Short Film Slam at 92Y Tribeca

I went to 92Y Tribeca's Short Film Slam with a friend, who was in town for the weekend and wanted to screen her new short film.

Bring your under ten-minute film (on DVD only), get it shown and pad the house with your friends–audience noise determines the winner. Think onscreen poetry slam. Each Short Slam will be hosted by a different industry professional, i.e. someone aspiring filmmakers will want to impress and the winners of each will face off in the season finale in June.

I was a little skeptical at first, as I had previously attended another short film screening at a bar a couple of years ago and I felt the filmmakers ended up a bit frustrated because people were chatting and drinking and socializing and not really paying attention to the films.

Luckily, the venue at 92Y Tribeca was amazing. It was in a little theatre, with seats for perhaps 50 people, more or less. It wasn't packed but there was a great crowd. As an audience member, it was kind of hit and miss, but I saw some really great films and I will definitely be going back. They have seven of these events and then one in June, for all the winners. With only an 8$ admission cost, it's a great way for emerging filmmakers to experience a public screening, network with peers and get feedback from someone with a successful career in the industry.  My friend's film was selected as the winner by the audience that night, which made the experience so much more fun and cause for celebrations afterwards :-)