The annual Tribeca Film Festival takes place between 19-30 April and Dogwoof will be in attendance with six fantastic new films. Five of them will have their world premiere at the festival: The Reagan Show, The Family I Had, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, The Departure and Whitney 'Can I Be Me'. The sixth title, Matthew Heineman's City of Ghosts, had its world premiere earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival and took home the audience award at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen.
Here's a little more information on each of the docs screening at Tribeca.
The Reagan Show
Told solely through archival footage, and set against the backdrop of the Cold War, The Reagan Show captures the pageantry, absurdity, and charisma of a prolific actor’s defining role: Leader of the Free World.
The Family I Had
What begins as a seemingly isolated incident of a 13-year-old boy killing his sister slowly dissolves into illuminating the anatomy of a broken family.
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
This film will rediscover Hollywood wild-child, Hedy Lemarr, not only as an actress, but as the brilliant mind who co-invented 1940's wireless technology.
The Departure
A punk-rocker-turned-Buddhist-priest in Japan has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live.
Whitney 'Can I Be Me'
Made with largely never-seen before footage and exclusive live recordings, this film tells Whitney Houston’s incredible and poignant life story with insights from those closest to her.
City of Ghosts
A real-life international thriller, City of Ghosts follows the journey of a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014.
