Doc Talk Podcast: Tribeca Festival Director Cara Cusumano Previews 2026 Documentary Lineup
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Matthew Carey
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
The article covers a Doc Talk podcast episode featuring Tribeca Festival director Cara Cusumano, who discusses the 2026 festival's documentary lineup. The 25th edition of the Lower Manhattan festival opens with Questlove's Earth, Wind & Fire documentary and closes with an Alicia Keys documentary, with other music docs on Sara Bareilles and more in between.
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The 25th edition of the festival in Lower Manhattan debuts with the world premiere of Earth, Wind & Fire: To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World, the latest documentary from Oscar winner Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson.
It closes June 14 with the premiere of another music documentary, Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell's Kitchen, about the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.
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