*The 2023 Tribeca Film Festival’s slate showcases 109 wide-ranging and thrilling feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries and begins June 7—June 18.
The Festival continues its commemoration of Juneteenth through the “Expressions of Black Freedom” program, sponsored by Indeed, which includes a festival-wide celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the world premiere of “All Up in the Biz,” a documentary about New York hip-hop legend Biz Markie, and the world premiere of “Cinnamon,” directed by Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. and starring Damon Wayans and Pam Grier.
Tribeca Festival Director and VP of Programming Cara Cusuamno says this year’s slate is a joyous celebration of what we love about films, adding:
“We are bringing to New York eye-popping 3D films and rousing music docs, white-knuckle thrillers and knee-slapping comedies, independent edge, and old Hollywood glamour.
And as potent as the work is on-screen, we are equally excited to ‘plus up’ the moviegoing experience off-screen with an incredible lineup of live experiences in ‘Spotlight+’.”
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The 2023 “Spotlight+” category includes a series of live events that bring the film experience to life following each premiere. A performance from “She Is The Music” artists, curated by Alicia Keys, will follow the world premiere of “Uncharted.” Gloria Gaynor will perform following the world premiere of “Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive.”
Director Tim Story is back with “The Blackening,” in its US Premiere. Based on the viral digital skit, The Blackening tells the story of old friends who reunite in a cabin in the woods.
The fun weekend quickly becomes a fight to survive, and the only way to make it out is to figure out which friend is the Blackest of them all.
Also of interest are “Mountains,” “Boca Chica,” “Je’vida,” “Between the Rains,” “Between the Rains,” “The Gullspång Miracle,” “The Listener, “Poisoned: The Danger in Our Food,” “Stan Lee,” “Bad Things,” “Rise—the Siya Kolisi Story,” Misty Copeland‘s “Flower,” and “The Space Race,” just to name a few. The Tribeca Festival “Short Film” lineup includes short narratives, documentaries, animated films, and music videos.
The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center. For more info and tickets, go to Tribecafilm.com
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