2018 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF LOVE, GILDA ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 February 5th, 2018
2018 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF LOVE, GILDA ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
An intimate portrait honoring comedy legend Gilda Radner in her own words with readings from her personal diaries and candid interviews with Chevy Chase, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Cecily Strong and others...
NEW YORK, NY- February 6, 2018- The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will open its 17th edition with the world premiere of LOVE, GILDA on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. CNN Films presents the feature length documentary - produced by 3 Faces Films in association with Motto Pictures - which opens a window into the world of celebrated Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian Gilda Radner who became a cultural icon the moment audiences first laughed with her on Saturday Night Live's debut episode. A trailblazer for female comedians, her impact on the entertainment industry has endured almost four decades. The film will premiere opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the city she called home when she catapulted to fame. Tickets for Opening Night go on sale on March 20 at www.tribecafilm.com/festival. The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival runs April 18-29.
LOVE, GILDA is directed and produced by Lisa D'Apolito with the support of the Gilda Radner estate. The film is a true autobiography of a pioneering woman, told in her own words and in her own voice. It weaves together audiotapes, rare home movies, diary entries, and interviews with her friends and those inspired by her including: Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Cecily Strong; SNL original cast members Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, and Paul Shaffer; as well as Lorne Michaels (SNL creator and producer), Alan Zweibel (SNL writer), Stephen Schwartz (Broadway composer); Andrew Alexander (CEO of Second City), and long-time friend and actor Martin Short.
Gilda Radner captivated millions of television viewers as an original cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1975-1980. The popularity of her now classic comedic characters Roseanne Roseannadanna, Emily Litella, and Lisa Loopner fueled the young talent to meteoric fame in television, movies, and on Broadway. After finding happiness in love with Gene Wilder she received the cruelest joke of all, cancer. Her fight against the disease served as an inspiration to people impacted by the illness to stay positive and to keep laughing no matter what challenges life brings you.
As a Festival that has always supported women's voices and is largely run by women we are incredibly proud to celebrate the inimitable voice of Gilda during the opening night of our Festival, said Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder and CEO of the Tribeca Film Festival. Gilda Radner was a powerful comedic force of nature who opened doors and thrilled audiences while becoming one of the most prolific comedians of a generation. Her cutting edge humor was only second to her dedicated leadership in cancer care with her eponymous Gilda's Club.
LOVE, GILDA is the right film at the right time and the perfect way to open our Festival, said Paula Weinstein, EVP of Tribeca Enterprises. Gilda is a woman for the ages, an extraordinary talent in film, television, and theater who overcame her personal struggles to make us laugh, to make us cry. She understood the healing power of laughter not simply for her audience but in her own life as she struggled with cancer and lead the way for all of us to make the world a better place.
First time feature filmmaker Lisa D'Apolito commented, I fell in love with Gilda Radner while doing pro bono work at Gildas Club, the cancer support organization Gene Wilder founded in honor of Gilda, in Greenwich Village where I grew up. This started my journey to discover who Gilda was as a person and as a performer. Gilda inspired me and many other women with her remarkable spirit and unique talent that changed the world of comedy. I'm grateful and honored to share the extraordinary legacy of Gilda Radner at the Tribeca Film Festival.
LOVE, GILDA brings audiences into the honest and whimsical world of a beloved performer, whose greatest role was sharing her story. The film is produced by Bronwyn Berry, Meryl Goldsmith, and James Tumminia, with Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn (Motto Pictures), Alan and Robin Zweibel, Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton (CNN Films) serving as executive producers.
Submarine is handling sales for the film.
The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival will announce its feature film slate on March 7.
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About Tribeca Film Festival past opening nights:
Since its inception 17 years ago, Tribeca Film Festival has opened with a range of films, both narrative and documentary, that celebrate cinema and storytelling: 2017 - Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (Documentary); 2016 - First Monday in May (Documentary); 2015 - Live from New York! (Documentary) with live performance from Ludacris; 2014 - Nas: Time is Ill-matic (Documentary) with live performance from Nas; 2013 - Mistaken for Strangers (Documentary) with live performance from The National ; 2012 - The Five-Year Engagement (Narrative); 2011 - The Union (Documentary) with live Elton John performance; 2010 - Shrek Forever After (Narrative); 2009 - Whatever Works (Narrative); 2008 - Baby Mama (Narrative); 2007 - SOS (Shorts program); 2006 - United 93 (Narrative); 2005 - The Interpreter (Narrative); 2004 - Raising Helen (Narrative); 2003 - Down with Love (Narrative); 2002 - About a Boy (Narrative)
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2018 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF LOVE, GILDA ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 February 5th, 2018 
