The festival has more than 20 music events this year — its highest number yet — including documentaries, music videos and podcasts.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. After Tribeca, most will move into the greater viewing universe, so if you can’t make it to the world premieres to see Slick Rick’s visual album or learn about Eddie Vedder’s work to help find a cure for the rare genetic disease epidermolysis bullosa,

Billy Joel, now seriously ill and canceling his concert tour, was celebrated at the Tribeca NYC premiere of an HBO documentary about his up-and-down life.