The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express®, is pleased to announce its Spotlight section, which is comprised of 33 films—21 narratives and 12 documentaries features— by both well-known filmmakers like Richard Linklater, Neil Jordan, Mira Nair, David Gordon Green, and Neil LaBute and promising new talent. Co-sponsored by Cadillac and JetBlue, the 12th edition of its festival set for April 17 to April 28 in New York City  and offers 23 world premieres, a record number for the section, and advanced screenings from established and emerging filmmakers that display varied elements of independent and mainstream cinema.

In particular, 'The Project' profiles the precarious, real-life story of the Puntland Maritime Police Force, a group of Somali pirate hunters. Directed and written by Shawn Efran and Adam Ciralsky, has it's (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary

THE PROJECT

Taking the hijacking of the African waterways and the kidnapping of innocent citizens into their under-trained hands, the PMPF face mutiny, death and a loss of corporate funding in their dangerous quest to free the Middle East shipping industry from terror. The mercenaries’ epic battle makes for an intense, gripping and disarming ride.

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