Jennifer Lopez documentary 'Halftime' kicks off this year's Tribeca Festival in Washington Heights. AliBaumanTV was on the red carpet talking to the stars and has a preview of what to expect over the next 12 days.
The first night of the 12-day festival was a success. After a rocky couple of years, the Tribeca Festival has come back to its roots in Manhattan, but the founders say this year there's going to be a big emphasis on music.
The Tribeca Festival was founded in 2002 by legendary actor Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal in an effort to revitalize the city after 9/11. "People always talk about New York, like, you know, is it gonna survive? This and that. I've been in New York my whole life. It takes a lot. It's not gonna not survive. We go through our ups and downs, but that's gonna be it," De Niro said.
"There's a lot more music in the festival this year. We've taken over Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, so you can see battle of the bands and a lot of new artists," Rosenthal said.