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Tribeca Talks Directors Series George Lucas with Stephen Colbert

George Lucas, creator of Skywalker Sound and Industrial Light & Magic, will talk about his trailblazing career as a film industry innovator with Stephen Colbert. read more

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Tribeca Talks ESPN Sports Film Festival The Greatest Catch Ever A Conversation with Spike Lee

In Super Bowl XLII, the Giants were down to the undefeated New England Patriots when Eli Manning spotted David Tyree, setting up one of the most renowned plays in football history. Stay for a conversation with David Tyree, read more

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Tribeca Talks ESPN Sports Film Festival Data Lab for Storytelling A Conversation with Nate Silver

Data makes for more compelling viewpoints. Join FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver and moderator Robert Krulwich for the world premiere of the Signals short, Shock the World, and for a conversation about how he applies... read more

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Tribeca Talks Directors Series Christopher Nolan with Bennett Miller

Christopher Nolan, one of the most critically and commercially successful filmmakers of our time, will talk about his ability to push boundaries and create entire worlds from his imagination with fellow director Bennett Mi... read more

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Tribeca Talks Secrecy Power

If knowledge is power then secrets are weapons. Secrets have always fueled great stories, but what happens when our secrets are breached in real-life? Join former spy Valerie Plame, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Bart G... read more

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Tribeca Talks Master Class Dolby Institute The Sound of the Coens

From Fargo to No Country for Old Men, Coen Brothers films incorporate an array of musical and sonic inflections to enhance their remarkable storytelling. Join Coen collaborators, composer Carter Burwell and Academy Award®-winning ... read more

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Tribeca Talks Master Class CNN Films Capture Reality

The visual language of non-fiction filmmaking has evolved in recent years. Panelists include leading documentary filmmakers Liz Garbus (Bobby Fischer Against the World), Rachel Boynton (Big Men), and Roge... read more

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Tribeca Talks Long Story Short

Reaching out to us through tablets, personal computers, and mobile phones, short-form content creators are able to distribute their works on their own terms. With seemingly limitless online directions, how does a content creator find the right ro... read more

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Tribeca Talks Immerse Yourself

From binge watching to Virtual Reality, today’s entertainment is physically and psychologically immersive. How does this affect the way storytellers produce work directed at us? Panelists include The Art of Immersion author Frank Rose read more

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Tribeca Talks Snap It Vine It Tube It

Social media content creators are invigorating audiences by breaking the mold of traditional storytelling, while transforming themselves into personal brands while they’re at it. Panelists include YouTube sensation Alphacat, inter... read more

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Tribeca Talks ESPN Sports Film Festival Go Sebastien Go A Conversation with Eva Longoria

Watch ¡Go Sebastien Go! and scenes from other entries in ESPN’s Verses series, shining a light on achievement both inside and out of the arena. Stay for a conversation with executive producer Eva Longoria and Versus series dir... read more

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Tribeca Talks Directors Series Cary Fukunaga with James Schamus

Acclaimed indie filmmaker Cary Fukunaga will talk about his success on both the big and small screen, with works like Sin Nombre and Jane Eyre, and most recently the hit TV series True Detective, with film executive James ... read more

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Tribeca Talks Harvey Weinstein in Conversation

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has created and shaped some of the most successful careers in Hollywood. From Tarantino to Sorvino, he is the man behind some of the greatest directors and faces on screen. Hear him discuss how he ... read more

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Tribeca Talks Script Screen Hosted by Barnes Noble The Beauty of Angst

Filmmakers have long reveled in exploring human angst on screen, and as an audience we too relish in these stories. Where is that fine line that filmmakers can push towards before audiences turn away? And, why are we so drawn to the anguish of oth... read more

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Tribeca Talks Directors Series Brad Bird and Janeane Garofalo

Brad Bird has carved out a unique career in both animation and live action filmmaking. He will talk with Janeane Garofalo about what it’s like to transition between these two forms of storytelling, with hits like ... read more

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Tribeca Talks Script Screen Hosted by Barnes Noble This is the Real Life

Real life is a wellspring of drama for writers and directors. In both documentary and narrative forms there are choices to be made when representing reality: what version of events do you present, and how can you recreate moments from the past for... read more

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Tribeca Talks David Rockwell Danny Meyer How Does a Space Tell A Story

Storytelling is one of the most powerful art forms in terms of creating shared experiences and lasting memories. Join acclaimed collaborators, architect and set designer David Rockwell and award-winning restaurateur Danny... read more

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Tribeca Talks Directors Series Ava DuVernay

Acclaimed writer-director Ava DuVernay will discuss with hip-hop innovator Q-Tipher career trajectory from her 2008 documentary debut, This Is The Life, to the Academy Award-nominated Selma. read more

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Tribeca Talks CRWN wAAP Rocky

Rap phenomenon and style icon A$AP Rocky joins journalist/curator/creator Elliott Wilson for an extraordinary conversation. The critically-acclaimed CRWN series, a live + mobile + social experience, has hosted Drake, Nicki Minaj and Kendrick Lamar... read more

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Tribeca Talks Daring Women Summit powered by The List

These creative minds refused to take no for an answer, taking on outsized risks, despite the conventional wisdom. These women in tech and entertainment are bold, they are driven by innovation, and they have reservoirs of expertise and life lessons... read more

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Tribeca Talks: Notes from Dunblane: Lessons from a School Shooting

Following the Sandy Hook Massacre, a priest from Dunblane, Scotland reaches out to Father Bob offering support 16 years after a school shooting in his own town. The men bond over personal trauma and responsibilities... In the aftermath the UK refo... read more

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Tribeca Talks: Director's Series - Jason Reitman with Tamara Jenkins

Following the New York Premiere of his film Tully, writer, director, and producer Jason Reitman will sit down with revered writer/director Tamara Jenkins (The Savages, Slums of Beverly Hills) to discuss his latest film, as well a... read more

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Tribeca Talks: Storytellers - John Legend with Sara Bareilles

Celebrated singer, songwriter, actor, and producer, John Legend has been releasing billboard hits since his debut album Get Lifted in 2004. He's earned a total of ten Grammy Awards. John Legend also formed a film and television production... read more

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Tribeca Talks: Director's Series - Alexander Payne with Dick Cavett

Academy Award-winner Alexander Payne will discuss his career as the writer/director of notable satires and dark comedies Election, Citizen Ruth and Downsizing, as well as family comedy-dramas The Descendants, About Schmidt and... read more

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Tribeca Talks: Storytellers - Alec Baldwin with Spike Lee

Alec Baldwin and Spike Lee, two of the industry’s most prolific storytellers, will sit down and discuss in great detail their passionate and reverential relationship to film: their favorite movies of all time, the films that have influenced them a... read more