The Trials of Muhammad Ali
The Tribeca Film Festival 6 Films Playing in the Special Screening Section
Möbius
Here Are the 6 Films Playing in the Special Screening Section of the 2013 Festival
March 6, 2013
The
Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express®, is pleased
to announce the selections for our Special Screenings section. This
year includes, among others, the reintroduction of the
Restored/Rediscovered program with Charles Lane’s Sidewalk Stories and a
special screening of Alberi by Michaelangelo Frammartino at VW Dome at
MoMA PS1 Performance Dome.
Alberi
Directed by Michaelangelo Frammartino
(Italy) –World Premiere, Cinematic Installation
Wrapping
the audience in waves of sound, Alberi takes us on a circular journey
through the Italian countryside. The marvelous natural music at the tops
of the eponymous trees makes way for the rhythmic cadence of
civilization—men baring axes and the natural clatter of daily
life—before their unforgettable return home from the forest. The
singular artistry of director Michelangelo Frammartino (Le quatro volte)
is beautifully displayed in this mesmerizing homage to nature.
Alberi
will run as an installation in the VW Dome at MoMA PS1 from April 18th
through the end of the month, with a special event celebrating the world
premiere on the evening of Saturday, April 20th.
Sidewalk Stories
Directed and written by Charles Lane
(USA) –Narrative
The
low-budget, New York-in-the-’80s movie that proves that silence is not
all that golden, Charles Lane’s magnetic Sidewalk Stories is long
overdue for rediscovery. Lane plays a sidewalk chalk artist whose
efforts to care for an abandoned toddler are confounded by the oddball
homeless characters he meets. Black-and-white and mostly silent, the
film is an ingenious and whimsical effort by a black artist to give a
voice to those who have none.
Herblock - The Black & The White
Directed by Michael Stevens, written by Sara Lukinson and Stevens
(USA) – World Premiere, Documentary
Herbert
Block’s career at The Washington Post spanned fifty-five years and
thirteen presidents, a timeframe in which he claimed three Pulitzer
Prizes, the Medal of Freedom and a significant role in President Nixon’s
resignation. Ben Bradlee, Tom Brokaw, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein,
Jules Feiffer, Ted Koppel and Jon Stewart are among the many
commentators bearing witness to Block’s life, work and indelible
contribution to American satire in this inviting documentary.
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Directed by Bill Siegel
(USA) – World Premiere, Documentary
Brash
boxer Cassius Clay burst into the American consciousness in the early
1960s, just ahead of the Civil Rights movement. His transformation into
the spiritually enlightened heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali is
legendary, but this religious awakening also led to a bitter legal
battle with the U.S. government after he refused to serve in the Vietnam
War. This film reveals the perfect storm of race, religion and politics
that shaped one of the most recognizable figures in sports history.
Running From Crazy
Directed by Barbara Kopple
(USA) – New York Premiere, Documentary
Join
actress Mariel Hemingway, granddaughter of legendary author Ernest
Hemingway, as she examines the mental illness and suicide that colors
her family’s history and tries to avert that fate for herself and her
daughters. By mixing in remarkable archival footage of the three
Hemingway sisters, two-time Academy Award®-winner Barbara Kopple expands
one famous family’s deeply embedded truths into a broad picture of the
courage it takes to face the past and change your future.
Möbius
Directed and written by Eric Rochant
(France) – International Premiere, Narrative
Set
in the incomparable beauty of Monaco, Eric Rochant’s first feature in
seven years follows undercover Russian FSB officer Gregory Lioubov (Jean
Dujardin, The Artist) and international trader Alice Redmond (Cécile De
France, Hereafter), who has her own secrets to hide. Their relationship
sparks a deadly chase to snag Lioubov’s real target, business magnate
Ivan Rostovsky (Tim Roth). Also starring Émilie Dequenne, Möbius is a
twisting, sexy spy thriller that fittingly leaves you guessing which way
is up. Featuring special guest appearances from director Eric Rochant
and main actress Cécile de France.
