Tribeca Time!

I swear I didn't drop off the planet. Read on.

My favorite time of year in New York City began Wednesday night with the start of the Tribeca Film Festival. Once again, I'm volunteering. For the second year in a row, I'm with the Industry department, which means my work is behind the scenes. Twice, I'll be working screenings for press and industry folk. Those are usually at 8:30 or 9 a.m. The other two shifts, I'll be at the new concierge desk, setting up meetings between filmmakers and studio executives - and perhaps telling them how to get between points A and B and where they should go for a meal or drink. It's a great use of my tour-guide skills.

Much as I love volunteering, to me the festival is about seeing movies. So far, I have tickets to seven: Savage Grace, This Is Not a Robbery, Eden, Kassim The Dream, The Zen of Bobby V, I Am Because We Are, and Pray the Devil Back to Hell. The majority are documentaries, as I think Tribeca is much stronger in this category than it is in features. I'll be filing brief (no more than 150 words) reviews throughout the festival with my film feelings.

To read more, go here:
http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/filmguide/