Marlee Matlin, Andy Kaufman Documentaries at Tribeca 2025

Marlee Matlin, Andy Kaufman Documentaries at Tribeca 2025

ANDY KAUFMAN IS ME offers a rare window into the enigmatic mind of comedy legend Andy Kaufman through his never-before-heard audio diary recordings. It is also the first Andy Kaufman documentary officially authorized by the Kaufman estate. The film will make its world-premiere at Tribeca Film Festival on June 6, 2025.

A rare window into the enigmatic mind of comedy legend Andy Kaufman through his never-before-heard audio diary recordings. As marionette puppets bring his unfinished book to life, family and friends unveil the real person behind the provocative public persona in this captivating documentary.

 

Director: Clay Tweel

Producers: Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz, Ross Dinerstein, Shannon E. Riggs

Screenwriters: Clay Tweel, Luis Lopez, Shannon E Riggs

Executive Producers: David Letterman, Tom Keaney, Clay Tweel, Ross Girard, Mark McCune, Paul Levesque, Chris Kaiser, Marc Pomarico, Tyler Kaufman, Tommy Avalone

Cast: Michael Kaufman Carol Kaufman David Letterman Carol Kane Tim Heidecker Eric Andre Kristin Schaal

 

 

Screening Schedule

6/06/2025, 8:00 PM at SVA1-Silas - PREMIERE

6/07/2025, 12:00 PM at VEC-04 - 2nd Screening

6/12/2025, 8:15 PM at VEC-02 - 3rd Screening

 

MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE follows the first deaf actor to win an-Oscar, Marlee Matlin, as she reflects on her personal life, career, and what it means to be a trailblazer. Directed by Shoshannah Stern (also ASL), the film offers an unflinching look at Matlin’s remarkable life through the lens of her primary language, American Sign Language.

In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, Marlee explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer.

 

Director: Shoshannah Stern

Producers: Robyn Kopp, Justine Nagan, Bonni Cohen, Shoshannah Stern

Executive Producers: Michael Kantor, Carrie Lozano, Jenny Raskin, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Patty Quillin, Adam & Melony Lewis, Bill & Ruth Ann Harnisch

Associate Producer: Ellie Wen

Cast: Marlee Matlin, Randa Haines, John Maucere, Lauren Ridloff, Aaron Sorkin, Henry Winkler, Jack Jason, Liz Tannebaum

 

Screening Schedule

6/09/2025, 8:00 PM at SVA1-Silas - PREMIERE

6/11/2025, 3:15 PM at AMC-05 - 2nd Screening

6/12/2025, 6:15 PM at VEC-06 - 3rd Screening