Every spring, the Tribeca Festival returns to Lower Manhattan with a bulky mixed bag of creative programming. Past attendees of the festival might recall Robert De Niro, one of its founders, rapping, “I’ve got a story to tell,” at the start of a bouncy, AT&T-sponsored Tribeca trailer that preceded screenings for half a dozen years. The industry is in crisis, and as the guilds sound alarm bells, it will be interesting to see how Tribeca amplifies their chime. A top U.S. film festival, Tribeca has long served as a kind of industry nexus, platforming big-studio movies beside indies. The festival has also proven a conduit for filmmakers to go from newcomer to big deal.

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Persons: lassos, Robert De Niro, “ I’ve, ”, Mario Van Peebles’s, Mary, Kate, Ashley Olsen, Nia DaCosta, ” She’s Organizations: Tribeca, Writers Guild, New, Disney Locations: Lower Manhattan, Tribeca