Never mind the rain. From the morning the lines were formed  and  New Yorkers were waiting patiently to see the best of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival: Iranian "About Elly" dir. A. Farhadi, "North" by R. Langlo, "City Island" by R. de Felitta. 

I really enjoyed the Festival choice in documentary section: great "American Casino" dir. Leslie Cockburn about crumbling American economy; "Blank City" dir C. Dahnier presenting underground movie movement of 70ties and 80ties with  works of Jim Jarmush, Amos Poe, Susan Seidelman; "Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful" dir. P. Griffin;"Con Artist" dir. M. Sladek about a painter Mark Kostabi;"Defamation" dir. Yoav Shamir way to explore anti Semitism; very moving "The Lost Son of Havana" dir. J. Hock presenting life story of baseball star Luis Tiant; "Off and Running" dir N.Opper about adopted children; brasilian "Only When I Dance" dir. B. Finzi; "Partly private" dir.D.Elon personal view on circumsicion; "P-Star rising" dir G. Noble about hip-hop child star; "Yodok Stories" dir. A Fidyk about concentration camps in North Korea.