Of specific interest to HuffPost readers will be the slate of political-themed movies: the festival will be premiering with "United 93" which, while obviously a sobering and probably quite disturbing film (the trailer alone is a gut-punch), it's an appropriate one given the festival's original mandate, which was to bring New Yorkers back downtown to Tribeca in the wake of September 11th and the fall of the World Trade Center. Other films of potential interest include Michael Winterbottom's "The Road to Guantanamo"; "The War Tapes," culled from footage shot by American soldiers in Iraq; "Lockdown USA" about rap mogul Russell Simmons' crusade against Rockefeller drug laws; and "The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl" about the Wall Street Journal reporter who was slain in Pakistan in 2002. Other notable political films include "Close to Home," "Blood of My Brother," "Shadow of Afghanistan," and "A Flock of Dodos: The Evolution -- Intelligent Design Circus." FYI for those of you in NYC -- if not, we'll be there and will let you know our thoughts.
In the meantime, check out our first Tribeca-related post from Tobi Elkin: "Porn, Press and Premieres: "American Cannibal's" Own Reality Drama" and round-up of festival coverage courtesy of upcoming TFF blogger Stu Van Airsdaile, whom we are borrowing from The Reeler. Check this space often -- we'll be back soon with more coverage of the 2006 Tribeca Film Fest. See you there!
*May not actually be walking the red carpet with Robert DeNiro.
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