As far as we could tell, over 300 people showed up on a rainy, windy, not-so-spring-like NYC day for PROUD at Tribeca. People on line who couldn't get in were given vouchers for a future showing to thank them for their time and interest.

Thanks to everyone who came ... including New York's Governor, The Honorable George Pataki!

More news on the way about New York City theatres and dates along with other cities.

To be continued ...

The crowd defies temperatures in the mid 40's and threats of rain to line up for the sold out Tribeca screening of PROUD.

Ossie Davis' final guest star appearances on "The L Word" begin Sunday night.

Showtime
Sunday, April 24
10pm ET/PT

The New York Post comes through with another nice mention of the film today.

From Page Six in Today's New York Post:

SECOND CAREER
FORGET fashion — Tommy Hilfiger's freshest foray is film. The designer and his daughter, former reality-TV "Rich Girl" Ally Hilfiger, have collaborated to produce "Proud," a story of African-American sailors during World War II. The historical drama, directed by Mary Pat Kelly, debuts Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival. "These sailors were treated poorly in the U.S.," Hilfiger told PAGE SIX's Lisa Marsh, "while they were treated like heroes in Ireland, where they were stationed." "It was a completely new world for me," Ally said. While she's concentrating on her painting, she'd said she'd like to produce another movie someday.

Amsterdam (MD) News ...

PROUD gets a mention in the Amsterdam News

http://www.amsterdamnews.com/News/article/article.asp?NewsID=55982&sID=37

PROUD in Playbill

PROUD received a nice mention in Playbill's story about Tribeca and the number of stage actors associated with the movie.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/91984.html

PROUD has been designated as a Special Event! This means you can now see the movie for free, but admission is on a first come, first served basis with only 175 seats available. So see you early!

Saturday, April 23, 2005
4:00 PM
Regal Battery Park 6 Theatre
NYC

The festival receives some 3,000 entries a year. Of the 250 films being shown this year, 60 are world premieres, eight are international premieres and 34 are North American premieres. Filmmakers from 44 countries on six continents will be represented.

The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Now in its fourth year, the Festival's mission is to create platforms for filmmakers to reach the best possible audience for their work.

Albert Jones, the great Ossie Davis, Jeffrey Nash and Erik LaRay Harvey
in an early scene from PROUD.

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to the official blog for the feature film PROUD, a Special Event at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. Check back for news and reports from Tribeca and beyond!