As a follow-up to its Tribeca Festival Preview–which included feedback from director Dawn Porter on her two films being screened, Luther: Never Too Much and Power of the Dream, and co-directors John Antonio James and Bill Mack on their documentary Black Table—SHOOT takes a look at opening proceedings over the first two days for an event which runs through June 16.
The 2024 Tribeca Festival kicked off with the world premiere of the highly anticipated Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, a documentary that goes behind the scenes, with Diane von Furstenberg herself, as she prepares for a museum exhibition showcasing her life’s work. The film–which is slated to make its streaming debut on Hulu come June 25–tells the story of the iconic fashion designer, known as the mogul behind the fabled wrap dress, and includes interviews with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Marc Jacobs and Hillary Clinton.
Attending the Tribeca opening night screening on Wednesday (6/5) were von Furstenberg along with the film’s directors, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton. Tribeca Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal, Gayle King, Karlie Kloss, Arianna Huffington, and Brooke Baldwin, as well as Tribeca jury members Selma Blair, Lucy Hale, and AnnaSophia Robb were also present.
In the post-screening conversation with King, von Furstenberg shared that watching the film felt exposing, “It was like being at the gynecologist.” She also humorously commented, “I looked like sh*t. I said I liked wrinkles, but I didn’t realize I had so many.”
In reference to a proposition from David Bowie and Mick Jagger, von Furstenberg noted that it is a “better story not to have done it.”
But ultimately, von Furstenberg said of the documentary, “I did enjoy it. At the end, it’s really a tribute to my mom… That’s why I had a big life. My mom wanted me to have a big life…I think I was in charge since I was five years old.”
Day 2
The second day (6/6) of the Tribeca Fest got underway with the Tribeca Jury Welcome Lunch, hosted by Rosenthal. On hand were members of the Festival jury such as Selma Blair, Kim Cattrall, Fiona Shaw, Brian Tee, W. Kamau Bell, Lucy Hale, Ben Falcone, Francesca Scorsese, and several others.
Later on at the OKX Theater at BMCC TPAC, Neil Patrick Harris and the cast of Group Therapy–Tig Notaro, Gary Gulman, London Hughes, Atsuko Okatsuka, and Mike Birbiglia–shut down the carpet at the film’s world premiere. At the Indeed Theater at Spring Studios, Linda Perry was joined by Dave Gahan for the world premiere of Linda Perry: Let It Die Here, which was followed by a special performance from Perry. Gus Van Sant and Vito Schnabel kicked off Tribeca’s Directors series with an insightful conversation. Kathryn Newton and Camila Mendes attended the Griffin in Summer world premiere at the SVA Theatre, while Susan Sarandon made an appearance at the world premiere of Rebel Nun at Village East by Angelika.
Still to come are screenings of assorted films, including those in SHOOT’s aforementioned Preview coverage. Porter’s Luther: Never Too Much and Power of the Dream–as well as James and Mack’s Black Table–are all part of Tribeca’s Spotlight Documentary lineup. Also covered in our preview coverage were the short films Black Hercules from director Rodney Lucas, and The White Rabbit, directed by Michael Marantz, an alum of SHOOT’s 2015 New Directors Showcase.
Power of the Dream screenings are slated for June 13 and 16 at the SVA Theatre. Luther: Never Too Much will screen on June 13 at the SVA Theatre, and June 14 and 15 at Village East by Angelika.
Black Hercules is screening June 9. 12, 15 and 16 at AMC 19th St. East 6. And The White Rabbit will be shown on June 9 at The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios, June 12 and 15 at AMC 19th St. East 6, and June 16 at the SVA Theatre.
