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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but even before the game kicks off, there s been trouble. hammers fans have been attacked by fiorentina supporters in the city. three people were injured in a bar. police also confirmed an officer had also been attacked during the incident. czech police released this image of the supporters from the italian club who had been detained. they said in all 16 people were held after the incident. live now to bbc sport centre in salford, where i am joined by marc edwards. we will talk about the significance of the game, but first of we will talk about the significance of the game, but first of all, we will talk about the significance of the game, but first of all, what can you tell us about this trouble, particularly problematic after the semifinal as well. . particularly problematic after the semifinal as well. semifinal as well. , and it was a lot of fans semifinal as well. , and it was a lot of fans congregating - semifinal as well. , and it was a lot of fans congregating in -
the opportunity to showcase their work. we ll be covering different aspects of the festival, asking if co founder robert de niro s strident anti trump rhetoric interfered with tribeca s celebration of cinema. he wants to do everything possible to mess things up. we ll also be seeing how activist or political films were making an impact, and films from around the world, including the story of a young somali girl who became an olympic athlete. and we sit down with one of america s great independent film makers, richard linklater. it s not hard coming up with the films you want to make. it s hard to get them financed sometimes, but people are going to make films somehow, some way. since 2002, lower manhattan has hosted the tribeca festival. among those instrumental in bringing it into being was the legendary actor robert de niro and his producing partner, jane rosenthal. originally, it was more of a civic restoration project designed to bring life back to the devastated tribeca