1.25.10: P-Star Rising
By The Editors
Gabriel Noble's P-Star Rising (TFF 2009) kicks off the Tribeca Cinemas Doc Series on Monday, January 25. Join us for this inspiring story of a father and daughter (9-year-old Priscilla Star) with musical dreams.
From the team behind the Tribeca Film Festival, a new series entitled Tribeca Cinemas Presents: Doc Series will kick off on January 25. The debut film in the bi-monthly Monday evening schedule will be Gabriel Noble's P-Star Rising, which was a big hit at the TFF 2009 Drive-In.
In the early '80s, Jesse Diaz was a rising star in the hip-hop world. Now a broke single father in Harlem with two children to support, Jesse finds a shot at redemption in his 9-year-old daughter Priscilla Star, a precocious and immensely talented rapper. With P-Star Rising director Gabriel Noble follows four years of father-daughter ups and downs as they navigate the grit and the glamour of the music biz. From sit-downs with image consultants to the elation of spending that big signing bonus, Priscilla always remains a magnetic figure with a resolve and way of talking that belies her young age.
Read more about the movie and P-Star's amazing story: P-Star Rising: A New York Story.
Please join us for the screening on Monday, January 25, at 7:30 pm at Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street. Click for a map. Director Gabriel Noble and P-Star will both be in attendance, and the Tribeca Cinemas bar will be open before and after the screening.
