Dolphin Subsidiary 42West Makes Impact at 2025 Tribeca Festival with Exciting Film, TV, and Filmmaker Slate

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 17, 2025 / The entertainment PR and marketing powerhouse 42West, a subsidiary of Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN), celebrated a strong presence at the 2025 Tribeca Festival (June 4-15), representing several feature films, television programs, and filmmakers whose global creativity in cinema and television left their marks across the lineup.

42West's strategic PR campaigns capitalized and reinforced the strength of each filmmaker's commitment to bold, diverse, and emotionally resonant storytelling, starting with pre-festival strategy and planning to on-the-ground activity and post-festival momentum.

Out of ten films on the 42West slate, seven are acquisition titles seeking distribution out of Tribeca:

• Walter Thompson-Hernandez's Kites took home the Special Jury Mention for the Viewpoints.

• Eric Lin's Rosemead starring longtime 42West client Lucy Liu premiered in the Spotlight Narrative section, garnering acclaim for Liu's transformative performance.

• The comedy Paradise Records from client Logic also debuted in the Spotlight Narrative selection; the rapper directs, writes, and stars in the film.

• Gianna Tobani's Just Kids premiered in the Spotlight Documentary section.

• Perri Peltz & Matthew O'Neill's She Runs the World centers on the incredible story of Allyson Felix, founder of the newly launched management firm Always Alpha which, in partnership with Dolphin, is fully focused on women's sports.

• Uttera Singh's Pinch debuted in International Spotlight.

• Additionally, the first episode of Seasoned starring Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Gordy launched in the Indie Episodic (NOW) selection.

Feature length film with distribution from the 42West slate included:

• HBO's My Mom Jayne directed by Mariska Hargitay held its North American premiere at Carnegie Hall, featuring a conversation with Hargitay and Griffin Dunne, and will launch on the network and Max Friday, June 20.

• Briarcliff Entertainment's Sovereign starring Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, and Dennis Quaid held its US premiere ahead of a July 11 theatrical release.

• Vertical's Nobu premiered with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Tribeca Festival co-founder Robert De Niro in attendance; the film releases theatrically in New York on June 27 and will expand July 4.