welcome to talking movies. in this edition, highlights from robert de niro s tribeca festival. lots on offer, lots to see in talking movies. the opening night film was kiss the future, co produced by matt damon. i love the role of art and music in an act of defiance. compelling documentaries from ukraine including one showing the power of laughter during war. and female film makers breaking records at tribeca with better representation than ever, and they were very pleased to be here. tribeca! it is the word on every movie director s lips. and the death of oscar winning actor on his moving short film paying tribute to his father. all that and more on this special tribeca edition of talking movies. for the past 12 days, new york city has been hosting the tribeca festival. it began on a somewhat ominous note with smoke and haze from canada s wildfires darkening the afternoon manhattan skies. but that didn t dampen festivities. tribeca has become a big enterprise, boasting 600 e
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putin made his case to this invasion by saying that ukraine doesn t exist, that it doesn t have a history or culture, so the job of artists and storytellers is to fight within this battlefield of the information. we are seeing artists and activists fighting that war on that front. there was a british presence at tribeca this year and among the offerings was a film called the lesson, starring richard e grant and darren mccormack. its presence at the festival represented a big moment for its director, alice charlton, as we have been finding out. your father is the most revered writer in the country. the subject of your thesis? the film is a thriller where words and ideas are dangerous currency. rising irish actor darryl mccormick place and asbury
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