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Tribeca Festival · 2017

Tribeca Festival 2017

Galas

Programme

6 films · 1 review

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Can't Stop, Won't Stop: The Bad Boy Story

A look behind the scenes at the history and legacy of Bad Boy through a complex portrait of the label’s mastermind, Sean “Diddy” Combs aka Puff Daddy, as he tries to reunite his Bad Boy Family in the course of a frantic three-week rehearsal period.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Daniel Kaufman; Writer: Daniel Kaufman)

World premiere. Documentary

The Circle

When Mae is hired to work for the world’s largest and most powerful tech and social media company, she sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company’s founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: James Ponsoldt; Writer: James Ponsoldt, Dave Eggers, Dave Eggers; Stars: Bill Paxton, Emma Watson, Karen Gillan, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Ellen Wong, Glenne Headly, Ellar Coltrane, Nate Corddry, Poorna Jagannathan, Elvy Yost, Frederick Koehler, Lauren Baldwin, Eve Gordon)

World premiere. Narrative

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

A look at the life and work of music producer Clive Davis.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Chris Perkel; Stars: Clive Davis)

Opening night. World premiere

The Godfather

Review preview for The Godfather

A masterpiece of restrained filmmaking

Chris · 4.5 out of 5
The classic American gangster film.

(Country: US; Year: 1972; Director: Francis Ford Coppola; Writer: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola; Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton)

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Closing night

The Godfather: Part II

The early life and career of Vito Corleone in New York as his son Michael begins to tighten his grip on the family's crime syndicate.

(Country: US; Year: 1974; Director: Francis Ford Coppola; Writer: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, based on the novel by Mario Puzo; Stars: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo, G.D. Spradlin, Richard Bright, Gastone Moschin, Tom Rosqui, Bruno Kirby, Frank Sivero, Francesca De Sapio)

Closing night

Mike And The Mad Dog

Dive into the inner workings of one of the sports world's most unlikely partnerships: Mike Francesa and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, the voices that launched a thousand sports radio imitators. The hosts, their colleagues, and a who's-who of sports heavyweights tell the story of their surprise rise to stardom and 19 years as the iconic voices of New York sports.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Daniel H Forer)

World premiere. Documentary