{"id":174249,"date":"2018-03-20T09:58:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T16:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=174249"},"modified":"2018-03-23T10:03:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T17:03:44","slug":"tribeca-film-festival-2018-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2018\/03\/20\/tribeca-film-festival-2018-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribeca Film Festival 2018 Is More Than Just A Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_174236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174236\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/01-tribeca-film-festival-2018.jpg\" alt=\"Tribeca Film Festival 2018\" width=\"618\" height=\"410\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174236\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tribeca Film Festival 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Tribeca Film Festival has prided itself on being more than a film festival. Over the years, the fest has brought in other activities and media to broaden our understanding of storytelling. Check out all that the festival has to offer in 2018 below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>TRIBECA\u00a0TALKS: STORYTELLERS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sponsored by Montefiore<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Media Support from Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrating some of today\u2019s most innovative creators who have broken from the mold and pioneered their own forms of storytelling, often mastering multiple mediums.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper will sit down with Robert De Niro to discuss his career as an actor, producer and now director; from his early work in acclaimed comedies such as\u00a0<em>Wet Hot American Summer<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Wedding Crashers<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Hangover\u00a0<\/em>trilogy, to his impactful dramatic turns in\u00a0<em>Silver Linings Playbook<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>American Sniper<\/em>, which led to him becoming\u00a0the tenth actor to receive an Academy Award nomination three years in a row. Most recently, Cooper has been working on his directorial debut, a modern adaptation of\u00a0<em>A Star is Born<\/em>, which he also produced, co-wrote, and stars in alongside Lady Gaga. Cooper and De Niro have worked together on such films as\u00a0<em>Silver Linings Playbook<\/em>,\u00a0<em>American Hustle<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Joy<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Limitless<\/em>\u00a0which was their first picture together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433982\">Saturday, April 21<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433983\">6:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Tribeca\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hub<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Alec Baldwin and Spike Lee<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alec Baldwin and Spike Lee, two of the industry\u2019s most prolific storytellers, will sit down and discuss in great detail their passionate and reverential relationship to\u00a0film: their favorite movies of all time, the films that have influenced them as creators, and the power of storytelling. Spike Lee is an Academy Award-winning director, producer, writer, actor and activist and NYU Grad\u00a0FilmTenured Professor, best known for his groundbreaking and acclaimed films,\u00a0<em>Do The Right Thing<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Malcolm X<\/em>,\u00a0<em>4 Little Girls<\/em>,\u00a0<em>When The Levees Broke<\/em>,<em>25th Hour<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Inside Man<\/em>. Alec Baldwin is a critically acclaimed actor, writer, producer, and activist, most recognizable for his roles in\u00a0<em>Beetlejuice<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Hunt for Red October<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Glengarry Glen Ross<\/em>,\u00a0<em>30 Rock<\/em>, and\u00a0<em><span data-term=\"goog_2433984\">Saturday<\/span>\u00a0Night Live<\/em>. He is also the hosts of his podcast,\u00a0<em>Here\u2019s the Thing<\/em>, for WNYC radio and is the author of three books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433985\">Tuesday, April 24<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433986\">8:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hub<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>John Legend<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrated singer, songwriter, actor, and producer, John Legend has been releasing billboard hits since his debut album\u00a0<em>Get Lifted\u00a0<\/em>in 2004. He&#8217;s earned a total of ten Grammy Awards. John Legend also formed a\u00a0film\u00a0and television production company, Get Lifted, in 2014, and executive produced and starred in\u00a0<em>La La Land<\/em>\u00a0and the hit television show,\u00a0<em>Underground<\/em>. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his song &#8220;Glory&#8221; in\u00a0<em>Selma.\u00a0<\/em>In addition to his work in music and\u00a0film, Legend is also well known for his philanthropic work in education and criminal justice reform. He founded #FREEAMERICA, a campaign designed to change the national conversation of our country\u2019s misguided policies and to make a change in America\u2019s criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2433987\">Thursday, April 19<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2433988\">6:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong>: SVA Theatre<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Edward Burns with\u00a0Mike Vaccaro\u00a0&amp; World Premiere of\u00a0<em>Summertime<\/em><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conjunction with the World Premiere of his\u00a0film\u00a0<em>Summertime<\/em>, actor, producer, writer, and director Edward Burns will sit down with award-winning journalist and lead sports columnist for\u00a0<em>The New York Post<\/em>\u00a0Mike Vaccaro to discuss his latest directorial effort, as well as his prolific career in front of and behind the camera. Burns launched his career as a writer\/director\/actor with\u00a0<em>The Brothers McMullen<\/em>, the Grand Jury Prize winner at the 1995 Sundance\u00a0Film\u00a0Festival, and went on to write, direct and act in\u00a0<em>She\u2019s the One<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Sidewalks of New York<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Newlyweds<\/em>. Burns is also known for his star-turning performance in\u00a0<em>Saving Private Ryan.\u00a0<\/em>Most recently, Burns made his mark in television, on the critically acclaimed series\u00a0<em>Public Morals<\/em>\u00a0for TNT and Steven Spielberg\u2019s\u00a0<em>Amblin Partners<\/em>, in which he wrote, directed, starred and executive produced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Summertime<\/em><\/strong><em>, directed and written by Edward Burns. Produced by Aaron Lubin, Edward Burns. (USA) \u2013 World Premiere. Set in the summer of 1983 in Rockaway Beach, the\u00a0film\u00a0follows a group of recent high school and college graduates as they work summer jobs, fall in and out of love, and prepare for their new worlds to begin after Labor Day weekend.\u00a0 With Pico Alexander, Edward Burns, Amadeus Serafini, Caitlin Stasey, Rita Volk, Lindsey Morgan, Anthony Ramos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>: Friday, April 27<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2433990\">8:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong>:\u00a0BMCC\u00a0Tribeca\u00a0PAC<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Jamie Foxx<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prolific actor, musician, and comedian Jamie Foxx is a Hollywood triple threat. Perhaps his most iconic role as an actor, his portrayal of musician Ray Charles in the biopic\u00a0<em>Ray<\/em>, landed him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA in 2005. The very same year, Foxx was nominated for a second Oscar for his acting in the\u00a0film\u00a0<em>Collateral<\/em>, making him only the second man in history to receive two acting Oscar nominations in the same year for two different roles. In addition to\u00a0film, Foxx is a GRAMMY award-winning musician, producing four albums that have charted the top ten of the US Billboard 200. Recently, Foxx has taken on the dual role of host and executive producer for the game show\u00a0<em>Beat Shazam<\/em>, which will have its second season premiere in May on FOX, and he will also be appearing in\u00a0<em>Robin Hood<\/em>, scheduled for theatrical release in November.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2433991\">Monday, April 23<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433992\">6:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION:\u00a0<\/strong>BMCC\u00a0Tribeca\u00a0PAC<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>TRIBECA\u00a0TALKS: THE JOURNEY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sponsored by TUMI<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industry stalwarts take the stage to discuss the bold choices they have made<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">throughout their careers that have pushed them towards their achievements<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This new series will extend year-round with TUMI taking The Journey on the road throughout\u00a02018\u00a0with the first Talk starting at the\u00a0Festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Sarah Jessica Parker<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Jessica Parker will discuss her illustrious career across multiple platforms in Broadway,\u00a0film, television, fashion and the literary world. From acting and producing with her Emmy Award-winning role in\u00a0<em>Sex &amp; the City\u00a0<\/em>to her current show\u00a0<em>Divorce,<\/em>\u00a0for which she has been nominated for a Golden Globe. She has become synonymous with New York where she lives and runs her own production company Pretty Matches. She will speak to the path she has so boldly crafted for herself to forge such achievements.?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433993\">Friday, April 27<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2433994\">6:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Tribeca\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hub<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>TRIBECA\u00a0TALKS: MASTER CLASS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Supported by The Mayor\u2019s Office of Media and Entertainment<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tribeca\u00a0Talks: Master Class events featuring conversations focusing on<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a specific sector of the filmmaking process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These programs are free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Writing &amp; Showrunning for TV<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American television writing duo,\u00a0<strong>Robert\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Michelle King,<\/strong>\u00a0will sit down with\u00a0<em>The Daily Show<\/em>\u00a0Executive Producers\u00a0<strong>Steve Bodow and Jennifer Flanz<\/strong>, to discuss what it takes to write and produce\u00a0a compelling show and the grit required to churn out episodes that feel timely and fresh. The Kings are a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award-nominated writing team. Their work on their two major hit series\u00a0<em>The Good Wife\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>The Good Fight<\/em>\u00a0touch on a wide range of issues, from political corruption to cyber-security &#8212; making their shows simultaneously gripping and true to life. Bodow and Flanz have collectively won over 20 Primetime Emmy Awards for\u00a0<em>The Daily Show\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0hilariously cutting political satire, garnering remarkable success and notoriety for the show.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433995\">Saturday, April 28<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2433996\">2:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong>: SVA Theatre<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><u>S<strong>ound &amp; Music Design for\u00a0Film<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 1927, sound has transported\u00a0film\u00a0audiences from the theater to the alternate realities projected on the screen in front of them. From the haunting theme of\u00a0<em>Jaws\u00a0<\/em>to the lightsabers of\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>, filmmakers know that sound has the power to surprise, uplift, and terrify. But what if you\u2019re a low-budget filmmaker working on a documentary or narrative\u00a0film\u00a0without access to big studio budgets or musicians and sound teams? Join\u00a0festival\u00a0film\u00a0creators as they discuss the art of designing sound and music that will stick with people long after watching a movie, no matter the size of your budget. Moderated by<strong>\u00a0Glenn Kiser<\/strong>, Director of the Dolby Institute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433997\">Friday, April 20<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433998\">5:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong>: SVA Theatre<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>TRIBECA\u00a0TALKS: FUTURE OF\u00a0FILM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sponsored by IBM<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tribeca\u00a0Talks: The Future of\u00a0Film\u00a0is anchored to conversations around storytelling and technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These programs are free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Artificial Intelligence and Augmented &amp; Reality: The Future of Immersive Storytelling<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Augmented Reality (AR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are two tech advances with the potential to fundamentally change society. AR layers digital information onto our actual reality, while AI allows machines to learn in an unprecedented way. How are these innovative technologies being used to forge new methods of storytelling, and are they the future of immersive entertainment? Panelists include Fable Studios co-founder\u00a0<strong>Edward Saatchi<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Asad Malik<\/strong>, the creator of\u00a0<em>Terminal 3<\/em>, an interactive AR documentary which is world premiering in the\u00a0Tribeca\u00a0Immersive program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2433999\">Tuesday, April 24<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2434000\">1:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Tribeca\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hub<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Education and Advocacy in VR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual Reality (VR) is creating new and unique opportunities for teachers, creators, advocates, and audiences to connect in meaningful ways. Leaders in the field will show how VR is forging new means to immerse its viewers in issues in order to inspire, educate, and effect change. Panelists include the creator of\u00a0<em>SPHERES: Pale Blue Dot<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Eliza McNitt<\/strong>, the co-creator of\u00a0<em>1000 Cut Journey<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Courtney Cogburn<\/strong>, Executive Producer of\u00a0<em>Oculus VR for Good<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Amy Seidenwurm<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Elise Pearlstein<\/strong>, Executive Producer of\u00a0<em>This is Climate Change\u00a0<\/em>and SVP of and TV andFilm\u00a0at Participant Media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2434001\">Tuesday, April 24<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2434002\">2:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Tribeca\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hub<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Blockchain: Can Blockchain Breed Blockbusters?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blockchain was originally devised for the digital currency Bitcoin, but the tech community is now finding other potential uses for the technology, from feeding digital kittens to funding films. Blockchain-based funding has the potential to enable new and creative stories to be financed that might have otherwise been turned away by Hollywood studio executives.\u00a0Blockchain technology is being positioned to disrupt the traditional method of financing and distribution in the\u00a0film\u00a0world, but what does this mean for the industry? Panelists include the writer\/director of<em>Braid,\u00a0<\/em><strong>Mitzi Peirone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2434003\">Monday, April 23<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2434004\">1:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Tribeca\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hub<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Interactive Technology in Storytelling<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entertainment media is finally evolving, and its technology which is revolutionizing it for the truly digital age. Join us in conversation with the world\u2019s leading interactive video technology, Wirewax, and globally-renowned tastemakers Netflix, Digital Reign amongst others, to unveil how they\u2019re poised to ride this new wave of digital entertainment. \u00a0We\u2019ll get inside the minds of those who are leading the march and using interactive video to deepen audience involvement and depart from passive video consumption. Panelists include\u00a0<strong>David Shlafman<\/strong>, Interactive Originals at Netflix and<strong>\u00a0Evette Vargas<\/strong>, CEO of Digital Reign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2434005\">Friday, April 20<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-term=\"goog_2434006\">1:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION:\u00a0<\/strong>Tribeca\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hub<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>The Game-Changer:\u00a0 Building Faster, Smarter Games on the Cloud<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can you game faster, build smarter and meet gamer demands through creating games on the cloud? Come and play games created by New York City game developers in a 48-hour game jam and join them as they discuss the process of designing and building games on the cloud inspired by the theme &#8220;Acceleration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBM will partner with\u00a0Tribeca\u00a0Games for a game jam for 15 of New York\u2019s top independent game developers. The jam will bring together three teams of five developers to build three new games using IBM tools and technology. These games will be made available for play during the\u00a0Festival\u00a0in the\u00a0Festival\u00a0Lounge at theTribeca\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hub.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2434007\">Monday, April 21<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2434008\">1:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong>:\u00a0Tribeca\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hub<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>TRIBECA\/ESPN SPORTS\u00a0FILM\u00a0FESTIVAL\u00a0TALK<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sponsored by Mohegan Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Tribeca\u00a0Talks: \u00a0<em>30 for 30 Podcast \u2013 Bikram<\/em><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESPN\u2019s\u00a0<em>30 for 30 Podcasts<\/em>\u00a0will premiere its first serialized season this spring: five episodes that delve deep into the complicated world of Bikram Yoga, a community grappling with its identity and survival and amid sexual assault allegations against its charismatic founder, Bikram Choudhury. Reporter and producer\u00a0<strong>Julia Lowrie Henderson\u00a0<\/strong>and host and editor\u00a0<strong>Jody Avirgan<\/strong>\u00a0will sit down to discuss their experience diving into this powerful story that offers timely lessons for how we think about sports, gender, power and community, as well as play an exclusive clip from the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DATE<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2434009\">Friday, April 27<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIME<\/strong>:\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_2434010\">6:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOCATION<\/strong>: SVA Theatre<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribecafilm.com\/festival\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tribeca Film Festival<\/a> takes place from April 18 \u2013 Apr 29 in New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tribeca Film Festival has prided itself on being more than a film festival. Over the years, the fest has brought in other activities and media to broaden our understanding of storytelling. 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