Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Female and Nonbinary Artists

Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Female and Nonbinary Artists

On a Thursday evening in the penthouse of New York’s Greenwich Hotel, Jane Rosenthal stood in front of a small audience — a mix of emerging filmmakers, program alumni, jury members and mentors — for this year’s Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program.  With the room packed in almost shoulder-to-shoulder, and on…

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Christopher Guest Reveals the “Brutal” Backstage Dog Show Moment That He Couldn’t Include in ‘Best in Show’: “It’s Too Much”

Christopher Guest Reveals the “Brutal” Backstage Dog Show Moment That He Couldn’t Include in ‘Best in Show’: “It’s Too Much”

Despite all of the idiosyncratic behavior displayed by the dog owners in Christopher Guest‘s 2000 satire Best in Show, there was one moment Guest heard of as he was researching the cutthroat world of professional dog shows that he thought was too extreme to include in his film. Specifically, Guest heard that backstage “a person…

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‘Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything’ Review: Hulu Doc Offers a Solid Overview, but Limited Depth, on the Television Pioneer

‘Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything’ Review: Hulu Doc Offers a Solid Overview, but Limited Depth, on the Television Pioneer

It’s a familiar routine: Famous person dies and each network’s news division works quickly to cobble together (or finish off) a tribute special that answers a few basic questions — “Why was this person significant?” mostly — in a satisfying way that can be delivered within days of the death. Tribute packages like that aren’t…

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Whitney Peak Reacts to ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Casting, Says Rachel Zegler Reached Out and “Gave Me Some Love”

Whitney Peak Reacts to ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Casting, Says Rachel Zegler Reached Out and “Gave Me Some Love”

Whitney Peak is opening up about her newly announced starring role in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Suzanne Collins’ Sunrise on the Reaping novel was released this spring and revisits the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games when…

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#‘Adult Best Friends’ Review: Endearing Debut Tackles the Awkwardness of Aging Friendships

#‘Adult Best Friends’ Review: Endearing Debut Tackles the Awkwardness of Aging Friendships

An instantly identifiable duo stands at the center of Adult Best Friends, Delaney Buffett’s endearing feature debut premiering at Tribeca. Delaney (Buffett) and Katie (Katie Corwin) are the kind of pals whose relationship spans decades and whose co-dependence runs deep. They met in seventh grade while taking refuge in the bathroom during a party. Old…

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#‘Mountains’ Review: A Tender Directorial Debut Explores Gentrification in Miami’s Little Haiti

#‘Mountains’ Review: A Tender Directorial Debut Explores Gentrification in Miami’s Little Haiti

In her directorial debut Mountains, Monica Sorelle approaches the story of a Haitian family confronting gentrification with a delicate and discerning eye. The languidly paced feature observes Xaxier (Atibon Nazaire), a demolition worker contemplating buying a better home while navigating the implications of his Miami neighborhood’s changing dynamics. Xavier, his wife Esperance (Sheiler Anozier) and…

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