#Tribeca2018
Nigerian Prince hit theaters and is now available on demand. Faraday Okoro, a New York City based Nigerian-American filmmaker, wrote and directed Nigerian Prince. The movie had its premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Okoro received a $1 million grant from AT&T to produce this film. summer. His magnetic con-artist cousin, Pius, manipulates the naive Eze and drags him into a mess of corruption. Chinaza Uche—who is even more captivating in person—plays Pius, Eze’s ne’er do well cousin, a full-time scammer. Newcomer Uche gave a flawless and nuanced performance as a pitiable character despite his perfect looks and seductive charm.
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We can heal. That has been my experience. We may not, admittedly, know how to, or even from what we need to heal. It may be the event itself, or vivid or dull memories of it, and it is entirely plausible that we don’t even remember the event. There is a police record of a time I was sexually assaulted in high school. I was wearing a green and gold cheerleader uniform, my mother tells me. It was in a local store, and I have no memory of that crime. We may not even think we need to heal, that maybe we’ve just had some crappy relationships. Whatever trauma looks like in our lives, feelings can be healed.
Healing is our birthright. It was not our birthright to be sexually harassed or assaulted or raped based on social constructs of gender, biology, sex, identity, orientation, ethnicity, race, ability, or any intersection thereof. It is our birthright to know in our bones that it wasn’t our fault. We humans hurt each other, and sometimes we hurt ourselves, but we can make decisions and take actions that free us.
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Tribeca Film Institute and Charitybuzz are bringing Robert De Niro and Al Pacino back together for one lucky person. The highest bidder (plus 1 guest) will have a private lunch in New York City, courtesy of De Niro. Poceeds will benefit the Tribeca Film Institute, which provides funding and resources to diverse groups of exceptional filmmakers and media artists, empowering these storytellers to be catalysts for change in their communities and around the world.
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#TFF2018 Anniversaries and Reunions include Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece (winner of 7 Oscars), Schindler’s List, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special post-screening conversation featuring Spielberg and actors Liam Neeson, Sir Ben Kingsley, Embeth Davidtz, and more. Scarface, one of the most referenced and revered films in pop culture, will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a screening and conversation featuring De Palma and actors Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer.
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