Adam Nimoy’s documentary about his father will have a special free screening at Tribeca
Tribeca Film Festival
Multiple venues
April 14-24
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The Tribeca Film Festival used to have more free events, including talks at B&N and the Apple Store, but this year, the fest’s fifteenth anniversary, there are not quite as many panels or screenings that don’t require dinero. (Speaking of dinero, the 2016 gala takes place at the Beacon on April 21, a fortieth anniversary screening of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, followed by a conversation with Scorsese, TFF cofounder Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, and Paul Schrader, moderated by Kent Jones; tickets range from $70 to $355.) The majority of free events are scheduled for Friday, April 22, as part of the Film for All program, which consists of eight free screenings; advance registration is required. (Live links are included below with each listing.) There are also several master classes and special programs highlighting young filmmakers that are first come, first served. [ed. note: We spoke too soon. Shortly after this posted, Tribeca announced free panels at the new Samsung 837 location as well as a free Ghostbusters screening and fan fest. Keep checking here for more free events as they’re added.]
Thursday, April 14
Tribeca Talks: Unscripted & Immersive — Behind the Scenes: The New York Times’ Virtual Reality, with Jake Silverstein, Sam Dolnick, Steve Duenes, and Jenna Pirog, Samsung 837, 837 Washington St., 6:30
Friday, April 15
Tribeca Talks — Master Class: Dolby, with Glenn Kiser, SVA Theatre 2 Beatrice, 3:00
Tribeca Talks: Unscripted & Immersive — Behind the Scenes: LoveTrue Director Alma Har’el in Conversation with Michael Cera, Samsung 837, 837 Washington St., 6:30
Saturday, April 16
Tribeca Talks: Unscripted & Immersive — Behind the Scenes: Making of Invasion! Exploring Empathy and Agency in VR, with Eric Darnell, Maureen Fan, Maciej Gliwa, and Cody Gramstad, Samsung 837, 837 Washington St., 6:30
Sunday, April 17
Downtown Youth Behind the Camera, short films, Regal Cinemas Battery Park, 11:45 am
Tribeca Talks — Master Class: Prepping to Shoot with Catherine Hardwicke, SVA Theatre 2 Beatrice, 3:00
Monday, April 18
Tribeca Talks: Unscripted & Immersive — Behind the Scenes: The Artists of Vrse: A Conversation with Chris Milk, with Gabo Arora, Ari Palitz, Sandy Smolan, and James Nestor, Samsung 837, 837 Washington St., 5:00
Thursday, April 21
Our City My Story, works by young filmmakers in competition, Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas, free with advance registration, 6:00
Friday, April 22
Film for All: For the Love of Spock (Adam Nimoy, 2016), Bow Tie Cinemas Chelsea 6, free with advance registration, 3:30
Film for All: Command and Control (Robert Kenner, 2016), Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas, free with advance registration, 3:45
Film for All: The Phenom (Noah Buschel, 2016), Regal Cinemas Battery Park, free with advance registration, 3:45
Film for All: Solitary (Kristi Jacobson, 2016), Regal Cinemas Battery Park, free with advance registration, 4:15
Film for All: Actor Martinez (Mike Ott & Nathan Silver, 2016), Regal Cinemas Battery Park, free with advance registration, 5:00
Film for All: National Bird (Sonia Kennebeck, 2016), Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas, free with advance registration, 5:30
Film for All: Vice World of Sports (Evan Rosenfeld, 2016), SVA Theatre 2 Beatrice, free with advance registration, 5:30
Film for All: Burden (Richard Dewey & Timothy Marrinan, 2016), Regal Cinemas Battery Park, free with advance registration, 8:45
Free Tribeca Film Festival Street Fair takes place April 23
Saturday, April 23
Tribeca on Location: Tribeca Film Festival Street Fair, Greenwich St. from Hubert to Chambers Sts., 10:00 am
Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day, Greenwich St. at North Moore St., 10:00 am
Tribeca Talks — Master Class: Inside Casting, with Ellen Lewis and Ellen Chenoweth, moderated by Bernard Telsey, SVA Theatre 2 Beatrice, 2:30
Ghostbusters Fan Fest, including screening of Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984), video greeting by cast of 2016 remake, introduction and conversation with producers behind new Ghostheads documentary, games, guided tour of original Ghostbusters headquarters, and more, Regal Battery Park Stadium 5, 3:00 (followed by sneak preview work-in-progress screening of Ghostheads at 5:30, $23.50)