{"id":74766,"date":"2016-02-22T22:58:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T22:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/02\/22\/met-gala-doc-the-first-monday-in-may-to-open-2016-tribeca-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:31:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:31:27","slug":"met-gala-doc-the-first-monday-in-may-to-open-2016-tribeca-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/met-gala-doc-the-first-monday-in-may-to-open-2016-tribeca-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Gala Doc ‘The First Monday in May’ To Open 2016 Tribeca Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Met Gala Doc ‘The First Monday’ in May To Open 2016 Tribeca Film Festival<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

February 22, 2016<\/p>\n

\"Tribeca<\/p>\n

Today the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, announced that the world premiere of The First Monday in May<\/strong> will open the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, April 13, taking place downtown at the Festival\u2019s main venue at BMCC Tribeca PAC (Westside Highway at Chambers Street).<\/p>\n

Opening the Festival\u2019s 15th<\/sup>\u00a0edition with a film highlighting art, fashion and culture set around such an iconic museum, demonstrates TFF\u2019s celebration of cultural institutions.<\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/p>\n

Each year, on the first Monday in May, the Met opens its doors to the fashion world\u2019s preeminent titans for the time-honored fundraising gala\/jaw-dropping couture parade known as the Met Gala. Launched in 1948, the Met Gala aids in the preservation of the Met\u2019s Costume Institute, a priceless collection of more than thirty-five thousand costumes and accessories that spans five continents and seven centuries of fashion. The Gala coincides with an annual Institute exhibition, whose theme is then adopted by the Gala. These themes serve as a more or less official dress code for the Gala\u2019s guests and can range anywhere from punk or Prada to Le Belle \u00c9poque or Balenciaga \u2014 even equestrianism, as was the concept behind 1984\u2019s Gala.<\/p>\n

\"Sylvana<\/p>\n

Directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Andrew Rossi<\/strong>, The First Monday in May follows lead Andrew Bolton<\/strong>, currently the Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute, and offers an intimate and all-access look at the creation of last year\u2019s \u201cChina: Through the Looking Glass,\u201d an exploration of China\u2019s substantial influence on Western fashion that was the Met\u2019s most-attended Costume Institute exhibition in history. Through this specific emphasis, Rossi\u2019s film analyzes the fraught and fascinating interplay between the fashion world\u2019s dueling artistic, cultural, and stylistic influences.<\/p>\n