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Live from Tribeca: ‘Saturday Night Live’ documentary to open 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival
Original Publication Date: February 12, 2015 3:10AM
Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 8:43PM
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival will kick off with a documentary on another New York institution: “Saturday Night Live.”
The festival announced Thursday that “Live From New York!” will be its opening-night film. Directed by Bao Nguyen, the documentary focuses on the show’s early years and was made with Lorne Michaels’ co-operation.
Tribeca co-founder Jane Rosenthal called it “the story of a creative journey from pilot to institution.”
The film adds to an already robust celebration of “SNL,” which is airing a 40th-anniversary special Sunday.
“Live From New York!” isn’t the first documentary on “SNL” to debut at Tribeca. In 2010, James Franco premiered his “Saturday Night,” which depicted a week in the life of the show.
This year’s Tribeca Film Festival runs April 15-26.
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