For the next few weeks, the TriBeCa Film Festival will be taking over downtown Manhattan with a stellar list of films.
The Tribeca Film Festival is a celebration of New York City as a major filmmaking center. We all know New Yorkers love the spotlight. The massive festival includes documentaries, shorts and independent films. You never know what to expect from TriBeCa. It easily moves in every and any direction. So, to help guide our fellow movie lovers here’s a list of must sees.
Documentary, LGBTQIA+
"A moving and timely documentary following the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, star of the legendary Paris Is Burning as Venus’ two families — biological and ballroom — come together to seek answers and celebrate her legacy."
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Festival Film
You may have never heard the name Tim Bergling before, but I'm sure you know his music, or at least his stage name, Avicii. This documentary, which includes never-before-seen footage, catalogs the late Swedish DJ's ephemeral rise to fame, his short career in EDM and his unfortunate untimely death. If you're a music lover, especially a fan of EDM, this touching documentary is a must see. Honestly, he was so talented, I'd say it's a must see for all.
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Documentary
Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme
"Wannabe actor Zachary Horwitz was desperate to make it big as a movie star. The only thing stopping him was talent. Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme is a juicy true story about deception, denial, and the seductive promise of fame and fortune."
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New York, Women, Documentary, Biography, Fashion
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
Diane von Furstenberg. She is a child of a Holocaust survivor, a Princess by marriage, and is a successful founder of a fashion empire. The many faces of this fashion icon are revealed in this riveting and glamorous documentary portrait. It features interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Fran Lebowitz, and Hillary Clinton.
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Festival Film
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
"Through intimate interviews and unprecedented archive access, Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes sheds new light on the icon's self-image." Additionally, the documentary showcases recently discovered archival recordings from Taylor and it seems she's got some things to say about her career, acting and her husbands, of course.
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Festival Film
Group Therapy
Therapy, but....funny. In this documentary, we watch a group of comedians, which include star Neil Patrick Harris Mike Birbiglia, Nicole Byer, Gary Gulman, Landon Hughes, Tig Notaro and Atsuko Okatsuka take part in a little group therapy. The comics discuss mental health, wellness, trauma and love and it may just be the funniest group therapy session there has ever been. I feel like I need to attend this group therapy session....
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Festival Film
La Cocina
This is an immigrant story set in a chaotic Manhattan restaurant kitchen, where an undocumented cook's dreams fall apart when money goes missing and a shocking revelation about his lover threatens to upend everything. If you liked The Bear, you will most definitely like this.
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Festival Film
McVeigh
This psychological thriller is about the perpetrator of the Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy McVeigh. The movie examines the terrorist in the weeks leading up to the attack where he plots the catastrophic events with his fellow conspirator Terry Nichols.
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