Tribeca Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal doesn’t follow a North Star as she and her team sift through tens of thousands of submissions each year. But as they whittle down those applicants to the 100 or so films comprising the final lineup, themes tend to emerge.
“It’s not like we set out to say, ‘This is what we want to do.’ As an activist film festival, we always look for [political] films,” says Rosenthal, who created Tribeca Festival with Robert De Niro in the wake of 9/11. “This year, there’s a mental health narrative. I don’t know if that’s a post-COVID thing.”
Tribeca, now in its 23rd year, will take place from June 5-16 and highlight films led by Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone and Jenna Ortega. “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,” a look at the fashion icon and entrepreneur, will open the festival, with anticipated documentaries about Prince, Liza Minnelli and Dolly Parton to follow. There are also buzzy talks and reunions with Steven Spielberg as “The Sugarland Express” turns 50, Kevin Bacon with “Footloose” celebrating its 40th anniversary, and David Chase and “Sopranos” cast members Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli and Jamie-Lynn Sigler as the acclaimed TV show turns 25.
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