New York, Apr 27 (EFE).- The Tribeca Film Festival announced this Thursday that the most outstanding films of its next edition will be documentaries about music figures, including the Irish band U2; American singer Cyndi Lauper and Mexican rocker Carlos Santana.
“Kiss the future”, which opens the event on June 7 and is produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, focuses on the concert that U2 gave in Sarajevo in 1997 to celebrate the liberation of the Bosnian capital, and “sets the tone of Tribeca with its theme of artist-activists”, indicates the organization in a note.
“Although this event happened almost 30 years ago, we feel it has great relevance in today’s world and serves as a powerful reminder that human creativity can be a powerful antidote to even the most dire situations,” actor Matt was quoted as saying. Damon.
After that premiere, Tribeca has scheduled other galas that include the premiere of a documentary and a live performance by the leading artist, such as Cyndi Lauper, Carlos Santana and French Montana, while the rapper Megan Thee Stallion has been invited to a presentation
Cyndi Lauper will perform after the premiere of “Let the canary sing” (June 14), which reviews her humble origins and professional rise; Carlos Santana will do it after “Carlos” (June 17), in which he recounts his career in the first person; and French Montana after “For Khadija” (June 16), which applauds the “sacrifices of his single mother”.
Tribeca also announced the works chosen for the equator and the closing of the festival: the “centre piece” will be the animated film by Pixar “Elemental” (June 10), and the one that will lower the curtain will be “A Bronx tale” (June 17). ), with which Robert de Niro made his directorial debut 30 years ago.
