Tribeca Rising After 911 | Honduras News

Honduras News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 6, 2026 · 1m

After 9/11, Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal saw a city in need of healing—and turned their vision for a film festival into a powerful act of resilience. Just eight months later, the Tribeca Film Festival debuted in May 2002, drawing global icons like Nelson Mandela and 150,000 hopeful crowds. More than movies, it was a defiant celebration of unity and recovery. Over the years, it evolved into a cultural powerhouse—adding music, tech, and talks—sparking careers and injecting millions into Lower Manhattan. Today, De Niro still sees it as his platform to fight for what matters, proving that…