Fest gets rolling on environment

Al Gore opened the Tribeca Film Festival with a series of global warming-themed short films.

BY JAKE COYLE

Associated Press

The sixth-annual Tribeca Film Festival opened Wednesday night at a gala hosted by former Vice President Al Gore as the festival expanded its social mission with a slate of global warming-themed films.

The festival, which was founded after the Sept. 11 attacks to rejuvenate Lower Manhattan, opened with the premiere of nine short films produced by SOS (Save Our Selves), an organization to raise awareness on climate change.

The night signified not only the opening of this year's festival but also the growing connection between filmmakers and the issue of global warming. Gore, who starred in the Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, said artists play an important role in the movement.

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The festivities concluded with a three-song set from Jon Bon Jovi. He played Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, his own Livin' on a Prayer and the Beatles' Here Comes the Sun.

''I'm not here to pick a fight,'' Bon Jovi said. ``I'm here as a dad; I'm here as a husband; I'm here as a citizen of the country and the world.''

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Résumé

Les festivités se refermèrent sur trois chansons de Jon Bon Jovi. Il interpréta le titre de Leonard Cohen "Hallelujah", sa propre chanson "Livin' on a prayer" et une des Beatles "Here somes the sun".

"Je ne suis pas là pour chercher la bagarre" déclara Jon. "Je suis ici en tant que père, je suis ici en tant qu'époux, je suis ici en tant que citoyen du pays et du monde".