The wedge-shaped neighbourhood of Tribeca in Manhattan seems an unlikely source of an import to Qatar. But to develop its own film industry, Qatar has forged a partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival in order to launch a five-day cinema event of its own in November.
Doing so brings the idiosyncratic spirit of the Tribeca festival to Qatar. The original festival was founded in the aftermath of September 11 2001, to revitalise the Tribeca and lower Manhattan districts of New York, home to the remains of the World Trade Centre. The founders of TFF, who include actor Robert De Niro (pictured above), hoped film would lure people downtown, stimulate dialogue and help heal a shattered community.
In the same vein, Tribeca Film Festival Doha aspires to encourage dialogue and use film as an agent of cultural diplomacy. It also aims to inspire and train a first generation of Qatari movie makers.
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