The Tribeca Film Festival Monday unveiled plans to kick off its 19th installment with the world premiere of director Mary Wharton’ Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President – a rockumentary-styl…
– a rockumentary-style presidential portrait that shows how popular music helped propel the folksy peanut farmer from rural Georgia to the White House. The film will launch a politically active fest this year with a get-out-the vote effort.
The opening night announcement came on President’s Day during a divisive election season and the Festival said a focus is to showcase the power of inspiring change through art, politics and community as it unspools April 15-26. Concurrently, the Festival will provide audiences access to online tools to make voting easy, including text updates, and education on ways to get involved in their local elections. To do that, Tribeca has partnered with Democracy Works and Civic Alliance, a nonpartisan coalition of businesses “working together to build a future where everyone can vote, volunteer and take action,” the Festival said in a statement.
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