Tribeca Film Festival 2021

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The Lost Leonardo The Lost Leonardo
The Lost Leonardo and Father Of The Cyborgs
A-ha The Movie (Country: Germany; Year: 2021; Director: Thomas Robsahm; Writer: Thomas Robsahm)
Documentary portrait of the band behind Take On Me.
World premiere
Bernstein’s Wall (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Douglas Tirola)
Profile of Leonard Bernstein.
World premiere
Bitchin': The Sound And Fury Of Rick James (Year: 2021; Director: Sacha Jenkins)
Profile of funk/R&B icon Rick James.
World premiere
A Choice Of Weapons: Inspired By Gordon Parks (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: John Maggio; Stars: Gordon Parks, Gordon Parks)
This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.
World premiere
Father Of The Cyborgs (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: David Burke; Writer: David Burke; Stars: Phil Kennedy)
A documentary about a doctor who made headlines for implanting electrodes in the brain of a paralysed man then teaching the patient to control a computer - and then decided to experiment on himself.
A-ha The Movie A-ha The Movie
A-ha The Movie and The Neutral Ground
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story (Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Laura Fairrie)
Novelist Jackie Collins’s trailblazing and glamorous life is remembered and reconsidered.
World premiere
LFG (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix; Writer: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix)
A dive inside the US women’s national football league and their continuing fight for equal pay in an effort to create real change in women’s sports.
World premiere
The Lost Leonardo (Country: Denmark, France, Sweden; Year: 2021; Director: Andreas Koefoed; Writer: Andreas Dalsgaard, Christian Kirk Muff, Andreas Koefoed, Mark Monroe, Duska Zagorac)
The inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.
World premiere
The Neutral Ground (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: CJ Hunt; Writer: Jane Geisler, James Hamilton, CJ Hunt; Stars: CJ Hunt)
In December 2015, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments from public grounds. A forceful group of critics protested the decision, and fearing retaliation, no crew would agree to remove the statues.
The Price of Freedom (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Judd Ehrlich)
The NRA has become an increasing force of political influence, challenging gun control legislation as a direct attack on personal freedom. This deep dive into American gun culture is a passionate call to action.
World premiere
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Morgan Neville)
Documentary about the chef and travel documentarian.
World premiere
Stockholm Syndrome (Country: Sweden, US; Year: 2021; Director: The Architects)
Musician and cultural icon A$AP Rocky explores his life and career while fighting for his freedom after being arrested in Stockholm, Sweden.
World premiere
Wolfgang (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: David Gelb)
Documentary about celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck.
World premiere
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