Geoffrey Gilmore
Geoffrey Gilmore
Geoffrey Gilmore is the Director of the Tribeca Film Festival and a member of the UCLA Producers Program faculty...
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A number of years ago in the '90s, we used to see a world of independent film that was more insular, a more personal world, with genres that tended to be more limited. People are very much aware the world they're living in now is much more polarized. A lot of films in this festival are dealing with moral values in very specific, detailed social and political environments.
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A number of films ... have taken a story that may not seem so fresh, but they made it fresh because of their level of detail and nuance.
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It's a festival that very much kind of underscores for me what independent film-making is,
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I think the U.S. was so insular in the 1990s, and I don't know if it was 9/11, but there was something that opened it up.
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While every year the Festival evolves and has a different complexion, the through line is the discovery of fresh, original voices from around the world with quality storytelling that takes risks whether it be in dramatic or documentary films.
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This year's festival is as 'independent' as it's ever been. There can be no confusion between the films we're showing and anything the studios would have even considered making.