Tribeca Film Festival 2007-2010

Catch the latest action from the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival starting on April 22. Get a peek behind the scenes from some of the film industry's leading actors, writers, and directors. Hear what they're up to and learn how they brought their stories to the big screen. Also enjoy talks from the 2007 and 2008 series, included here as well.

  • 44 minutes 21 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: "Micmacs"
    The French auteur behind Delicatessen and Amélie discusses his latest film, Micmacs. The story follows Bazil (Dany Boon, Joyeux Noël), raised as an orphan, who now has a bullet lodged in his brain from a previous mishap. Gentle-natured and kind, he exacts a revenge plot against the giant weapons manufacturers responsible for his accident. It’s a whimsical David and Goliath story, reminiscent of Buster Keaton.
    10 May 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 37 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: "Nice Guy Johnny"
    The accomplished actor and director (Purple Violets, The Brothers McMullen) talks about his new romantic dramedy, Nice Guy Johnny. The film follows Johnny, a baby-faced 24-year-old who’s about to trade his dream job for something that will pay enough to please his fiancée. Enter Uncle Terry (Burns), a womanizer set on instigating an eye-opening fling for his nephew.
    7 May 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 53 minutes 20 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: "Please Give"
    The writer-director of Friends with Money discusses her new dramatic comedy Please Give, which follows a couple (Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt) patiently waiting for their elderly next-door neighbor to pass away so they can expand their own apartment. But unexpected relationships with the neighbor’s granddaughters (Amanda Peet and Rebecca Hall) complicate their plans.
    6 May 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 53 minutes 20 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: "Metropia"
    The Egyptian-Swedish writer-director speaks about his animated science-fiction film "Metropia," a futuristic look at a terrifying Europe.
    5 May 2010, 6:00 pm
  • 53 minutes 20 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll"
    Join "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll" director Mat Whitecross, actor Andy Serkis and screenwriter Paul Viragh as they discuss their biopic of musician Ian Dury (of the new-wave band The Blockheads), starring BAFTA-nominated actor Andy Serkis in the role of Dury. The film follows Dury's rise to fame and documents his personal battle with a physical disability caused by having contracted polio during childhood.
    5 May 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 55 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: "Ondine"
    Join Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, The Brave One) as he discusses his new fantasy-drama, Ondine. Starring Colin Farrell and Alicja Bachleda, the film tells the story of an Irish fisherman named Syracuse (Farrell) who discovers Ondine in his fishing net and believes her to be a mermaid. But as Syracuse and his daughter get to know Ondine, they realize that enchantment and darkness go hand in hand.
    4 May 2010, 6:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 55 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: "Vidal Sassoon: The Movie"
    Director Craig Teper takes the stage to discuss Vidal Sassoon The Movie, his documentary detailing the life of famed hairstylist and businessman Sir Vidal Sassoon. Produced by Bumble and Bumble founder Michael Gordon, the film began as a personal tribute to Sassoon as he was approaching his 80th birthday, and grew into a major initiative to capture Sassoon’s life.
    4 May 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 3 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: "LEGACY"
    Multitalented filmmaker Thomas Ikimi, and actors Idris Elba and Eamonn Walker (The Wire) discuss their psychological thriller, Legacy. In the film, Elba plays black ops soldier Malcolm Gray, who returns to a Brooklyn hotel after a failed mission in Eastern Europe, where he undergoes an intense journey on a quest for personal retribution. Ikimi wrote, directed, produced, and edited the film.
    3 May 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 36 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: “Road, Movie"
    Director Dev Benegal and Actors Abhay Deol, Satish Kaushik, and Tannishthah Chatterjee discuss "Road, Movie", a film Benegal directed and produced. It stars Abhay Deol as Vishnu, a young man who — upon being forced into joining the family business — embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Visually stunning, the film has been called the Indian Cinema Paradiso.
    2 May 2010, 6:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 37 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: “Mother and Child”
    Writer-director GarcĂ­a (Nine Lives) speaks about his latest drama, Mother and Child. The film tells the story of three women who have all been profoundly affected by adoption. Naomi Watts and Kerry Washington star in this moving film about forgiveness, the choices we make, the chances we miss, the opportunities we seize, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and child.
    2 May 2010, 5:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 16 seconds
    Tribeca Film Festival Event: "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"
    The sisters discuss William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe — their powerful documentary about the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer William Kunstler. The film recounts the historic causes Kunstler fought for, revealing a man who risked public outrage and the safety of his family to promote justice for all.
    1 May 2010, 5:00 pm
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