Day 7 of the 2025 Tribeca Festival delivered another powerhouse lineup of premieres and conversations across New York City. The OKX Theater at BMCC welcomed rockstar Billy Idol and director and Grammy Award-winner Jonas Åkerlund for the world premiere of the new music documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, with an intimate performance by Idol following the screening. Then, Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Nick Mohammed stopped by for the international premiere of action comedy Deep Cover.
The highly anticipated world premiere of thriller-mystery series We Are Liars, based on the best-selling novel by E. Lockhart, took place at the SVA Theatre with stars Caitlin FitzGerald, Mamie Gummer, Candice King, Rahul Kohli, Emily Alyn Lind, Esther McGregor, Shubham Maheshwari, and David Morse, among others. Later in the day, Gloria Steinem arrived for the world premiere of Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, a new documentary about the inspiring legacy of Ms. magazine and its meaningful impact on the lives and perception of women over the past 50+ years. Darren Aronofsky, Ellen Burstyn, and Tribeca CEO and Co-Founder Jane Rosenthal were present for the 25th Anniversary of Requiem For A Dream, where the Commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Pat Swinney Kaufman presented Aronofsky with the ‘Made in NY’ award to celebrate his significant contribution to the city’s media and entertainment industry. The screening was followed by a conversation moderated by Brendan Fraser.
The festival’s Audio Storytelling program kicked off at The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios with a live taping of This American Life, hosted by public radio personality Ira Glass and special guest co-host Ira Madison III, as they took the audience on a tour through some highlights of the radio show’s 30 years on the air.
Then, from the kitchen to the screen, the world premiere of Raoul’s, A New York Story brought the legacy of the iconic Soho French bistro to life at the Village East by Angelika, with directors Greg Olliver and Karim Raoul in attendance to introduce the Raoul family story to the world.
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