"This Movie Is Getting Made No Matter What": Inside the Pitch That Won $1.2 Million at Tribeca

On June 4, 2026, Rickshaw alumni Sid Gopinath and Aditya Joshi (The Shorts Program - Cycle 5) alongside producer Alifya Ali walked away with $1.2 million from the AT&T Untold Stories competition at Tribeca for their debut feature, Minnesota Goodbye. Sid and Alifya presented the pitch live on stage.