With a fresh visual style, this bold and irreverent animated series shows us a brave new world where creatures and humans live together in imperfect harmony.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis ("Crash") discusses his new film, "The Next Three Days," a thriller staring Russell Crowe.

Venez écouter Xavier Dolan - scénariste, réalisateur et comédien - parler de son dernier film,Les amours imaginaires, qui met en scène trois amis pris dans un triangle amoureux. Inévitablement, leur amitié en souffrira. Sélection officielle à Cannes, son film a reçu une ovation debout à la suite d'une projection remplie à craquer à la Salle Debussy.

Join the Oscar Award‒winning "Slumdog Millionaire" team as they discuss their new film based on the true story of Aron Ralston, a trapped mountain climber who battles the elements and his own demons to discover he has the courage and wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary and choose life.

Join filmmaker Tony Goldwyn as he discusses his new film, "Conviction," the inspirational true story of a sister’s unwavering devotion.

Join actor Danny McBride and writer/co-creator Jody Hill as they discuss the new season of their hit show, "Eastbound and Down."

Join comedian Nick Swardson as he discusses his new Comedy Central sketch show, "Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time." Each sketch is filtered through Swardson’s absurd perspective as he takes viewers into his goofy world, including the adventures of a jealous man whose mother left her estate to the family cat. Don’t miss the chance to hear about Swardson’s make-believe world that incorporates every reach of the imagination.

Join legendary filmmaker Wes Craven and actor Max Thieriot as they discuss their latest suspense thriller, "My Soul to Take".

Join director Mark Romanek and actress Carey Mulligan as they discuss “Never Let Me Go” based on the highly acclaimed novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (“The Remains of the Day”). In this hauntingly poignant and emotional story, Kathy (Carey Mulligan), Tommy (Andrew Garfield) and Ruth (Keira Knightley) live in a world and a time that feel familiar to us, but are not like anything we know. They spend their childhood at Hailsham, a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. When they leave the shelter of the school and the terrible truth of their fate is revealed to them, they must also confront the deep feelings of love, jealousy and betrayal that threaten to pull them apart. The film is a remarkable story of love, loss and hidden truths, posing the fundamental question: What makes us human?

Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and actor Jesse Eisenberg as they discuss their film “The Social Network” - a story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook. Directed by Fincher and written by prolific screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, the film stars Eisenberg as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. What began in a dorm room soon became a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.