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Robert De Niro praises new filmmakers as Tribeca Film Festival kicks off their Juneteenth lineup

‘Blind Ambiton’; Photo by Scott Munro and Martin McGrath

The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival is honoring “the voices of the African Diaspora” with its inaugural Juneteeth lineup that puts an emphasis “on African-American artists, performers, filmmakers, and interdisciplinary creators.”

The slate includes 66 films and 54 world premieres from Black talent, as well as an impressive list of new filmmakers, which Tribeca Festival co-creator Robert De Niro calls “amazing.”

“It’s always great see new filmmakers,” De Niro tells ABC Audio. “And you see things they do, it’s kind of amazing. You say, well, how does that happen?…It’s like seeing your kids

 

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