Tom Hanks and John Oliver will get together for a Storytellers talk at Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Multiple venues
April 14-24, $14-$43.50
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In 2002, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, and Craig Hatkoff founded the Tribeca Film Festival, helping to rebuild Lower Manhattan socially, culturally, and economically following 9/11. The festival is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year with another packed slate of film screenings, talks, master classes, and a major symposium, running from April 14 to 24 at the SVA Theatre, Bow Tie Cinemas Chelsea, Regal Cinemas Battery Park, the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and the festival hub at 50 Varick St. Ticket prices continue to climb, so it’s not exactly cheap to attend, but that hasn’t stopped many events from nearly selling out already despite costing $23.50 for most regular screenings and between $33.20 and $43.50 for conversations and films with postscreening talks. In honor of Tribeca’s fifteenth birthday, below are fifteen highlights from this year’s fest, with one extra thrown in for good luck.
Thursday, April 14
Tribeca Talks — Storytellers: Patti Smith with Ethan Hawke, SVA Theatre 1 Silas, rush ticketing only, 3:00
Tribeca Tune In: Grace and Frankie, screening of two episodes from season two, followed by discussion with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, moderated by Gayle King, SVA Theatre 1 Silas, $33.50, 5:00
Contemporary Color (Bill & Turner Ross, 2016), followed by a conversation between David Byrne and the directors, with appearances by color guarders, JZT@BMCC, $23.50, 9:00
Saturday, April 16
TFI Interactive, all-day immersive symposium, divided into the MakerSpace, the Conference, and the Interactive Playground exhibit, festival hub at 50 Varick St., $40, 11:00 am
Monday, April 18
Tribeca Talks — Directors Series: Andrea Arnold in conversation with Ira Sachs, SVA Theatre 2 Beatrice, $43.50, 2:00
Tribeca Tune In: For the Love of Spock (Adam Nimoy, 2016), followed by a conversation with Adam Nimoy, Zachary Quinto, David Zappone, and Scott Manzt, moderated by Gordon Cox, SVA Theatre 2 Beatrice, $33.20, 5:00
SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball will offer live commentary during anniversary screening of final episode at Tribeca Film Festival
Tuesday, April 19
Tribeca Tune In: Fifteenth anniversary screening of Six Feet Under series finale, with live commentary by show creator Alan Ball, moderated by Matt Zoller Seitz, SVA Theatre 1 Silas, $33.50, 4:30
Tribeca Tune In: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, conversation with Samantha Bee and head writer Jo Miller, moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, SVA Theatre 1 Silas, $33.50, 7:30
Wednesday, April 20
Tribeca Talks: Daring Women Summit, featuring keynote conversations, discussions, presentations, and more, with Samantha Bee, Allana Harkin, Rachel Sklar, Donna Karan, Rosie Perez, Kate Ward, Lea Goldman, Kathleen Grace, Sophia Rossi, Stephanie Laing, Amy Emmerich, LaLa Anthony, Julie Ann Crommett, Nahnatchka Khan, Liz Meriweather, Danielle Nussbaum, Mya Taylor, Catie Lazarus, Kristi Zea, Laura Walker, Anna Sale, Phoebe Robinson, Cindy Gallop, Kathryn Minshew, and others to be announced, festival hub at 50 Varick St., $150, 10:30 am
Tribeca Talks — Directors Series: Jodie Foster with Julie Taymor, festival hub at 50 Varick St., $43.50, 5:30
Tribeca Talks — Directors Series: Alfonso Cuarón with Emmanuel Lubezki, SVA Theatre 1 Silas, $43.50, 6:00
Thursday, April 21
Tribeca Talks After the Movie: Starring Austin Pendleton (David H. Holmes & Gene Gallerano, 2016), followed by discussion with Austin Pendleton, Olympia Dukakis, Peter Sarsgaard, Denis O’Hare, George Morfogen, and directors David H. Holmes and Gene Gallerano, moderated by Gordon Cox, SVA Theatre 2 Beatrice, $43.50, 2:30
Tribeca Talks After the Movie: I Voted? (Jason Grant Smith, 2016), followed by discussion with Jason Grant Smith, Katie Couric, Dan Abrams, and Dr. DeForest Soaries, SVA Theatre 2 Beatrice, $43.50, 5:30
Friday, April 22
Tribeca Talks — Storytellers: Tom Hanks with John Oliver, JZT@BMCC, rush ticketing only, 6:00
Saturday, April 23
Tribeca Talks: What We Talk About When We Talk About the Bomb, with Michael Douglas, Eric Schlosser, Emma Belcher, Joe Cirincione, Robert Kenner, and Smriti Keshari, SVA Theatre 2 Beatrice, $43.50, 5:00
Tribeca Talks — Directors Series: Baz Luhrmann with Nelson George, SVA Theatre 1 Silas, $43.50, 6:00