CHECKPOINT ZOO
***WORLD PREMIERE | TRIBECA FESTIVAL 2024 | DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION***
Tribeca Alum Joshua Zeman (Cropsey) traveled to Kharkiv, Ukraine
to follow everyday heroes who put their lives on the line to save 5,000 animals stuck in a zoo located in the direct line of Russian bombing.
Produced by: Joshua Zeman, Zachary Mortensen, Ian Davies and Torquil Jones
Cinematography by: Nelson Hume and Olivier Sarbil
Featuring: Oleksandr Feldman, Vadim Vorontinsky, Vitalii Ilchenko, Svitlana Vyshnevetska, Andrii Tyvaniuk and Vitalii Sevelin
CHECKPOINT ZOO documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
ABOUT JOSHUA ZEMAN
Dubbed as “a leading voice in the true-crime storytelling space,” Joshua Zeman will be returning to Tribeca Festival with Checkpoint Zoo after 15 years since his directorial debut film Cropsey premiered out of the festival in 2009 to critical acclaim and is considered one of the top true crime documentaries of the past decade. Since then, Zeman has directed “The Son of Sam: A Descent into Darkness”, “Murder Mountain” and The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 which was produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.
Public Screenings
Thursday, June 6th at 5:00 PM at Village East Cinema - 07
Sunday, June 9th at 8:15 PM at AMC 19th St. East 6 - 01
Thursday, June 13th at 5:15 PM at AMC 19th St. East 6 - 01
Press & Industry Screenings
Friday, June 7th at 9:30 AM at AMC 19th St. East 6 - 06
Wednesday, June 12th at 2:00 PM at AMC 19th St. East 6 - 06
RT: 107 minutes
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