Tribeca Film - Family Festival Films

[TEENA] | 1990 | 93 min |
Directed by: Steve Barron
USA

In shell-ebration of their 25th anniversary, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will make a totally radical appearance along with their sidekick April at the Drive-In's giant pizza party and screening of their 1990 film. To welcome the Turtles, the plaza will be decorated with glow-in-the-dark manhole covers. Families can climb inside the all-new Party Wagon, a mobile treasure trove based on the original Party Van. Kids can get their faces painted Turtle-style, take pictures at the photo booth, and pick up new moves with karate demos! Read More

Thursday, April 23
World Financial Center Plaza
Tribeca Drive-in opens at 6:00 pm.
Activities and programming begin at 6:30 pm.
Film screenings start at dusk (approx. 8:15 pm).

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Family Film Festival: This event is suitable for ages 6 and up.

Co-sponsored by Snapple.
Hosted by Brookfield Properties, lower Manhattan Development Corporation / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Racing Dreams

World Documentary Feature Competition
[RACIN] | 2009 | 95 min |
Directed by: Marshall Curry
USA

What Little League is to baseball, go-karting is to auto racing. Oscar®-nominated director Marshall Curry (Street Fight) follows the exhilarating and emotional journeys of three top racers competing for the national championship. Three adolescents and their families must discover if they have the talent and dedication—and sponsorship dollars—to one day become NASCAR superstars. Read More

Winner: Heineken Audience Award Second Place.
As a result, this film will screen two additional times on
Sunday, May 3: 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm.
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Winner: Best Documentary Feature.
As a result, this film will screen two additional times on
Sunday, May 3: 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm.
For tickets, click here.

Family Film Festival: This film is suitable for ages 9 and up.

P-Star Rising

Discovery
[PSTAR] | 2009 | 83 min | Feature Documentary
Directed by: Gabriel Noble
USA

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 nine-year-old daughter Priscilla Star, a precocious and immensely talented rapper. Director Gabriel Noble follows four years of father-daughter ups and downs as they navigate the grit and the glamour of the music biz. Read More

Saturday, April 25
World Financial Center Plaza
Tribeca Drive-in opens at 6:00 pm.
Activities and programming begin at 6:30 pm.
Film screenings start at dusk (approx. 8:15 pm).

Mega-talented Harlem native Priscilla Star is a born performer. She started rapping under the name “P-Star” before she hit double digits, and now she’s one of the stars of the reimagined and hip-hop-infused PBS series The Electric Company. (Produced by Sesame Workshop, The Electric Company uses a hip urban format to teach kids to love reading. It airs on Fridays on PBS KIDS GO!uses a hip urban format to teach kids to love reading. It airs on Fridays on PBS KIDS GO!) Join this teen sensation for a special family-friendly screening of P-Star Rising, the touching documentary that charts her inspirational rise to fame.

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Family Film Festival: This event is suitable for ages 12 and up.

Co-sponsored by Snapple.
Hosted by Brookfield Properties, lower Manhattan Development Corporation / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.