Director Clay Riley Hassler’s “Homeless” won the the Grand Jury Award at this year’s Dances With Films, festival organizers announced at Sunday’s closing night gala.
The film follows an 18-year-old boy who navigates his way through life in a shelter after the passing of his grandmother.
The Los Angeles-based festival, founded in 1998, bestowed the Audience Award on director Benjamin Meyer’s “Fools,” about the complexity of modern relationships.
“‘Fools’ captivated audiences from the first frame, so it’s no surprise that audiences made their voices heard by presenting it the audience award,” said Festival Founder, Michael Trent.
This years Dances With Films included 62 world premieres and 12 North American premieres.
“This year’s slate continued our mission of bringing compelling cinema to industry and non-industry audiences a like,” Leslee Scallon, the Festival’s Co-Founder said in statement.
Competition films were selected from more than 2,000 film submissions, and programmed from blind submissions.
Here are the award-winning movies:
GRAND JURY AWARD | COMPETITION FEATURES:
“Homeless,” Directed by Clay Riley Hassler
Honorable Mentions:
“Soledad” – Written and directed by Eduardo Maytorena, Wayne Mitchell
“Astraea” – Directed by Kristjan Thor
GRAND JURY AWARD | COMPETITION SHORTS:
“Monkeys” — Directed by Christopher Soren Kelly
Honorable Mentions:
“Madam Black” — Directed by Ivan Barge
“At the Seashore” — Written, directed and produced by Martin Gradek
OVERALL AUDIENCE AWARD, FEST SHORTS:
“A Man Wakes Up” – Directed by Voki Kalfayan
AUDIENCE AWARD | COMPETITION FEATURES:
“Fools” – Written and directed by Benjamin Meyer
AUDIENCE AWARD | COMPETITION SHORTS:
“Guest Room” – Written and directed by Joshua Tate
AUDIENCE AWARD | DOCUMENTARY FEATURES:
“The Ataxian” – Written and directed by Kevin Schlanser and Zack Bennett
AUDIENCE AWARD | DOCUMENTRY SHORTS:
“Man In the Can” -Directed and Produced by Noessa Higa
AUDIENCE AWARD | FUSION SHORTS:
“A Man Wakes Up” – Directed by Voki Kalfayan
AUDIENCE AWARD | MUSIC VIDEO:
“Silver Girl” – Directed by Min Reid
ICA | INDUSTRY CHOICE AWARD:
“Knucklehead” – Directed by Ben Bowman
25 Must-See Movies at Tribeca Film Festival (Photos)
"The Adderall Diaries" sees a troubled writer played by James Franco throw himself into a hot murder case in an attempt to curb prescription drug addiction and get his mojo back.
Rabbitbandini Productions
Richard Gere's "Franny" tells of a wealthy eccentric who meddles in the affairs of a recently deceased friend's daughter (Dakota Fanning) and her husband (Theo James).
Big Shoes Media
"Havana Motor Club" is a lively documentary about the underground automotive scene in Havana, which thrived long after Castro banned drag racing in the 50s.
Perlmutt Productions
From executive producer Michael Strahan, "Play it Forward" is a documentary following hall-of-fame hopeful Tony Gonzalez as he finished his last year in the NFL.
Tribeca Film
A legend in New York and documentary filmmaking, Albert Maysles' posthumous "In Transit" tugs appropriate heartstrings as it follows passengers on the nation's most highly trafficked train route "The Empire Builder."
Tribeca Film
"Song of Lahore," another documentary, celebrates the brave musicians who struggled to maintain their artistry after the Islamization of Pakistan in the 1970s.
Ravi Films
"Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle" positions the seemingly benign Taser, manufactured in 1999 as a deadly weapon police apply with little to no regulation.
Tribeca Film
Leah Wolchok brings unfettered access to the instution of The New Yorker's single panel cartoons with "Very Semi-Serious."
Tribeca Film
In "A Courtship," Amy Kohn takes a sensitive lens to the conventions of a modern Christian courtship, wherein young women entrust their families to find a suitable husband in step with their faith.
Tribeca Film
Jean Finlay gives a fascinating look at a mysterious singer who sounded note-for-note like Elvis Presley, was exploited by record companies and heard by adoring fans since the 1970s in "Orion: The Man Who Would Be King."
Tribeca Film
Comic filmmaker and Internet child Patrick O’Brien documents his journey with ALS, aimed to fly in the face of the degenerative disease as well as offer a few laughs in "TransFatty Lives."
Tribeca Film
"Anesthesia" packs a major star cast in this drama about the intersecting lives of lonely New Yorkers played by Kristen Stewart, Sam Waterston, Glenn Close, Corey Stoll, Gretchen Mol and Michael K. Williams.
Hello Please
"Bleeding Heart" sees another leading lady effort from Jessica Biel, content in a yuppie clean living existence until she's burdened with taking in her troubled younger sister. The latter has a deeper effect on the former, as Biel's character's perfect world comes undone.
Super Crispy Entertainment
In a strange but sweet scenario, "Maggie" sees Arnold Schwarzenegger as a father in denial about his daughter's (Abigail Breslin) affliction: she's rapidly become a zombie thanks to an outbreak in their farming town.
Silver Reel
Equal parts comical and violent, "Mojave" reteams Oscar Isaac and Garrett Hedlund ("Inside Llewyn Davis") on a road trip adventure with a dark bend.
Atlas Independent
"A Nazi Legacy: What Our Fathers Did" finds two living sons of Nazis convicted in the Nuremberg trials, probing at memory, legacy and the remembrances of a historical horrors.
Tribeca Film
"Prescription Thugs" sees documentarian Chris Bell dress down the giants of the American pharmaceutical companies as he previously did steroids in "Bigger Stronger Faster."
Tribeca Film
A four year lesson from Noam Chomsky on what has created profound American economic disparity is packaged in "Interests," from directors Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, and Jared P. Scott.
PF Pictures
Executive producer Martin Scorsese and director Nick Sandow ("Orange Is The New Black") weave a fascinating tale of a man obsessed with mob movies (Vincent Piazza) and his wife (recent Oscar winner Patricia Arquette) as they chase drugs and money in efforts to recreate the lifestyle.
Electric Entertainment
Amber Heard and Christopher Walken make an odd and wonderful father-daughter team in "When I Live My Life Over Again," where Heard's flighty city girl heads to the Hamptons home of her dad, a former singer.
Maybach Film Productions
Famed Italian filmmaking brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani offer up "Wondrous Boccaccio," a gorgeous tale about a group that escapes the plague in Florence for an artistic retreat in the country.
Stemal Entertainment
"A Ballerina's Tale" is the hotly anticipated documentary starring Misty Copeland, the first African-American female soloist at New York’s American Ballet Theatre
Romance Productions Inc.
"Rifftrax Live: The Room" reteams Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" to skewer cult classic films. In this case, they set their sights on Tommy Wiseau's "The Room."
Tribeca Film
"Goodfellas" clearly isn't a premier title but rather a 25th anniversary screening, and what better place to roll out the Ray Liotta classic than Tribeca?
Warner Bros.
Traditional production of Saké has changed very little over the centuries. Erik Shirai’s "The Birth of Saké" offers a rare glimpse into a family-run brewery that’s been operating for over 100 years.
Tribeca Film
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From thoughtful documentaries like ”A Courtship“ and ”In Transit“ to dramas such as ”Anesthesia,“ see the can’t-miss premiere titles
"The Adderall Diaries" sees a troubled writer played by James Franco throw himself into a hot murder case in an attempt to curb prescription drug addiction and get his mojo back.