Tribeca Film Festival 2021 was the weirdest movie fest ever
NY Post
The most surreal moment I’ve ever experienced at a film festival came Wednesday night in Battery Park. I was at the outdoor world premiere of the documentary “Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James,” part of the Tribeca Film Festival, when the movie stopped with 40 minutes still to go.
“We will now pause for 15 minutes to watch the fireworks,” an announcer said. Huh? Cannes has never shot off pyrotechnics during a Lars von Trier debut. (Perhaps they should.) The surprise display was Gov. Cuomo’s hastily announced celebration of many COVID restrictions being lifted in the state. Mayor de Blasio barely knew about it, which, granted, is not uncommon for him.More Related News