Tribeca Film Festival 2018 will open with the world premiere of ‘LOVE, GILDA’.Β
The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T,Β has announced that the 17th edition will open with the World Premiere ofΒ LOVE, GILDA, a documentary about Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedianΒ Gilda Radner.
Directed by Lisa DβApolito, the film is an intimate portrait of the belovedΒ SaturdayΒ Night Live cast member told in her own words. The documentary contains readings from her personal diaries and featuring candid interviews withΒ Chevy Chase, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, andΒ Cecily Strong, among others.
As a cultural festival, Tribecaβs mission and heritage is to elevate the voices of some of the most exciting artists and storytellers working in contemporary film, where new film directors have been discovered from Damien Chazelle to Reed Morano, Heidi Ewing to David Gelb.
Radner died in 1989 after succumbing to ovarian cancer. Her husband Gene Wilder continued to advocate for victims of ovarian cancer until his death in 2016. In continuing tradition, TFF celebrates female filmmakers — with D’Apolito’s debut as a first-time female director. In the face of new films at the premiere, there’s no doubt ‘LOVE, GILDA’ will be in good company.
The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival will take placeΒ April 18-29Β in New York City.
