we are adding another $45,000 and giving $100,000 to the film institute, the tribeca film institute, their project. >> your second year partnering with the festival. why did you feel like it was important to continue that collaboration? >> no one is watching -- is buying a watch today through retirement. it is about storytelling. you need to create a dream in the consumers mind and filmmaking is about storytelling. it is a link between storytelling at our level and the tribeca film festival. >> what prompted this collaboration? really to get closer to art, to luxury, industry and art on a broader level are getting closer and closer. there are more and more associations. we sponsor many festivals around the world and we work with many stars. it is a natural fit between the luxury industry and movies. >> where can people purchase it? and i have to ask you, how much does it cost? >> the limited series is around 11,500 u.s. dollars. this one is a bit more expensive. it is around $50,000. there is another for around $20,000. you can purchase it at various boutiques around the usa. it real

fan festival brand him a not just films, on the red carpet. -- tribeca film festival brand, not juston the red carpet. to sell at risd's sold at the high end of its range, $5,765,000. that is a pretty penny. ♪ >> for the last of her teen years, the tribeca film festival has transformed the new york city scene as well as film makers careers. international brands are increasingly recognizing tribeca's mobile spotlight and launching there are no -- their own initiatives. our next guest has more. welcome to "taking stock." good to see you. how long has bombay been working with the festival? >> this will be our third year. but how fast did that go by? >> it has gone very quickly. hard work makes things go by quickly. >> why are you interested in the films? >> film is an art and a huge artistic expression. few people know that bombay sapphire was imported in the late 1980's. it was really accepted down here on the lower east side of manhattan, adopted by the artistic community. since then, bombay sapphire has been closely aligned with the art world and emerging art forms. and that is exact

the tribeca film festival. andy wright has the story. >> it's opening night at the tribeca film festival for a movie you probably haven't heard of. but for director omar takel. it could make or break. >> everything could go wrong. >> he is the creator and star of summer of blood, a story about a 40-something with a vampire twist. the entire project was made for just $30,000. with many of the actors and crew working for free. >> i'm in new york and i made a couple of movies and it's working out and of course i haven't had wild success but they're getting made and getting appreciated. the fact that we're in tribeca is a victory in itself. >> for aspiring film makers, getting exposure is everything. the movie business is renowned for being a tough industry for breaking into. >> it's unfortunately more of a rarity these days. i think festivals provide that platform for film makers to be having that experience they have been looking for. >> reporter: the summer of blood, for this director the ultimate goal isn't nece

the fact that we're at tribeca is a victory in itself. >> reporter: exposure is everything, and beingelected to play at a major film festival can make all the difference. the movie business is renown for being a tough industry to break into. >> playing your film in an audience is more of a rarity these days. i think festivals provide that platform. for filmmakers to have that experience that they've been hoping for. >> reporter: the selection of summer of blood here means that they have been invited to festivals around the world. for this director it's not necessarily winning awards. it's carrying on doing the thing he loves. >> i'm not motivated by money, but i do want to find a way to make money so we can make bigger, better movies, more ambitious movies. >> reporter: and for a city tht often looks like a film set, it's something to aspire for. >> reporter: it's easier these days to use social media to get some kind of audience, but without the tribeca film festival these potential stars of tomorrow may not get the chance that they now have. >> for more go to our website www.aljazee

. >> i'm andrew gallagher at the tribeca film festival in new york. we'll follow one aspiring film maker as he tries to make it in show business. >> rebels in south sudan have been accused of massacring hundreds of people. the u.n. says it happened last week in the oil town of bentu. some of them back the former vice president riek machar. the pictures you may find disturbing. the first pictures from the scene to be broadcast show dozens of dead bodies and we aren't even airing all of the pictures simply because they're too graphic. after capturing bentu from government control. 200 were killed and more deaths in a church in a hospital. al jazeera's anni anna, the sces were major the most shocking that he had ever encountered. tell us what you saw. >> yeah, that's right, it has been an unfortunately motif of this conflict that the dead bodies have been seen in every town that has been captured and recaptured from government forces. but what was really shocking about bentu was the scale of it. there were so many bodies we could see them coming to the la

and the importance of tribeca. e film festival that began after 9/11, and is a major attraction for film makers were around the world. >> officials say about five climbers are feared missing after an avalanche at mt everest, the snow covering a route used to climb the world's highest peak. rescuers and fellow climbers at the nepal base camp are heading to the area to help. hundreds of climbers are at the base camp hoping to scale the 29,000 foot peak early next month when the weather conditions are better. >> once again, a search is underway in south korea for hundreds of people missing after this week's ferry accident. most passengers on the ship were students heading to the island of jeju. the ferry running into trouble off the coast off the island of jindo island. >> harry fawcett reports from a boat off the island of jindo in the yellow sea. >> when you get out to the center of the rescue site, you see the size of operation. it is emore or less, the number of -- enormous, the number of resources deployed. there'

. >> it is time for the tribeca film festival with 6,000 movie submissions around the world that can make or break a filmmakers' career. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. here are today's headlines at this hour. south korea's president is promising to punish those responsible for last week's ferry accident. she said that the crew basically committed murder. >>> vice president joe biden is in kiev and is set to meet with leaders of ukraine and will offer economic aid. an attack over the weekend is threatening to undermine a fragile truce agreement. >>> the boston marathon marks one year since the bombing at the finish line killing three and maiming hundreds. an estimated 1 million people are cheering on the runners today. that's double of last year. >>> it can make or break you. filmmakers from around the world come to new york to showcase their talent. >> it's opening nigh night at te tribeca film festival. it could change everything. >> it could be the worse night of my life, everything is going wrong. >> reporter: director of a low budget film with a vampire

a documentary just premiered at the tribeca film festival. have a look at the cut from "illmatic" called "halftime." ♪ another dose and you might be dead into thing going to change i'm a performer i was born to game ♪ why did you do it it's halftime ♪ tavis: i want to start by asking what it feels like to be relevant in this game 20 years later. it. i didn'tsk for think about it. 20 years ago i didn't think about this happening. it crept up on me. it's crazy. i'm happy. i merely did. chelating ---- i'm elated. i'm enjoying it. tavis: you know better than i do this business changes at the speed of light. to have done something 20 years ago that is still relevant, that people still are pumping, that's a big deal, particularly in the genre you are in. i literally went online to talk about the folks who have come and gone in this game over 20 years. you were there so you know. there are a lot of folks who came and went. >> i have been lucky in a lot of ways. in rap years i am up there. tavis: i think wrap years are worse than dogs. >> dogs live l

tom reports. >> reporter: the tribeca film festival opened tracing the history of the debut 1994. tively short period of time, tribeca has become one of the most prominent fair and impartial -- prominent film festivals. >> the more i see that i'm certainly so proud of this. >> the festival was born after the attack of 9/11 which led to restoration projects to aid the tribeca neighborhood left reeling. >> when the festival start add it was a lifeline to the neighborhood. people here are okay although it was nice to have the event happen. to local businesses that needed people to come spend money and time. >> tribeca has gained access to high profile venues in new york and elsewhere in the u.s. following a entertainment msg buying a 50% stake in the company. expansion seems to be on the horizon in the age the film festival no longer tied to one geographical place sees money to be made. branded discussions, performances and much more. >> you can take that and transport that to certainly other cities. we have certainly other cities internationally. whether in florence or rome, or onlin

the marketplace although we have a lot that are. there are many phones that get bought out of tribeca but that's not our singular agenda. >> when the began, much of it was about rebuilding tribeca. now you have gotten so big, have you outgrown tribeca? >> i don't think we've outgrown tribeca. we live by hists community and that is downtown. there is a whole range of communities in new york in different filmmaking communities. workrms of how to showcase to audiences even outside of new york, we are looking toward what a festival of the future will become. that will have some online presence and be a festival which utilizes festivals not just for visibility but hopefully to jump into other markets and hopefully to be available for audiences are different formats. where filmsabout are headed and delivery systems and pipelines and digital strategies. we should be talking about content. what are the new kinds of content? how is narrative intersecting with gaming and the new business? that is what we are trying to have that conversation about. >> what about the music market? this is the second year in a row you're kicking up with the mus

videos at the tribeca film festival. and barcelona's ban. we'll have more in sport. stay with us. >> they have added a new member to the coaching staff. returning to help his long-term friend, the former teammates are also assisting. earlier david moyes issued a statement for the first time regarding his sacking. to have been appoints of manchester united one of the biggest football clubs in the world was and remains something that i'm incredibly proud. the scale of the manager's job is immense, but i have never stepped away from hard work. during this period of transition performances and results have not been what manchester united and it's fans are used to and the expect. i both understand and share their frustration. >>> the champion league semifinal between real madrid and bayern munich. real aiming for their first championship in 12 years while bayern are defending champions. >>> fifa have suspended a transfer ban on barcelona marining that the spanish giants will be able to buy themselves players in the offseason. their appeal will not be resolved before the wi

the nearby tribeca neighbourhood was hit, many were scared away. others had health concerns. the film festival was discovered by key figures. >> it's become part of the city, and hope tli will become something that will last for a lopping, long time. >> now tribeca is bustling. construction marks the ebirth of a neighbourhood. >> tribeca did more than emerge from the shadows. this is an exclusive neighbourhood. a one-bed room apart. will cost half a million. the festival, itself, has become a stepping stone into one of the largest fuel markets. >> they were more than 6,000 entries this year. a handful from across the globe. from butan to china and ireland, it's a mix of undiscovered talent that makes the festival unique. >> people from all over the world are submitting films. it's a chance for them to be seen. some may not come out. they are seen at the festival. it's valuable. >> last year over 100,000 people bought tickets to the festival. this year it is expected to grow. this is an audience keen to discover the next big thing. >> tribeca is a huge opportunity for internati

the organizers of the tribeca film festival putting way they are popcorn for a video game controller, these games are different. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines at this hour. the road map to peac peace in te middle east, fatah and hamas have reconciled after years of differences. president benjamin netanyahu said that fatah can have peace with hamas or peace with israel. >>> n.a.t.o. said the operation is to reassure its allies in the region today russian's foreign minister accused the u.s. of running things in ukraine. >>> the death toll in south korea continues to rise after the capsized ferry one week ago. 150 are still said to be missi missing. >>> organizers of the tribeca film festival say they are not just looking at movies but they are also looking at video games. we picked up a controller to see why these games are special. >> reporter: games are as old as human history but at this year's tribeca film festival, they are trying something new. >> this game is difficult. this is challenging because both sides of the issue neither

a clip from one of the winning entries to be unveiled tonight in the nonlinear film category at the tribecafestival. they challenge filmmakers to use technology from digital media company interlude. the technology lets users create an interactive music video that allows viewers to create their own outcome. joining me from new york with more is the interlude cofounder and ceo, yoni bloch. i have been watching some of the videos. they are really interesting. what do you mean by create your own outcome? how can i create my own outcome from a video? >> until now, all videos from tv to the internet, nothing changed. what our technology allows is to take advantage of the fact this is a two way channel and it lets users actually make choices inside the video to change the outcome of the video. the creator, instead of creating one linear timeline, builds a playground and lets people play in it. >> does this mean i could choose my own ending to a movie? >> yes, basically, that is what you would take from it. the idea is the creator would decide not to decide. to make different scenarios and let you

find out why interactive is one of the big trend at the tribeca film festival. rst, a check of your top tech headlines. samsung says the money apple wants for patent infringement is 57 times to much. in san jose federal court, a professor testified if they have to pay anything, it should be $.35 a phone because of the five patents at the center of that case are of marginal value. apple is demanding $40 per phone, or $4.2 billion. the new york attorney general, eric schneiderman ellis says more than 50% of the air bmb rentals appear to be illegal under state law. this comes as the site is fighting to cough up names of users tomorrow. multiple reports say airbnb raised $450 million in funding, giving it a valuation of $10 billion. airbnb takes aim at google fiber. the phone giant lands to expand its high-speed internet to 100 communities, including 21 major cities. at&t wants to deliver the internet at speeds 100 times faster than standard web access. first, to our lead story of the day. it will soon cost more than $7.99 a month for netflix subscribers to watch ori

the law? he take you to tribeca as we kick off a weeklong series about how technology is changing the entertainment business. is ramping up its competition with google fiber and other high-speed internet providers. at&t is launching a major expansion of its high-speed service, and will bring it to 21 major cities. power our -- giga delivers speed faster than standard web access. 's purchase of "how stuff works" did not work out well. the company sold it last night at an 82% loss after buying it a year ago. discovery will still provide advertising services to the site for the time being. its $7.2 billion acquisition of the nokia handset business will be completed this friday. microsoft is going to manage the nokia.com domain and social media sites after this year. microsoft will not acquire nokia 's korean factory, which was originally part of the deal. air b&b closing a new round of funding, raising more than $450 million, according to multiple reports. that values the home sharing site at $10 billion, more than established hotel chains like hyatt. there is a legal fight. the company is set to appe

. >> i'm in new york whereas part of the tribeca film festival, we'll be looking at new socially consciousames that aim to educate the world's children. ♪ >>> israel says it has canceled a negotiation session with the palestinians after it was announced that rival palestinian groups said that they have reached a deal tend to years of political division. they have been controlling the west bank, and hamas the gaza strip. under the new deal a government will be organized, and they will also join the plo. hamas's deposed prime minister said that this is an historic moment for palestinians. >> translator: i [ inaudible ] palestine and [ inaudible ] and put an end to [ inaudible ] and to arrive at an agreement. we salute all of them, all of the leaders [ inaudible ]. >> translator: the rift has come to an end and we are reunited. we extend all appreciate to our brother with the significant role he has demonstrated over the past two days. as he said the spirit that overwhelmed all of the members was very important. >> [ inaudible ] says he is confident the deal will happen. >> this is a very, ve

but without the tribeca film festival these potential stars of tomorrow may not have the chance they now have. are andy gallagher, al jazeera new york. >> thanks for watching al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. s rachelle oldmixon takes a test to find out what's in her dna. kyle hill is an engineer. tonight he's got the innovation that will light up las vegas, a unique plant that stores light during the kay, to light up the night . i'm phil torres, i'm an entomologist. but tonight, i've got the story that will have you shaking your heads. why bugs should be a part of your next meal. that's the story, now let's do some science. are ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome to "techknow". i'm phil torres and today i'm here with kyle, lindsay and rachelle. we're going to start with a story of how we can use our dna in medicine . rachelle, what do you have? >> i submitted my dna for a company called 23andme. let's find out. >> simple test, nothing complicated. the first thing i have to do is take the tune and i get to fill it with slief hav splie saliva. you can watch me spit. that's done. i joined 23 million

. >> the 13th edition of the tribeca film festival is underway in new york city. e stardommed on the making of his first album, released 20 years. there will be 80 films and bombry, and it runs for the next ten days. we want to thank each and every one of you for watching aljazeera america. i'm del walters, and "inside story" is next. you can check us out 24 hours day day by going to aljazeera.com. >> new york's police had a special detail that kept an eye on the city's muslim communities trying to foil the next terrorist attacks faced with complaints and controversy the city has dropped the policy. it's the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. in 1993 and then again in 2001 muslim immigra

the film institute. it was a proud night for all of us at tribeca. the project came out of tribeca all access program. ing night at the beacon. >> what is tribeca's brand? toronto phone tester -- film festival has an identity. community, the spirit of the individuals. when you look, we are about triumph survival. great stories. new york certainly has the most diverse in the world. quest you have a ton of access. flexibility? your when you're on your own, you have complete independence to make whatever decision you want. when you partner with someone as big and influential as msg, does it limit you? >> i do not think so. i hope not. i think it will really give us the backbone, things we have to re-create every year. us an amazing sponsorship team, additional sponsorship, stronger marketing, it gives ush, and different venues we never had before. forp next, brand building best style. ♪ >> this is "lunch money." i am adam johnson. today, women breaking the mold. an organization which supports women's scientists and researchers on the brink of discovery. an amazing story. here is how she got started. >> th

that was a look at time is illmattic, the documentary about naz's album, and it is leading the 2014 tribeca tonight. that premiere is the latest sign of mainstream entertainment institutions embracing hip-hop culture. it extends to music, clothing, pop culture. the question, does that make for a more color-blind america. that's what one of my next guests argues in the book "the tanning of america." steve stout, entrepreneur and former music executive. he's here with my kayla angela davis, and honored recently by b.e.t. all right. thank you so much, both of you, for joining. >> i speak for both of us that we're both happy to discuss this topic. >> so happy. >> it's been a long time waiting. >> you're very optimistic in this book "the tanning of america," that this will create a new generation that is perhaps color-blind. i think many of us experience life in the opposite way. i grew up where races had rocks hurled at them all the time. what do you think that impacts the role models? >> i think in the last 25 years, hip-hop has done so much to bring race relations together. because it removed

the tribeca innovation awards had the biggest buzz in new york last week.wards toiving businesses disrupting the establishment. one such recipient is the ceo of levi's brand jeans. how could a guy running a 150 euro company -- 150 year old become a destructor? here is how. >> when he think about disruptive innovation, everybody goes to technology, they think this century. levi's, think about levi's was the original start up in san francisco. it wasn't in a garage or a dorm, it was actually a taylor creating a solution in the gold mining era, durability of pants. the 501 has taken a life of its own. associated with the gold rush but you have had moviejobs, kurt cobain, stars, athletes -- how do you keep it evil thing this brand? >> i'm not sure -- keep evolving this brand? >> i am not sure it is us. looking back in history, levi's is at its best when it finds itself at the edge of a modern frontier. it was the gold rush, then , soldiers when they weren't in uniform did after the world war ii end up with the rebels with or without a cause. and rollsudden rock

. >> reporter: it's opening night at the tribeca film festival for a movie you probably never heard of, but for the director it could change anything. >> it's all righ already it's tt night of my life bras everything is going wrong. >> reporter: it's a film with a vampire twist. >> i'm in new york. i made a couple of movies. it's working out, of course, i haven't had wild success but they're getting made and they're being presented. the fact that we're at tribeca is a victory in itself. >> reporter: for filmmakers exposure is everything. being selected to play at a major film festival can make a difference, but the movie business is renown for being hard to break into. >> finding an audience is a rarity, so i think film festivals provide that platform, something that filmmakers are hoping for. >> reporter: they have been invited to festivals around the world. but for this director the ultimate goal is not necessarily winning awards. it's carrying on with wha with t he does. >> we would like to make money to be able to make bigger and better movies, more ambitious movies, i guess. >> re

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. >> the tribeca film festival was started after 9/11 as a way to bring people and revitalize the downtownit has taken off and established itself as an important stop between sundance and cannes in terms of highlighting independent filmmakers. last night was the big opening night featuringç the premiere documentary of the rapper naz in the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking album. one of the highlights was m.s.g. investing 50% in the film festivals. they are bringing all their platforms to the fold. we caught up with michael deniro and michael rapp rappaport. >> michael deniro is the cream of the crop. he's started it for the right reasons in the right city. it's grown, hasn't gotten out of hand. it is still new york centric. this movie exemplifies that. >> we're very happy it's doing as well as it is and that so many people enjoy coming to the festival, putting their movies in the festival. it's great.ç >> over 6,000 film submissions, the will be played including one from michael rabbpaport. he did a documentary on the knicks. if you can't come to new york to catch it, you can go on

it was the tribeca disruptive innovation awards. i did a panel on capitalism. ncils of promise. >> i want you to explain what it is. >> never miss an episode "the five." bob will paying attention to me then. "special report" is next. >>> this is the fox news alert. i'm bret baier in washington. senior pentagon officials say russian aircraft have entered ukrainian airspace several times in the last 24 hours. the u.s. is now urging russia to deescalate the situation here. this as the u.s. and european union prepare to leavy new sanctions on russia. we're also joints chiefs chairman has been in contact with his russian counterpart. >> ed henry is traveling with the president in seoul, south korea. >> while, president obama

time is il mattic a documentary marks 20th anniversary of the album, debuted last week at tribeca film. >> i was trying to make the perfect album. about comes from the days of wild style. i was trying to make you experience my life. i wanted you to look at hip-hop differently, i wanted you to feel the hip-hop is changing and becoming something more real. i gave you what the streets felt like or sounded like, tasted like, smelled like, all in that album, and i tried to capture it like no one else could. >> joining me now, legendary artist nas who debuted at the tribeca film festival. thank you for coming. >> thanks. good to be here. >> so let's talk about when this album was released, because as we said in that intro, it kind of moved the needle back from the west coast to the east coast, it sort of changed the momentum, if you will, in the rap world. did you know that was going to happen? did you think consciously about the style of rap that you were giving the country, the world, and how much of a game changer that was? >> yeah, i mean, i department know what would happen once it came

. ♪ >> welcome back here and the tribeca film festival is way bigger than the silver screen.oring disruptive innovations in media, science, and politics. we have brought you some of the ideas and the mind behind them. earlier i said down with one in the honorees. he is the ceo of the start of that produces automative videos. i asked him how it works. text.got the we have the capability of summarizing it automatically, creating a shorter version of the story. the meeting testily analyze the story. this and understand what story is about. with that information am i going to the wires and getting all the relative assets. time for you to grab the new elements and make a new story. images,the latest including finding the most relevant sound bite out of the two-minute interview. we go to do all the social enrichment. .witter and facebook and then infographics. stock quotes and those are the things. then there are two steps done with this. we have a distributed operation of a network of moderators. it looks like someone is doing a little bit of quality assurance and make sure is wha

now the former congressman barney frank is heading to the tribeca film festival on sunday for the worldis career and his personal life in a film called "compared to what, the improbable journey of barney frank." here's a sneak peek. >> it is a sacrifice for anyone and barney made that sacrifice. certainly he postponed happiness in order to serve the public. >> one stop i stopped and i said to him, how much time do you -- >> he's with us at post nine. you were saying in the break you haven't seen the film yet? >> no. the rules of independent filmmaking are apparently the subjects are to the allowed to see the film as an absolute protection against any undue influence. >> i hear that it came about as a very light touch initial inquiry as to whether you would be interested in doing something as you left the snous. >> yeah. i had known sheila she was a federal activist and lawyer fighting mortgage abuse, we were on the same side, and the original one, it was going to be my last year in office, my retirement, and it just grew from there. >> 100 hours of interviews. >> yeah. and a lot of effo

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the market at a price point driven market pricing. something that is more portable to people who are living in tribeca right now. lly trying to be the $157 million of downtown. hours that are building something that can never be built again. $2 million per bedroom >? >> probably. >> you will go up to three bedrooms? >> some thick bedrooms even. -- six bedrooms even. you've been watching this trend in the downtown area of manhattan your been watching rentals real estate rises in manhattan just skyrocketing up 30% last quarter. what is going on echoplex or is a lot of demand for residential apartments. there is also a waste for commercial real estate in the midtown area as well. it is just a great market in new york city, and we are very opportunistic with these properties that we have a 140 west is working -- >> but you're getting out. >> 42% of the building they'll aren't. >> or did you present. so this is physically a joint venture or you are helping to develop the and the residential. >> we own the building together. withinelopment is all and we'll take a risk on that. >> what other development. i? -- developme

the film institute. a proud night for all of us at tribeca. ur ecosystem, our institute, the project came out of tribeca asset program. and landed opening night at the beacon. brand? is tribeca's sundance has an identity. what does tribeca represent? about spirit, individuals. looking at trying. -- class it gives you -- >> it gives you a ton of access but limits. when you have just her voice, you have complete independence to do whatever you want. when you partner with someone as big and influential of msg, does it limit you? think so.t i hope not. it will really give us the backbone, things we have to re-create every year. an amazing sponsorship team, it gives us additional sponsorship, stronger marketing, a wider reach, and he gives us different venues we have never had before. was my interview with jane rosenthal. the festival is going on right now. it is a big success story for new york. in terms of how big festivals have become, look at toronto. the toronto film festival scours are really the next oscar pick. sundance is on for a super coo

you're in a film that is in -- that was in the tribeca film festival.ou've got a whole bunch of projects coming out. what is it like to -- you said you were in it for a while and it wasn't working out and then it just seems to me hollywood has this intense like updrafts of, you know, like someone is floating around and they get caught in the updraft and you're doing all this stuff. how do you make sense of that? >> honestly, i don't know the answer. i'm still trying to figure it out. i don't know. >> like you're clearly very talented, right? you're good at what you did. and you were doing it for years and it wasn't working. and now it's really, really working. and do you just think there was some switch that went off or was it magic or did you figure something out? >> i don't know. honestly, i think i just found myself in the right place at the right time. and i've always kind of believed that if a role is yours it's going to find you. and there were -- i think in my life there were a bunch of roles that i thought were mine that weren't. and i think thi

the tribeca festival is underway. festival is not just about movies, it also plays a march to innovation in all areas. we will be highlighting a few of those ideas and the minds behind them. one of those honorees joins us now, the vp of corporate avelopment at idea paint, company that can turn any service into a dry erase board with the swipe of a tame rise. congratulations. welcome. before i tell you what a disaster this would be in my home am a tell us about the product. >> so we created a single coat turns anyduct that service into a writing surface just like a white board. the vision is huge. we're disrupting the way people create office spaces and school, to help them team around collaboration, creative thought, and drive results for companies and education. >> can i do say at they parent, say you are trying to market this for people to have in their home, i put an eye wall, are we teaching our kids paint on a wall? what about walls that do not have this on it, isn't this dangerous territory? >> we like to think t

how the tribeca film festival has become a part of the fabric and culture of new york city more thaneck indicate after its inception. >> we look at the escalating standoff of the crisis in ukraine. we're going to have more of that meeting between world leaders in geneva right now trying to end the situation there. real reporting that brings you the world. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> ahead, detroit looking to put a department in blytheed neighborhoods. we'll talk about the effort the city is undertaking to tear down properties. >> >> first, our top story, the crisis in ukraine. the interior minister saying 300 pro russian accept are a activities stormed buildings in mariupol today. russian president vladimir putin holding a q. and a. on russian television denies russian troops are acting in eastern ukraine. we spoke to natos former ambassador said it doesn't mean putin isn't involved. >> he'll usage taters to create justification. if ukraine se

and the tribeca film possible is , debuting 80ght plus films and adding a new focus on multimedia storytellingced yesterday that it will buy social media data firm finish. overve more control information collected from the hundreds of millions of tweets that it has flowing through it sir -- it's server. witter has worked with gnip for a while now and they both enjoy this mutually beneficial relationship. why did it actually want to go out and buy the company? >> that is the big mystery going on right now. twitter had access to for partners and they make about $70 million a year from licensing and it is going up. clearly, there is a lot of money in this, lots of money to be will by analyzing tweets solve why did twitter by one of the four? apple just bought one, and maybe twitter was worried they would be bought by a competitor. but it's not entirely clear. >> the other thing is not entirely clear is how much twitter paid for this company. >> right, what we do know is that twitter bot gnip and then gnip andwitter bought mt. go we don't know what they paid for it. >> it could be $19 million, but

john patricof, chief executive -- chief operating officer, senior vice president of ee goes at the tribecailm festival. we will talk to him. film festival. a sure sign that spring is in new york city. i am tom keene. with me is adam johnson and cristina alesci. chicken. >> why not? farmers can produce chickens five times faster than beef and at half the cost. those are gorgeous chickens. it is why burger king and kfc introducing new chicken sandwiches. i kfc? >> the double down. to chicken patties. >> how important are basic issues like food inflation for working families when you talk to ivory tower economist of the fed? >> inflation is inflation orther it is up the core food and energy. agricultural prices move mostly because of supply. mostly because there is a background that can affect livestock. usually not because of some overarching monetary policy stimulus. it is not that sort of ink. i think it is important in the sense that you can harm her to sing power. people should not go out and say deflation is eating us alive. >> we have had the fastest growth in consumer food cost since

. >> the film screen during the tribeca film festival was here yesterday. t to be here. >> the film shows incredibly personal and private moments from people's lives, parents at their most vulnerable. i'm curious about people making the decision to share those moments. i'm wondering, is that what it takes to get the attention that's needed on this issue? >> completely. this is an issue that we hear about every single day. so bob and suzanne wright, who are the co-founders of autism speaks felt there was no better way to tell this than through this film. bob wright, of course, was the head of nbc for 24 years. so he knows media. we need to raise awareness. people need to understand the profound impact of this issue. >> i want to show another clip from the movie featuring a medically retired marine, hardy mills, who has a child with autism. >> half of the working population has insurance coverage. through all the large corporations, like apple, walmart, ge, exxon. plus the u.s. government, which is the largest sing ebl employer in the country. and yet congress

. >> the tribeca film festival is a stepping stone for film makers.dorsers received 6,000 submissions from more than 40 country. it can lead to much bigger and better things. we followed one director as his low budget movie premiered. >> send in the next group of people. >> it's opening night at film festival for a movie you probably never heard of, but for the director, it could change everything. >> you do of the best night of your life, already it's feeling like the worst night, because everything can go wrong. >> he's the creator of "summer of blood" about a neurotic 40 something with a vampire twist. the entire probable was made for just $30,000, with many actors and crew working for free. >> i'm in new york and i've made a couple of movies and while it's working out, of course, i haven't had wild success, but they're getting made and appreciated. the fact we're here is a victory in itself. >> for aspiring film makers, exposure is everything. being selected to play at a major film festival can make the difference. it is a tough industry to break

. >> he has been hanging out at the tribeca film festival and made his first vine video in in spite of are doing with my vine. >> my vine account. >> that's one of the judges in the festival, six-second vine video competition. but one person said it looks like he is having a dad moment fumbling with the social media technology. >> i have a feeling this is not real. i mean, he's so savvy twh it comes to movies and directing. this seems to me like maybe it was -- >> if it is real he's happy with your line of thought. >> there you go. >> we'll be back. >> be ri back. but sn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these t

. >> the tribeca film festival is back. it turns 13 this year. >> it was created after 9/11. ning. robert deniro and his producing partner that created this film festival right after 9/11)to kind of bring people back downtown and revitalize the area economically and commercial, it was so devastated after the attacks. 13 years later it has taken on a life of its own and become an important stop between sundance and the ka*pb -- cannes film festival. can't talk this morning. we were out in the cold last night promoting filmmakers. last night was the premiere at the beacon theater. they're bringing all their media platforms to the table as they say. they had a big premiere last night featuring the documentary about the rapper naz. >> you spoke to robert deniro. >> this is what heç had to say. >> we're very happy that it's doing as well as it is and that so many people enjoy coming to the festival, putting their movies in the festival. it's great. >> he's got to be happy with how it's turning it out. >> very happy. 89 movies were selected to be shown over the next two weeks. com

the staples center. >> jon erlichman, thank you. it tribeca film festival is coming to an end. next. might feel differently after today's ranx. in two. smart" is back ♪ >> time now for the scene where we bring in the business behind media and pop culture. tribeca wraps up where up-and-coming filmmakers display their work through an international and diverse community. they kicked off by debuting "time is illmatic," the making album, nas' 1994 illmatic. this is a big deal. this is a big honor. you are kicking off the whole festival. what was it like making this documentary. being an artist, i came from the street art perspective. .t was just an amazing journey we looked up to his music all her life. this is bigger than just music. it's the story of a generation. eric really came up with the idea. >> halogen describes documentary to people? >> it was important to us to get the album illmatic and up the social issues. it's not just a regular music documentary. we are telling a story bigger than music. story? is that a story of hardship, struggle, survival for these young man in the

they're consolidating down into the greenwich street location. >> in tribeca as opposed to the high priceedlding on wall street avenue? >> the observation is which bank has the tallest building in a city, that was assured, now you see citigroup selling its headquarters. i think they need to deliver their message better, not just to regulators they're focused on but also to investors and they're doing more than they're getting credit for. having said that, they'll give us more information and returns by business line by midyear so that we can see what's happening under the covers there. >> mike o'neill, the chairman of the board, said citi's priority is getting its return on equity above its cost of capital to which most investors are probably saying to themselves, duh, that's what you're supposed to do at this point. i think the question, perhaps the more important question for you, having listened to o'neill and corbat today, are they going about that the right way? >> i think they are going about it the right way. they're reviewing their operations country by country. they're looking at w

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>> the traveling public is looking to have an incredibly unique traveling experience. it's incredibly value. you can stay in tribecake you're home. >> where is she? >> she's traveling. she's in productions. when i'm not there, i'll rent my place out and make extra money and this is a story we hear all the time. people do it for supplemental income or like we meet thousands of hosts that they depend on airbnb to pay their rest. >> many cities of course, collect hotel taxes, they're big taxes. should airbnb be pairing hotel taxes? >> we'd like to work with new york city and we should. we estimated this year we could be bringing in $21 million to the city of new york. there's actually a law that prevents us from paying tax in new york so we're actually working with the city to try to be able to help them. we said we're going do this in portland and san francisco. we did an economic impact study and showed in new york city we could bring in three-quarters of a million dollars. >> who does the cleaning? can i address sort of -- i think the weird factor which is that -- i would be nervous about staying in someone's house

chelsea clinton making headlines and she's giving her mom and dad the one title they have been longing for. >> chelsea clinton at new york's tribecar stealing spotlight herself that afternoon. >> narc amark and i are very ex we have our first child later this year. >> hillary clinton tweeting, my most exciting title yet, grandmother to be. and the former president tweeting, excited to add a new line to my twitter bio, grandfather to be. they have been married almost four years. her parents haven't been shy about wanting a grandchild. >> for my parents there is unapologetic pressure. >> i'd like to be a grandfather. >> i would like to have a happy wife and she won't be unless she's a grandmother. something she wants more than she wanted to be president. >> just last month -- >> you and the president will have any more children? >> well, no, but i wouldn't mind of those grandchildren that i hear so much about. >> chelsea grew up in front of her eyes. at her parents side as they traveled the world and campaigned at home. more recently she joined the family business, a full partner in their foundation, always right beside her mother i