Tribeca Festival 2026 Recap | The Stories That Stayed With Me

Kickin’ It With Tyree recaps SXSW 2026 with interviews, red carpets, and standout films shaping the future of film, music, and culture.

Writer and editor Jack Lemay discusses Your Attention Please, focusing on storytelling responsibility, editing, and digital life.

Kristin Bride discusses Your Attention Please, sharing her story and advocating for online safety and accountability.

Director Sara Robin discusses Your Attention Please, a documentary exploring trauma, digital life, and the importance of real human connection.

Kickin’ It With Tyree covers Sundance 2026 with over 70 interviews, red carpet moments, and conversations with filmmakers shaping the future of independent film.

Artist Mie Music discusses Freakshow, a music video exploring performance, vulnerability, and identity through tarot-inspired visuals.

Khaula Kai Mahmood discusses Frayed Flags at the Milwaukee Film Festival, a short film exploring veteran stories, mental health, and independent filmmaking.

Executive Director Susan Kerns discusses Milwaukee Film’s growth, local filmmaker support, and the opening night premiere of Ueck.

Georgia Lee King discusses Flytrapper at the Milwaukee Film Festival, a genre-blending film combining horror, comedy, and improvisation.

Composer and filmmaker Noah Eckstein discusses Cladosporium Coke Dial, an experimental music video blending modular synth sound with liquid light visuals.

Producer and editor Max Hauser discusses Aromavision, sharing insights on indie filmmaking, collaboration, and building a film from the ground up.

Director Max Hey discusses Now! More! Yes!, a documentary capturing chaos, creativity, and the unpredictable life of its subject.

Director Yinan Wang discusses Thick and Sweet, a film exploring identity, memory, and cultural connection through food.

Director Mekhai Lee discusses his SXSW short film Them That’s Not, a powerful story about deaf identity, family reconciliation, and grief inspired by Billie Holiday’s God Bless the Child.

XR creator Amit Palgi discusses Cycle, an immersive VR experience premiering at SXSW that uses dance and motion capture to explore the repeating patterns of life.

Director James McCall discusses creating Doechii’s ambitious “Anxiety” music video, featured in the SXSW Music Video Competition. The cinematic project visualizes the looping experience of anxiety through choreography, set design, and precise camera movement.

Kiana Naghshineh discusses her SXSW animated short IM AUTO TAPES UND BUTTERBROT, a personal film about grief, memory, and confronting mortality through animation.

Co-director Sidney Fussell discusses #WHILEBLACK at SXSW, a documentary examining how viral videos of police brutality impact witnesses, communities, and the social media platforms that circulate them.

Director Chloé Rochereuil discusses Crafting Crimes: The Mona Lisa Heist at SXSW, an immersive mixed reality experience that lets audiences reconstruct one of history’s most famous art thefts through miniature crime scenes and interactive storytelling.