Tribeca Festival: Music & Madcap Movies
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- Parent Category: Film Festivals
- Category: Previews
- Published on Monday, 27 April 2026 15:09
- Written by Brad Balfour
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World)
One of NYC’s great events for film, television, and beyond returns as the Tribeca Festival runs June 3 to the 14th. Academy Award winner Questlove kicks off the 25th Tribeca Festival with the documentary Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World) at the Beacon Theatre, a boisterous, decades-spanning story of this legendary American band and its enigmatic founder, Maurice White. Followed by the screening is a performance by Earth, Wind & Fire and The Roots.
Imaginal Disk is a cinematic companion to Magdalena Bay’s eponymous album. Imaginal Disk expands its kaleidoscopic world into a bold, visually driven narrative. In the spotlight narrative feature That Friend, where a trip to Palm Springs, meant to be refreshing for Henry and his girlfriend Penny, escalates to cackling shenanigans when his bombastic friend Paul tags along. Armed with laced cigarettes and a passion for taking things too far, Paul tests the bonds of everyone involved.
The Escape From Tribeca section features strange works and future cult classics such as Breeder, in which an eccentric poodle breeder lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. But, as he soon learns, there’s a catch.
The Closing Night presentation is the documentary Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell's Kitchen. Multi Grammy Award winner and New York City native Alicia Keys reflects on her childhood growing up in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen and the journey that led her from the gritty streets of 90s New York to the Broadway stage in Tribeca alum One9's (Nas: Time Is Illmatic, TF 2014) moving tribute to a life of music, dreams, and the city that breaks them and makes them. After the film will be a special appearance by Alicia Keys.
The Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, brings artists and diverse audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its forms, including film, TV, music, audio storytelling, games, and immersive. With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is synonymous with creative expression and entertainment. Tribeca champions emerging and established voices, discovers award-winning talent, curates innovative experiences, and introduces new ideas through exclusive premieres, exhibitions, conversations, and live performances.
The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center.
To learn more, go to: https://tribecafilm.com/festival
Tribeca Festival
June 3 - 14, 2026
Various Venues in NYC