Tribeca Film Festival 2017: Movie Lineup Announced

TRIBECA, NY — The lineup for the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival was announced on Thursday, and several highly anticipated flicks are on the list. For more news from Tribeca and the Financial District, sign up for Patch news alerts here.

This year's film fest, which will last from April 19-30, will feature more than 98 titles, according to festival organizers. The 2017 lineup is smaller than in previous years, in what curators say is the festival's most selective lineup yet. On Thursday, organizers released the names of 82 of the 98 full-length films that will play in April.

Here are the some of the most highly-anticipated films, with descriptions via the festival:

Love After Love, directed by Russell Harbaugh, written by Russell Harbaugh, Eric Mendelsohn. (USA) World Premiere. The world of a mother and her two adult sons feels emotionally untethered following the death of their family’s patriarch. Andie MacDowell, Chris O’Dowd, and James Adomian deliver searing performances in this absorbing story of a family losing and regaining their equilibrium in the wake of loss. With Juliet Rylance, Dree Hemingway, Gareth Williams.

The Lovers, directed and written by Azazel Jacobs. (USA) - World Premiere. Years into a dispassionate marriage, a long-married couple, both seriously involved with other people, resolve to call it quits. To their surprise, their decision reignites a dormant spark that leads to an impulsive affair. Broadway legend Tracy Letts and the always-luminous Debra Winger shine in writer/director Azazel Jacob’s (Terri) latest. With Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Melora Walters, Aiden Gillen, Tyler Ross, Jessica Sula. An A24 release

Aardvark, directed and written by Brian Shoaf. (USA) - World Premiere. While battling her own anxieties, therapist Emily Milburton (Jenny Slate) spends her time listening to other people’s problems. Her professional and personal worlds collide when Emily’s newest patient, Josh Norman (Zachary Quinto), walks through her door. Mentally ill and experiencing hallucinations, Josh harbors complex feelings for his estranged brother, Craig (Jon Hamm). Things begin to get interesting when Emily falls for Craig. With Sheila Vand, Tonya Pinkins, Marin Ireland.

Whitney. “can I be me,” directed by Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal, written by Nick Broomfield. (U.K.) - World Premiere. Whitney Houston was the most awarded female recording artist of all time, with more consecutive number one hits than The Beatles, and on top of that she was America’s Sweetheart. Yet despite her fame, talent, and success, she died tragically at the age of 48. Featuring largely never-before-seen footage and Broomfield and Dolezal’s moving documentary tells the story of the girl behind the voice. A Showtime release.

More information about the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival is available here. Ticket packages are on sale now, and individual tickets go on sale March 28.

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