{"id":165897,"date":"2025-06-05T14:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=165897"},"modified":"2025-06-15T15:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T19:09:30","slug":"tribeca-film-festival-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/tribeca-film-festival-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tribeca Festival 2025 Kicked Off This Week with Several Breakout World Premieres"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Tribeca Festival kicked off June 4th in New York City and will run through June 15th. Presented by OKX, the festival celebrated several breakout World Premiere\u2019s including the music documentary \u201cWizkid: Long Live Lagos;\u201d \u201cOne Spoon of Chocolate,\u201d <\/strong>a drama\/thriller from rap star\/actor RZA<\/strong>; and the queer romance\/thriller \u201cRide or Die\u201d<\/strong> from Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in its 24th year, the 2025 festival this year will present 211 films in 15 award categories, including features and shorts, episodic and audio storytelling, immersive and interactive media, brand and creator collabs and special juried awards. 36% of the feature films presented this year are from BIPOC filmmakers and 48% are directed by women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a breakdown of blackfilm.com\u2019s favorites this year:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One Spoon of Chocolate<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An intense thriller about rampant racial injustice in a small town, written, directed and produced by Wu Tang<\/strong> rap star\/actor Robert \u201cRZA\u201d Diggs <\/strong>and starring Shameik Moore<\/strong><\/a> (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) and Paris Jackson<\/strong> (model\/daughter of pop star, Michael), among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ride or Die<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A queer romance thriller from Jamie Foxx<\/strong> and Datari Turner<\/strong> chronicling two young women tangled in a high stakes, Thelma-and-Louise-style road trip and starring Guinevere Turner, Seth Gilliam, Briana Middleton<\/strong> and Elsa Davis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Briana Middleton and Guinevere Turner star in Ride or Die which premiered at Tribeca Festival 2025
Photos Courtesy of Tribeca Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A music documentary following the boundary-pushing superstar\u2019s rise to national stardom from the slums of Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Performer Wizkid appears in the documentary \u201cWizkid: Long Live Lagos\u201d
Photo Credit: Photos Courtesy of MACRO Media\/MGX Creative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Sixth Borough<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A documentary exploring the pioneering voices of hip hop culture on New York\u2019s suburban Long Island, including the group De La Soul<\/strong> and more, from director Jason Pollard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rapper Rakim appears in the documentary The Sixth Borough which premiered at Tribeca Festival 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vincent \u201cMaseo\u201d Mason and Kelvin \u201cPosdnuos\u201d Mercer appear in the documentary The Sixth Boro which premiered at Tribeca Festival 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Still Free TC<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A music documentary following hip hop star and musician Ty Dolla $ign<\/strong>, chronicling his journey, his creative process, and personal life, including his relationship with his incarcerated brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victory<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A thrilling visual album from Slick Rick<\/strong>. Set in London and starring Idris Elba<\/strong> and Nas. <\/strong>The project creatively blends rap and cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visual from Slick Rick\u2019s \u201cVictory\u201dwhich premiered at Tribeca Festival 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A documentary about the legacy of Gloria Steinem<\/strong>\u2019s Ms. magazine as seen through the lens of some of its most iconic covers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She Runs the World<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The story of the most decorated track and field athlete of all time, Allyson Felix<\/strong>, and her fight for maternal freedoms from <\/strong>documentary filmmakers Tanya Lewis Lee <\/strong>and Crystal McCrary<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Allyson Felix, Kenneth Ferguson and Trey appear in the documentary She Runs the World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Allyson Felix appears in the documentary She Runs the World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Inquisitor<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A documentary about congresswoman Barbara Jordan<\/strong>, the first Southern Black woman in Congress, and the first Black American and the first woman to keynote the Democratic convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image of Barbara Jordan from the documentary The Inquisitor which premiered at Tribeca Festival 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s Dorothy<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A documentary examining the meaning of Dorothy Gale, the hero of The Wizard of Oz.\u00a0 Featuring cometary from icons like Amber Ruffin, Lena Waithe, Margaret Cho, Rufus Wainwright<\/strong>, and an array of actors who have played Dorothy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A documentary about house music, its Black queer roots, and underground beginnings in Chicago\u2019s dance scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Was Born This Way<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The story of singer and activist Carl Bean <\/strong>and his 1977 Motown hit which quickly became the first gay anthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still frame from interview with Archbishop Carl Bean \u2013 shot by Jed Alan (DP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Still frame of animated sequence with Carl Bean singing \u201cI Was Born This Way\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Promotional photo of Carl Bean for release of \u201cI Was Born This Way\u201d (photographer unknown)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

African Family Dinner<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A short dramedy about a Norwegian woman\u2019s first and awkward meeting with her Ghanaian boyfriends\u2019 family from director Ibrahim Mursal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tow<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A poignant underdog story based on the life of Amanda Ogle<\/strong>, a homeless Seattle women staring Octavia Spencer<\/strong>, Rose Byrne<\/strong> and Demi Lovato.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rose Burn portrays Amanda Ogle in the film Tow which screened at Tribeca Festival 2025
Photo credit: Vanja \u010cernjul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Tree Fell in the Woods<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A relationship dramedy abut deception and desire from Nora Kirkpatrick<\/strong> staring Daveed Diggs<\/strong>.and Josh Gad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daveed Diggs, Alexandra Daddario, Josh Gad, Ashley Park, Photographer: Jeff Leeds Cohn (Director of Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bird in Hand<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Mother\/Daughter dramedy starring Alisha Wainright <\/strong>and Christine Lahti<\/strong>. Shenanigans ensue when Bird and her hippie mom come together in a small rural town.\u00a0
\u201cThe Trainer,\u201d<\/strong> a tense drama following celebrity personal trainer Jack Flex (Vito Schnabel) and stars a ensemble cast of Hollywood luminaries like Lenny Kravitz, Gayle King, Paris Hilton, Gina Gershon, John McEnroe,<\/strong> and Beverly D\u2019Angelo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED:<\/strong> The 2023 Tribeca Film Festival List of Winners Includes <\/a>Many<\/a> Filmmakers of Color<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Tribeca Festival kicked off June 4th in New York City and will run through June 15th. Presented by OKX, the festival celebrated several breakout World Premiere\u2019s including the music documentary \u201cWizkid: Long Live Lagos;\u201d \u201cOne Spoon of Chocolate,\u201d a drama\/thriller from rap star\/actor RZA; and the queer romance\/thriller \u201cRide or Die\u201d from Jamie Foxx […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1133,"featured_media":165898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,16],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-165897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-news"},"yoast_head":"\nThe Tribeca Festival 2025 Kicked Off This Week with Several Breakout World Premieres - blackfilm.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, kicked off June 4th in New York City. 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