Tribeca Film Institute Announces Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund Grantees (EXCLUSIVE)

Tribeca Film Institute and Gucci have announced the grantees of this year’s Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund.

The grant, funded by Gucci, provides production finances for feature-length documentary films examining domestic and international social justice issues.

Eleven projects — “After Sherman,” “Airborne,” “Ain’t I A Woman,” “Black Mothers,” “Driver,” “Jasiri,” “King Coal,” “Rojek One Day,” “Syria/Canada,” “To The End,” “Untitled” and “Untitled Privacy Project” — have been selected this year to receive a total of $140,000 in funding. A majority of these films were directed by womxn and explore female-led narratives or stories about environmental change.

The 2020 awardees were chosen by a jury composed of actor KiKi Layne, filmmakers Opal H. Bennett, Brett Story and Mustafa Khalili and industry executive De’Ara Balenger.

“These films are tackling incredibly important global issues that need more attention, and they are creating space for voices that are often forgotten about and ignored to be heard,” said Layne. “Many of the issues represented in these films such as climate change, racism, sexism, immigration, and terrorism are often dealt with on such a broad, general scale; these films shine light on the real, personal, human, day-to-day impact that these larger issues have.”

She continued, “I am amazed at the courage of these filmmakers and the bravery and resilience of the people in these films who have opened up to share their lives with an audience, while they are fighting to be heard and to make change.”

Established in 2008, the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund has supported 105 films, providing more than $1.5 million in grants for independent filmmakers.