It’s not too late to snap up tickets to the Tribeca Film Festival, although the clock is ticking in Hitchcockian fashion.
While most advance seats are sold out, several remain for Sunday, when screenings wrap up. The final day is one of Tribeca’s most overlooked secrets, festival staff say. All the winning films – features, documentaries and shorts – are scheduled for encores. If you didn’t do your homework early enough to predict the runaway hits, you can let the jury do the work for you and settle in with some popcorn and an extra large Coke. You’ll want to stay awake long enough to cram in several shows. And if you’re out of town, get a taste at the YouTube Screening Room.
Just today, I nabbed a ticket for a late-night showing of All About Actresses, a French Film about, well, actresses. Maïwenn, an actress who takes a turn as director, points the camera at contemporaries like Charlotte Rampling, Karin Viard and Julie Depardieu. The result is a psychological portrait of actresses and their insecurities.
I’m also catching the Best Narrative Feature (yet to be announced) Sunday night. Flicks like Roger Dodger and Let the Right One In have taken home the prize in the past, so I’m hopeful. Also worth checking out that day is the Tribeca Family Festival, when the triangle below Canal Street hosts craft tents, kite flying, surprise performances and fine food from local restaurants. I’m in it for the kite flying. May 2, 2009; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Greenwich Street between Hubert and Chambers Street.
Check back and I’ll let you know which films are worth searching out at an indie theater near you.
