now on bbc news a special edition of talking movies from the tribeca festival. hello from new york. i m tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in this edition, highlights from robert de niro s tribeca festival. lots on offer at tribeca this year and lots to see in talking movies. the opening night film was kiss the future, co produced by matt damon. what i love about this movie is what it says about the role of art and music as 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 this year they were very pleased to be here. tribeca! it is the word on every movie director s lips. and the deaf oscar winning actor, troy kotsur, 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
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withnail and i, in the same sort of role that gives you comedy but at the end of the day, complete tragedy, and he can encompass both. i think it is one of his finest performances, i think he is splendid in it. the film has a very english feel to it but it was actually shot near hamburg, in germany, forfinancial reasons. but it is in the uk where alice troughton has made her name as a respected television director for over two decades. cast him out. into the sun. ..into the sun. she is probably best associated with genre shows, having directed acclaimed episodes of doctor who, torchwood and the living and the dead. i have a new novel and i was wondering if you might be on hand for the final stretch. the lesson marks a new phase in her career, into making her first full length feature film. if we look at the statistics of women movie directors, we re still on about 18%, so part of what i wanted do was to show their next generation that it can be done, should be done, that we need other
cast him out into the sun. he is probably best associated with genre shows, having directed episodes of doctor who, torchwood and the living and the dead. i have a good novel and was wondering if you might be on hand for the final stretch. the statistics of women movie directors, we re still on about 18%, so part of what i wanted do was show their next generation that can be done, should be done, we need other voices directing and that is, i think, one of my main motivations is to set an example. also there is a joy to directing short form and putting your story in now and a half which has been wonderful. 0ther directors are moving from films to high end television because they can tell their arcs over a longer period of time and i am doing the opposite, living in the opposite direction, which i always like to do.