"I set out to make a movie just a little weirder and more beautiful than maybe it ought to be," says first-time director Todd Rohal. "And really,” he adds, “I just set out to make a film I could call The Guatemalan Handshake.”
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Over the past thirty years, cinematographer and director Ed Lachman has established a fascinating and eclectic oeuvre. As BAM celebrates him this month, we talk to the trained painter about paying tribute to Douglas Sirk and catching Madonna on th...
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Might the German-Turkish film director Fatih Akin be a major filmmaker? If the reviews for his fifth fictional feature, The Edge of Heaven, are any indication, the Golden Bear-winning talent is very much one to watch.
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Canadian director Guy Maddin wrestles with the old ball and chain—his hometown—in his newest work, 2008 Festival alum My Winnipeg.
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Is it possible to turn tragedy into hope? These directors document some victims of terrorism who've done just that. At TFF, Sean Penn will be on hand for a Tribeca Talks discussion.
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Casting The Perfect "Dick-Alma"
Director Tony Kaye goes live on Twitter to chat with fans about his new movie, Detachment: Thursday, 3/29, 10 pm ET. It's a rare chance to pick his brain, so get your questions ready!
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As Bully releases in theaters today, the director thanks Tribeca for selecting the film for TFF 2011 and explains how you can take a stand. Thanks to national support, it's now a movement. Parents, take your kids this weekend.
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The 18th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide is April 7. Join two-time TFF director Deborah Scranton and her team in their effort to raise awareness and stop genocide deniers.
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Lucky You tapped for World Premiere at 2007 Tribeca Film Festival with cast members Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore and Robert Duvall and Director Curtis Hanson to attend.
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As Amreeka hits Sundance, director Cherien Dabis talks about the film's genesis and how Tribeca helped her get to Park City.
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As buzz escalates for this celebrated crowd-pleaser, Tribeca talks with director Danny Boyle, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, and actor Dev Patel at the Tribeca Cinema Series. Plus: Writer Daphne Beal on India's “maximum city”!
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Filmmakers Discuss: The Reader
Milk is a beautiful and relevant film—urgently so—about a gay man's political coming-of-age. Hear what director Gus Van Sant, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco, and more have to say about the ...
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Story of a Girl: Coraline
Barry Jenkins, the director of the must-see indie ode to San Francisco, tells Tribeca about making his sweet and sexy remedy for the wintertime blues. Find out why Jenkins is a director to watch.
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Sex and car crashes, sex and typewriters, sex and televisions: David Sharko plunders the singular body horror and the midnight madness of the Canadian director.
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The DVD of 2008 Festival winner Let the Right One In is out this week. In honor of the best vampire film of 2008, we're re-running our exclusive interview with director Tomas Alfredson. (Get schooled before the US remake!)
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New Directors/New Films 2009
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A Big Big Love
Get the dish from Elegy director Isabel Coixet, screenwriter Nicholas Meyer, and actors Patricia Clarkson and Dennis Hopper on how to adapt a Philip Roth novel into a sensual big-screen experience.
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Roundtable: <em>Towelhead</em>
Director Gini Reticker opens up about Pray the Devil Back to Hell, the audacious, inspiring, brave, and moving story of the women who stopped Liberia's war through civil disobedience.
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