Directors Ramiel Petros & Nicholas Freeman Talk Building Trust in “The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel”
The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel, on its surface, is about Tony, the man who runs a soon-to-be-shuttered motel in Los Angeles. As filmmakers Ramiel Petros and Nicholas Freeman began to document Tony’s final days in the place he called home for decades, pieces of long-hidden parts of Tony’s life began to bubble up.
“The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel” Looks at Fear’s Impact on Connection
The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel is a thoughtfully intimate documentary about life’s ebbs and flows, and the metaphorical boat we build to weather these highs and lows.
Tribeca: “Spin Wars” is Spinning Out
Like the Beanie Babies and Cabbage Patch Kids documentaries, Spin Wars is about an industry that makes little sense from the outside, but for those who found spiritual awakening in a sweaty spin studio, it was everything.
DC/DOX: “School for Defectors” Teaches a Way Forward
School for Defectors is an act of love for the kids who finally have the opportunity to fall in love with life and their parents who risked death for a chance at a brighter future. Perhaps it’s best to let one of the students sum up the film: “Love has a way of turning fear into courage.”
DC/DOX: “The Second Life of Freddie Nole” is a Life-Changing Ride
The Second Life of Freddie Nole is much like the man himself. No frills, empathetic, and light-hearted. A verité look at one man’s mission to use his newfound freedom to encourage others to use their lives for similar pursuits.
DC/DOX: “baby/girls” is an Empathetic Look at Teen Pregnancy
baby/girls is profoundly vulnerable. It’s an act of bravery to share such deeply personal moments with the rest of the world in the hope of capturing their reality to ask for change.
Lexie Bean & Logan Rozos Talk Healing in “What Will I Become?”
Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos are the co-directors of What Will I Become?, a documentary about a vulnerable community. The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that over 50% of transgender boys have attempted suicide.
DC/DOX: “Hell’s Army” Captures Investigative Journalism’s Power
Hell’s Army is difficult to watch, but it needs to be recognized and amplified.
DC/DOX: “The Siege of Paradise” Asks What Kind of Tourist We Should Be
The Siege of Paradise may only focus on Cinque Terre, but this is happening all over the world. The documentary is not only a carefully constructed critique of what it means to be a tourist, but also a deeply compelling character study of humans in the summertime.
Tribeca: “4000 Days” Finds Resilience and Lasting Change in Loss
4000 Days is a vital piece of filmmaking that highlights resilience in the time of a profound loss that no one should ever experience.
Tribeca: Julie & Gary DeVercelly Talk Taking on Campus Hazing in “4000 Days”
Together, with the Burch and Oakes families, Julie and Gary DeVercelly agreed to be part of Catullo III’s documentary, 4000 Days, to chronicle their fight for the Stop Campus Hazing Act to be codified into law.
Tribeca: “Harvest” Reaps and Sows Love
Harvest is perseverance, rebirth, and for the dreamers.
Tribeca: “Micronations” Proves Tiny Can Be Mighty
Whatever it may be, Micronations captures this world and the people who celebrate what micronations have the possibility to be.
Tribeca: “Stealing Magic” is Stranger Than Any Illusion
Stealing Magic may focus on pirating in the world of illusions, but speaks to the larger issue of art being stolen for a quick buck.
Tribeca: “American Zoo” Holds Decades of Secrets
American Zoo is a searing look at how something as seemingly disconnected as a zoo can actually be a tool for the rise of fascism.
Tribeca: TJ + Kim Burch Talk Son Nolan’s Legacy in “4000 Days”
Eleven years is a little over 4,000 days. More than a decade’s worth of time, all working toward the same goal. Daniel E Catullo III’s Tribeca-premiering documentary 4000 Days chronicles the decade-plus saga of families fighting for legislative change to prevent hazing deaths at colleges and universities.
“Song Silenced: Coming Out in Christian Music” Makes a Joyful Noise
Song Silenced: Coming Out in Christian Music is beautiful truth that is far louder than those who try to take the music away.
Director Daniel E Catullo III Talks “4000 Days” Doc About Campus Hazing
Daniel E Catullo III has four films screening at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival. Three of them have a lot in common. They’re music documentaries he produced for Peter Frampton, Katy Perry, and Alicia Keys. The fourth film is 4000 Days, a documentary Catullo III directed about fraternity hazing.
Composer Uno Helmersson Captures the End of an Era in “One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5”
Almost a decade ago, Stranger Things premiered on Netflix. The Stephen King and Steven Spielberg-inspired series would run for five seasons over the course of about ten years.
Xander Robin & Nick León Talk Magical, Weird South Florida Wonders in “The Python Hunt”
Florida is an enigma. Unlike most other places in the United States, it has a mysticism that isn’t easy to pin down. Something otherworldly combines with the strange, natural beauty to create the wonder that is Florida.