The Tribeca Festival returns to downtown Manhattan on June 3 for its 25th edition, founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff. The festival runs for about a week and a half and includes 118 feature films, 103 world premieres, short films, television shows, galas, talks, podcast recordings, and a Vulture Festival at Tribeca. The opening-night approach has shifted toward a star-driven documentary followed by a live music performance. This year’s opening features Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire documentary profiling Maurice White, followed by a live performance by Earth, Wind & Fire and Quest’s band, the Roots. Sophia Takal returns with a raw psychological story about a high-school senior seeking acting training after being shut out of a school play.
"The Tribeca Festival returns to downtown Manhattan on June 3rd, marking a milestone: It's the 25th edition of the event, founded by Gotham legend Robert De Niro, his longtime producing partner Jane Rosenthal, and real-estate investor Craig Hatkoff. Over the course of a week and half, the fest offers a mind-boggling selection of feature films (118 in all, including a record 103 world premieres), short films, television shows, galas, talks, podcast recordings, and even a Vulture Festival at the Tribeca Festival."
"In its early days, Tribeca frequently opened with a major soon-to-be-released production ( About a Boy, United 93, Shrek Forever After), but in the past few years, the programmers have settled on a formula: Open with a star-driven documentary followed by a live music performance of note. The films that drive those evenings aren't always the most memorable, but this year's offering is genuinely exciting as musician turned director Questlove profiles Earth, Wind & Fire and its legendary front man, Maurice White."
"Questlove's Summer of Soul won an Oscar for best documentary, and his follow-up, Sly Lives! (a.k.a. The Burden of Black Genius), was every bit as good (if not better). Best of all, the film will be followed by a live performance by Earth, Wind & Fire and Quest's band, the Roots. A decade ago, indie actor turned filmmaker Sophia Takal took Tribeca by storm with Always Shine, a searing psychological thriller about a pair of actresses whose friendship is tested by their diverging careers."
"She returns to the actor's life in this raw and unnerving story of a high-school senior (Ella Beatty, excellent) shut out of her school play, who seeks outside training at a local acting school run by the intense and demanding Melanie (the constantly compelling Ari Graynor). It's the kind of story that can be told only from the inside out: Takal knows the exercises and intera"
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