'Esta Isla' Courtesy of Esta Isla Tribeca Films, the distribution label from Tribeca Enterprises and Giant Pictures, has acquired Independent Spirit Award winner Esta Isla, Berlinale winner Fwends and Mabel.
Esta Isla, directed by Lorraine Jones Molina and Cristian Carretero, features a personal and poignant portrayal of the Puerto Rican experience, exploring identity, resilience and colonial legacy. The film, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival and won best cinematography, best new director and the jury award, will be released digitally in August.
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Fwends, directed by Sophie Somerville, debuted at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival where it won the Caligari Award for stylistic and thematic innovation. The film, which will be released digitally in September, centers on two estranged friends who reunite unexpectedly and spend a weekend together trying to distract themselves from their problems and existential dread.
Mabel, directed by Nicholas Ma, follows a friendship between awkward pre-teen Callie and a plant named Mabel. Mabel, which will be released digitally on April 21, premiered at the San Francisco Film Festival and won the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation feature film award at NYU.
Those titles join a slate that includes prior acquisitions We Are Pat and Reeling.
“With five upcoming releases from leading festivals around the globe, this slate reflects the breadth and creativity of the indie film landscape that Tribeca Films strives to champion,” Tribeca Enterprises co-founder and co-chair Jane Rosenthal said in a statement. “We are proud to shine a light on emerging filmmakers telling groundbreaking stories, like Tribeca Festival prize winner Esta Isla,, the first Puerto Rican film to win an Independent Spirit Award”
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