now on bbc news, time for talking movies. hello from new york, i m tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, we look back at highlights of this month s tribeca festival, which took place here in the city. numerous screenings were held outdoors and films are made available virtually too. it marked a milestone, the festival, the first in person film festival in north america since the start of the pandemic. it s certainly fair to say that this year s tribeca festival could be judged a success. the tribeca festival s bold presence gave the city a big psychological boost, especially in the washington heights neighbourhood, where the world premiere of the festival s opening night film in the heights was held. # imma a fly this flag above my head. this lavish musical set in the dominican community in washington heights is based on lin manuel miranda s award winning broadway stage musical. it is centred on a bodega or grocery store owner who dreams of a better l
select committee. many of us went into the hearings thinking that we knew what happened. a u.s. president wanted to overturn the election, spurred a mob to attack the capitol. forcing the lawmakers there to flee for their lives. but these hearings are showing us so much more than that. for more of what happened that day, and how close we came to losing our democracy. so, how goes? here s how congressman pete aguilar described it. approximately 40 feet, that s all there was. 40 feet between vice president and the mob. 40 feet! 40 feet! of a mob, that according to an informant, in the would have killed vice president mike pence, if they had not gotten hold of him. i m telling you what, i m hearing the pits. i m hearing the pits just caved. is that true? i m hearing on the force that pence caved. if pence caved? we re gonna drag people through the streets. hang mike pence! hang mike pence! bring out pence! the threat to the vice president s life was so intense in the m
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