#RESERVOIRONSCREEN AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
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The Tribeca Film Festival opens today, bringing top talent in film around the globe to lower Manhattan. Among the films selected to be screened at the festival this year are three that feature Reservoir cuts. Check out our guide below to hear #ReservoirOnScreen at the Tribeca Film Festival:
Wolves – directed by Bart Freundlich
Featured song: Joey Bada$$ – “On & On”
Synopsis: Anthony Keller, star of his NYC high school basketball team, is riding his way to Cornell on a sports scholarship. He can only maintain his popular jock facade for so long, as his troubled father Lee (Michael Shannon) has a gambling addiction that threatens to derail his dreams both on and off the court. Bart Freundlich’s powerfully directed drama co-stars Carla Gugino.
Showings:
4/15 6:00pm SVA Theatre
4/16 3:45pm Regal Battery Park Stadium 11
4/19 6:00pm Bow Tie Cinemas Chelsea 9
4/21 5:30pm Regal Battery Park Stadium 11
Kicks – directed by Justin Tipping
Featured Song: Blue Magic – “Sideshow” co-written by Eli Bobby and Vinny Barrett
Synopsis: When his hard-earned kicks get snatched by a local hood, fifteen-year old Brandon and his two best friends go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the stolen sneakers. Featuring a soundtrack packed with hip-hop classics, Justin Tipping’s debut feature is an urban coming-of-age tale told with grit, humor, and surprising lyricism.
Showings:
4/14 5:30 SVA Theatre
4/15 9:45 Bow Tie Cinemas Chelsea 9
4/16 2:30 Bow Tie Cinemas Chelsea 9
4/19 6:15 Regal Battery Park Stadium 11
The Phenom – directed by Noah Buschel
Featured Song: “I Can’t Help But Wonder (Where I’m Bound)” co-written by Tom Paxton
Synopsis: When a major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons) chokes on the mound, he’s sidelined to the minor leagues and prescribed sessions with an unorthodox sports psychologist (Paul Giamatti). In the process, long dormant conflicts with his overbearing father (Ethan Hawke) are brought to light. The Phenom is a captivating psychological study of an individual caught up in the expectations of the big-league sports machine.
Showings:
4/17 8:30 SVA Theatre
4/18 8:45 Regal Battery Park Stadium 11
4/20 9:00 Regal Battery Park Stadium 11
4/22 3:45 Regal Battery Park Stadium 11