Tribeca Film Festival 2016

As is my habit, for the Tribeca Film Festival 2016, with little exception, I eschewed the glitz, glamour and celebrities of the festival because, for me, the festival is all about the films, documentaries in particular. At film festivals the documentaries are always the best parts, in my opinion, while fiction films can be “hit” or “miss.”

Starring Austin Pendleton

“Starring Austin Pendleton” is a well paced, infectious and informative 19-minute-long documentary, about character actor, writer, teacher and director Austin Pendleton. The title is a bit of a misnomer, or perhaps an inside joke, as one of the film’s points is that Pendleton has had a career consisting of supporting roles in the 100 plus movies in which he was cast…that is, until now, as the title suggests!

Austin Pendleton, the subject of the short documentary “Starring Austin Pendleton.”