Tribeca Film Festival - Scar Face Reunion, Bethany Hamilton
The first full day of the Tribeca Film Festival kicked off with a bang. Legends, the likes of Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer and Brian DePalma reunited for a special 35th Anniversary screening of Scarface. During the talk after the film, Pacino talked about the gory cult classic and Pfeiffer reminisced about her role in front of a packed house.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Common attended the premiere of their buzzed-about new film Blue Night. Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace celebrated their film Stockholm that talks about the inspiration for "Stockholm Syndrome."
Cast members Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton and James Marsden were on hand to premiere the new season of Westworld. During the conversation after the film, James Marsden had the crowd laughing, saying Evan Rachel Woods’ new character is "hot for a second, but then you have to figure out how to stay alive." Following that, Thandie Newton made a not-so-subtle comparison of Westworld to our current political climate, and Evan Rachel Wood discussed how she did not really know her character going into season two.
John Legend discussed his career with Jesus Chris Superstar co-star Sara Bareilles, and then changed his outfit and hit up the premiere of United Skates, a film about African-American roller-rink culture, which he's an executive producer on. During his talk, Legend talked about how he met Kanye West before anyone knew who he was and shared that he'd already started to write songs for his unborn son.
The second day continued with a full day of screenings and events at venues around Lower Manhattan in New York City. Trayvon Martin's parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin joined filmmakers and moderator Joy Reid for a panel following the world premiere of Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, about the tragic death of Martin and its impact on the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The incredibly moving panel following the screening welcomed Martin's parents with two standing ovations. The Martins discussed their struggle to put off grieving to fight for justice, and the importance of the series in helping Trayvon's story live on.
On a panel following the world premiere of National Geographic’s Genius: Picasso, Antonio Banderas spoke about the responsibility he felt to fill the shoes of the most prolific artists of all time, particularly having been born in the same Spanish city and growing up with the artist as an idol. He was joined by castmates Alex Rich, Clémence Poésy, and Samantha Colley, showrunner Ken Biller, executive producers Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo.
Alex Pettyfer‘s directorial debut Back Roads also made its world premiere tonight. His cast members, including Jennifer Morrison and Nicola Peltz, were all at the screening to support the film, which centers around a young man caring for his sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. Anwar Hadid was on hand to cheer on his girlfriend, Nicola.
Innovators Tony Faddell, Megan Smith, Joanna Hoffman, Marc Porat, Andy Hertzfeld attended the world premiere of their documentary General Magic, a tribute to their influential tech company. Bethany Hamilton arrived for the world premiere of Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable and reunited on the red carpet with actress AnnaSophia Robb who depicted her in 2011's Soul Surfer. Jeffrey Wright, who portrays a maximum-security prison inmate in Madeleine Sackler’s new film O.G., walked the carpet at the film’s world premiere along with producer Boyd Holbrook and actor William Fichtner while Michael Angarano and Dree Hemingway supported their new film In A Relationship at SVA Theatre.
Photos Courtesy of Sunshine Sachs
