COLECTIVO Films Premiere – 2025 Tribeca Festival
- Tal Levy / Tals Studio
- Jun 10
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COLECTIVO Films Premiere – 2025 Tribeca Festival What is COLECTIVO?
COLECTIVO is an initiative launched by Tribeca Studios, in partnership with the Miranda Family Fund (Lin‑Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda Jr.), and the Hispanic Federation. The program supports emerging Latino filmmakers, offering funding, mentorship, and the chance to premiere their short films at the 2025 Tribeca Festival in New York City
🎥 COLECTIVO World Premieres
On June 9, 2025 at 8 PM (Indeed Theater, Spring Studios), audiences can attend a special 90-minute screening featuring:
El Tiguere (Dir. Andrew J. Rodriguez): A Dominican immigrant in the Bronx navigates food insecurity and legal challenges while tending a mobile food garden—and rebuilding his relationship with his son tribecafilm.com+5tribecafilm.com+5amnewscurtainraiser.com+5.
Las Hijas De Rosalía (Dir. Maria Mealla): Two sisters journey through dreamlike vignettes, rediscovering the magic of their bond and their mother’s legacy amnewscurtainraiser.com+5tribecafilm.com+5tribecafilm.com+5.
Villa Encanto (Dir. Joel Perez): Set in 1960s Spanish Harlem, a teenager copes with her mother’s death through music and community connection while her father plays gigs upstate facebook.com+8tribecafilm.com+8wearemitu.com+8.
Following the screening, viewers will hear firsthand from the filmmakers and Lin‑Manuel Miranda himself COLECTIVO Films Premiere – 2025 Tribeca Festival
Tribeca is proud to premiere the COLECTIVO program:
COLECTIVO Films Premiere – 2025 Tribeca Festival
supporting the next generation of Latino storytellers and bringing Latinx stories to audiences.
This new program, created in partnership with the Miranda Family Fund and the Hispanic Federation, has selected a cohort of three filmmaking teams to receive funding to produce short films, along with guidance from Tribeca Studios and the creative team of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda, Jr., and their extended network.
Join us for the world premiere of these three films, followed by an extended conversation with the filmmakers and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The 2025 COLECTIVO films are:
El TiguereIn the face of food insecurity and a harsh legal system in the Bronx, a Dominican immigrant operates his mobile food garden under the radar, determined to rebuild his life and repair his relationship with his estranged son.(Written + directed by Andrew J. Rodriguez)
Las Hijas De RosalíaThrough a series of dreamlike vignettes, two sisters navigate their formative years, discovering the magic of their bond and the enduring legacy of their mother's love. (Written + directed by Maria Mealla)
Villa EncantoAfter her mother’s death, a precocious teenager is uprooted from 1960s Spanish Harlem when her musician father takes a gig at a Puerto Rican summer resort in upstate New York. Through music and community, she learns to redefine the meaning of home.(Written + directed by Joel Perez; Co-written by Sol Marina Crespo)
🏆 Why It Matters
Tribeca Studios’ Colectivo is a new fellowship that aims to amplify Latinx voices in film, championing diversity and representation es.wikipedia.org+10tribecafilm.com+10tribecafilm.com+10.
Each filmmaker received critical support—financial, creative, and mentorship from the Miranda family and Tribeca network es.wikipedia.org+11tribecafilm.com+11wearemitu.com+11.
📆 Event Details
When: Monday, June 9, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Where: Indeed Theater, Spring Studios (50 Varick St, NYC)
What: Premiere Celebrities Screening + Township Conversation with filmmakers and Lin‑Manuel Miranda
