NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Films directed by Chelsea Peretti, David Duchovny and Michael Shannon will premiere at , organizers of the New York film festival announced Tuesday, as will documentaries about Dan Rather, Stan Lee and Gloria Gaynor.
Some 109 feature films, including 93 world premieres, will be screened at the 22nd Tribeca Film Festival. The festival runs June 7-18.
Many of those include movies directed by notable actors. Peretti, the 鈥淏rooklyn Nine-Nine" star, will premiere 鈥淔irst Time Female Director," in which she stars alongside Amy Poehler. Duchovny will debut his 鈥淏ucky F鈥�-ing Dent." Shannon will screen his 鈥淓ric LaRue," starring Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsg氓rd. Also playing at Tribeca are John Slattery's 鈥淢aggie Moore(s)鈥� and co-directors Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater's 鈥淒owntown Owl,鈥� a Chuck Klosterman adaptation.
Several more actors-turned-directors will also make a stop at Tribeca after debuting their films earlier. Randall Park will screen his Sundance entry 鈥淪hortcomings," while Steve Buscemi will play his 鈥淭he Listener," starring Tessa Thompson.
Documentaries heading to the festival include Frank Marshall's 鈥淩ather,鈥� about the former CBS newsman; Betsy Schechter's profile of the soul singer, 鈥淕loria Gaynor: I Will Survive"; and the Disney+ doc 鈥淪tan Lee," which chronicles the late comic book giant.
For the third straight year, Tribeca, which for years took place in the spring, will feature Juneteenth commemorations. This year, that will include a celebration of hip-hop, timed to its 50th anniversary, and include the premiere of 鈥淎ll Up in the Biz,鈥� a documentary about Biz Markie.
The Associated Press
