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Ice Cube's "Straight Outta
L.A." To Get World Premiere At Tribeca Film Festival
By
Omar P.L. Moore/PopcornReel.com
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The ninth Tribeca Film Festival will feature the world premiere of Ice Cube's
documentary film "Straight Outta L.A." on Friday, April 23, it was announced
today.
The documentary will examine the relationship between the former NFL team the
Los Angeles Raiders and its host city. Ice Cube directs himself as he
talks about the impact of the Raiders, who originated in Oakland. The
Raiders were in Los Angeles as an NFL franchise for 13 years beginning in 1982.
Ice Cube formerly fronted the gangster rap group N.W.A. before embarking on a
solo music career and then evolving into an actor and director. The
documentary will also focus on Ice Cube's group and its alliance with the
Raiders, and how Cube's music forged ties with young blacks and Latinos,
effectuating a strong identity with both N.W.A. and the Raiders in Los Angeles.
"Straight Outta L.A" is an ESPN Films production and part of the sports
network's "30 for 30" series.
Nancy Schaefer, the executive director of the Tribeca Film Festival, said today
in part: "'Straight Outta L.A.' gives us an entertaining, first hand account of
how a professional sports team captivated a city and ultimately changed the
culture of L.A."
"Straight Outta L.A." will also be shown at Tribeca on Saturday, May 1 along
with several other ESPN sports films. Ice Cube's film will also be
televised for the first time on ESPN cable television on Tuesday, May 11 at 8pm
Eastern time.
The ninth annual Tribeca Film
Festival will run from April 21 through May 2. It was founded by
Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to economically
revitalize Lower Manhattan in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001,
which occurred very close to New York City's Tribeca district.
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