Tribeca: Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screenings

Tribeca: Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screenings

08 Mar, 2015

The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival (April 15th-26th), presented by AT&T, has announced the second half of the feature slate, including the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening sections, along with the Work in Progress titles that will be presented. New this year, the Special Screening events are of an experiential nature – featuring films partnered with exclusive live performances, including the world premiere of the documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions, followed by a concert from Mary J. Blige at The Beacon Theatre, as well as a restoration of the silent film Speedy with a live score performed by DJ Z-Trip.

Highlights in the Spotlight section include the new feature directed by the award-winning and much celebrated Italian auteurs, the Taviani Brothers – Wondrous Boccaccio, writer/director William Monahan’s Mojave, Roadside’s premiere of Maggie with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin, and new films with performances by Academy Award-winner Patricia Arquette, Jessica Biel, Jason Sudeikis, Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, Kristen Stewart, and more. Documentaries include looks at New York’s own “Cannibal Cop”, Roseanne Barr’s impassioned 2012 Presidential campaign, one on DJ AM and his life and impact on the DJ culture, Michael Winterbottom’s new film The Emperor’s New Clothes which he made with Russell Brand, and serious looks at timely issues from gun control to the radical Islamic school Red Mosque.

The Midnight section highlights 5 diverse genre films and a special event: Rifftrax Live: The Room, a live comedic riff of cult film The Room, which will be Rifftrax’s first-ever live performance in New York.

About the author

Cindy Maram

Cindy Maram is a Dancer, Public Speaker and our Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the entertainment, fashion and arts publication, Dig IN Magazine. She is an accredited film critic for Cannes Film Festival in the South of France, Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, SFFilm Festival and CAAMFest, as well as a runway fashion photographer and editor for London Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week. She also serves as a professional sports photographer and writer. She is a prolific art critic providing media coverage for Art Basel Miami Beach and surrounding Miami Art Week fairs. As a creator, Cindy is a writer, vlogger, podcaster, social media strategist and manager possessing a Bachelor's Degree from UC Davis and Master's Degree completing graduate work in Mass Communications + Popular Culture Studies with an emphasis in Film/Marketing/Writing from Cal State Fullerton. Further, she is producer of independent feature length and short films, and is committed to supporting the visibility of underrepresented groups in the media and film industry.

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