In the style of “Juan Palomo, I cook it, I eat it”.
The saying, which is attributed to a burlesque poetry by Quevedo, is applicable in this case to Robert De Niro.
Co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival in 2001, along with Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, in a demonstration of New York’s resilience after the 9/11 attacks, De Niro will star in the closing night on June 17. That day will pay tribute to the 30th anniversary of the premiere of A Bronx Story, a film he directed and starred in alongside Chazz Palminteri. Production was handled by Rosenthal.
Thus, without a doubt, on its own merits and with artistic justice, everything remains at home for a festival that starts today.
The opening gala corresponds to the North American premiere of Kiss the future, a documentary about a community of musicians in the siege of Sarajevo and the U2 concert in 1997 to celebrate the liberation of Bosnia. Produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Sarah Anthony, the choice of this story seems like a metaphor for this 22nd edition.
Tribeca is a very eclectic film festival, the most modern of festivals, less competitive and more open to technology. On this occasion, and more than on any other, a good part of the stars come from the world of music.
“Music is an instrumental way of telling stories,†said Cara Cusumano, director of the festival.
In addition to praising the quality of the soul, rock, pop and hip-hop performances, in the year that is considered the 50th anniversary of his birth, Cusumano acknowledged that they have waited a long time to host Paul McCartney, and this Maybe the stars have aligned for your presence to come true.
The ex-Beatle will participate in the live recording of the Conan O’Brien podcast and will also present his book of photographs throughout six cities that he took in 1964, including the Big Apple.
Rocker Johnn Mellencamp will also sit down to talk with another famous television personality such as David Letterman, already retired from late night shows, a genre that he helped to elevate.
Fans of Hailee Steinfeld will also have their moment, on the crest of the wave for her performance in the successful film Spider-man: Crossing the Multiverse, a box office phenomenon. Bill Porter, Chance the Rapper or Diplo will participate in storytelling conversations.
The festival offers the film premiere of the live recording in 2021 of the Broadway show titled The Waitress (inspired by the 2007 film of the same name). Sara Bareilles, its theatrical creator and protagonist, will give a performance after the screening.
But in the wake of the opening gala, Tribeca launches a series of documentaries about music artists like Cyndi Lauper, French Montana and Carlos Santana. The three films will have their debut at the Beacon Theatre, one of the usual venues for the big festival parties, and all three will feature performances by the honorees.
Undoubtedly, one of the most attractive events is the premiere of the documentary dedicated to Gloria Gaynor, which could have no other title than the success that identifies her globally: I will survive (I will survive), a hymn for many. The veteran superstar will complement that premiere with live art from her.
Another production, Uncharted, shows how Alicia Keys, a New Yorker by birth and symbol of her city, explores the field of the inclusion of women in music.
All this billboard, something unheard of until now in this event, leads to the conclusion that this Tribeca, as Cusumano stressed, is different from anything done before.
