Tribeca Film Festival 2019: Cinema 360 “Her Truth, Her Power”

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As previously discussed, “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” was attending the Tribeca Film Festival and it was actually our very first time at this event and doing so as a member of the press with what was defined as the “Chambers Pass”. For the unschooled in such things, certain badges allow for certain things and others do not. One of the events we were able to participate in was the Cinema 360 series of immersive films. There were four sessions in this series and each consisted of three short films that had a connected narrative theme. During these sessions the audience would sit in a spacious room in an office chair that allowed you to spin if necessary while wearing a set of headphones and goggles. My brief on each of these viewings have been broken up by each theme and I’ve already shared my thoughts on “Go Team!” and “Change Is Gonna Come”. Now let’s continue along with the third theme from the series.

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Theme 3: Her Truth, Her Power
Mercy: Edith, a 14-year-old from Cameroon, journeys through the jungle seeking life-transforming surgery to remove a tumor on her jaw.

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K-Pop Phenoms TWICE Announce First-Ever US Shows

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The Press Release:
International K-Pop sensations TWICEhave announced their first ever U.S. tour dates following successful tours all across Asia. Produced by Live Nation, the U.S. dates are a part of the group’s TWICE WORLD TOUR 2019 ‘TWICELIGHTS’, seeing them perform in Seoul, Bangkok, Manila, and Singapore before heading to play in the U.S. this summer, followed by dates in Mexico City and Kuala Lumpur. The can’t miss limited engagement will make stops at The Forum in Los Angeles, Prudential Center in Newark and Wintrust Arena in Chicago through July. Please see itinerary below.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, May 10that 4pm local time at LiveNation.com.TWICE will also offer VIP upgrade packages in select markets with options that include a group photo with the artist, a Hi-touch event with the artist, exclusive merchandise and more! Fans can visit www.VIPNation.com for more information.
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Tribeca Film Festival 2019: Cinema 360 “Change Is Gonna Come”

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As previously mentioned, “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” was in attendance at the Tribeca Film Festival and it was actually our very first time at this event. We were also doing it as a member of the press and sporting what was defined as the “Chambers Pass”. The quantifications are still rather new to me but certain badges allow for certain things and others do not. One of the events we were able to participate in was the Cinema 360 series of immersive films. There were four sessions in this series and each consisted of three films that had a connected theme. For these sessions the audience would sit in a spacious room in a spinable chair wearing a set of headphones and goggles. I’ve broken up my thoughts on each of the sessions in their own narrative for your consumption and I am picking up with the first session after seeing the second one “Go Team” yesterday.

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Theme 1: Change is Gonna Come
12 Seconds of Gunfire: The True Story of a School Shooting: After a gunman shoots her best friend on the playground, a first-grade girl confronts a journey of trauma and loss after the Townville, South Carolina, school shooting.

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BRIC Reveals “Celebrate Brooklyn Festival” 2019 Performers

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Here at The Chronicles of Piercing Ken, we just love the live music scene of our metropolis and mind you this is primarily because of all the activity that I have going on over on the PiercingMetal.com website. With that being said, there are also numerous wonderful events and summer concert series that happen in places like Prospect Park and this post is to share the artist roster for the 2019 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Free Concerts – Take a look at them all down below.

Tuesday, June 4 at 8pm
BET Opening Night Concert
Patti LaBelle

Saturday, June 8 at 7pm
American Exress Women in Music Series
Ibeyi | Sudan Archives | Orion Sun

Saturday, June 15 at 3pm
Family Concert
Rich Medina | Shareef Keyes and The Groove
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Tribeca Film Festival 2019: Cinema 360 “Go Team”

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As previously mentioned, “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” was in attendance at the Tribeca Film Festival and it was actually our very first time at this event. We were also doing it as a member of the press and sporting what was defined as the “Chambers Pass”. The quantifications are still rather new to me but certain badges allow for certain things and others do not. One of the events we were able to participate in was the Cinema 360 series of immersive films. There were four sessions in this series and each consisted of three films that had a connected theme. For these sessions the audience would sit in a spacious room in a spinable chair wearing a set of headphones and goggles. I’ve broken up my thoughts on each of the sessions in their own narrative for your consumption and am starting with the second based on a misunderstanding about the schedule.

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Theme 2: Go Team!
Space Buddies: It takes a special team of astronauts to survive the voyage to Mars without going insane. This crew will be lucky to make it past launch.

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