The Tribeca Festival was founded in New York as a celebration of cinema and also as a recovery gesture for the area of the city devastated by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The festival emerged from the desire to economically and culturally revitalize that area of the city.
Actor Robert De Niro was one of the main driving forces behind the festival, having become involved in its creation to help the local community recover after the attacks. The event quickly became an important meeting point for professionals in the film industry.
A Netflix documentary is now revisiting the festival's memories, exploring its history and the impact it had both on the film community and on the recovery of the Lower Manhattan area after the 2001 attacks.
The festival was thus born from a dual purpose: on one hand, the passion for cinema and, on the other, the intention to contribute to the revitalization of an area of New York that was marked by the tragic events of September 11.
