Ah, the road film. The formula is tried-and-true: usually two people, taking to the back roads of America in order to get somewhere by a certain time or for a particular reason. Along the way, cars break down, trains are jumped, and quirky characters are encountered. It can be funny, sweet, or darkly dramatic. But the formula rarely strays. Because of this, the key to a good road film is what happens during the journey. You want to see lessons learned, growth, and bonding. But you also want to see interesting characters and maybe a good car chase thrown in, too.

Tribeca seems to have at least one of these films every year. Last year it was Chasing 3000. This year, it's Tennessee, a slow-moving but sweet story of two brothers who go back home to find their abusive father; what they find, though is that there's more than one reason to go home.

Continuing our pre-coverage of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, above you will find a clip from the indie film Tennessee, aka that flick co-starring Mariah Carey as a struggling singer/diner waitress. The clip originated over at New York Magazine (where you can also find clips for a few other Tribeca films), and the sound is a little off-sync in the conversion above. Tennessee isn't all about Mariah, though, as it centers on two brothers who embark on a journey from New Mexico to Tennessee to find their estranged father. Adam Rothenberg and Ethan Peck play the brothers; the film was directed by Aaron Woodley from a script by Russell Schaumburg.

Despite a very successful music career, Carey has yet to break out in a big way on the big screen -- with films like Glitter, Wisegirls and State Property 2 not doing much to bolster her appeal as an actress. However, sometimes a role in a small indie film can help a career find its way back on track, so we'll see how far Tennessee takes her. For more on when it's playing and where, check out the film's Tribeca fest page here.