The 2-part HBO documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” has been revealed because the opening evening movie of the 2025 Tribeca Pageant, this 12 months offered by OKX. The announcement got here from Co-Founder and CEO of Tribeca Pageant and Tribeca Enterprises, Jane Rosenthal, who delivered the information throughout NAB Present’s Enterprise of Leisure occasion, offered by Ankler Media on Sunday, April 6.
“For almost 25 years, the Tribeca Pageant has celebrated the artists who give New York its coronary heart and soul, and on the opening evening of the 2025 Pageant, we’re thrilled to honor Billy Joel — an artist who has embodied that very spirit,” stated Rosenthal. “Paying tribute to the legendary performer who captured the essence of a ‘New York State of Thoughts’ is an ideal method to kick off this 12 months’s celebration of creativity and inspiration.”
Tribeca’s opening evening on the Beacon Theatre in New York on June 4 will likely be offered by OKX and Metropolis Nationwide Financial institution, with “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” produced by HBO Documentary Movies and directed by Emmy winners Susan Lacy (HBO’s “Jane Fonda in 5 Acts” and “Spielberg”) and Jessica Levin (HBO’s “The Janes” and “Jane Fonda in 5 Acts”). Lacy is also called the creator and government producer of PBS’ “American Masters” sequence. She is at present in a multi-year deal to supply and direct documentaries for HBO.
“I and my co-director, Jessica Levin, couldn’t be extra thrilled about our movie ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ opening the esteemed Tribeca Pageant,” stated Lacy in an announcement. “Our thanks exit to Jane Rosenthal and the Pageant workforce and to HBO and the great people there who’ve supported us all through in our efforts to convey an in-depth, trustworthy, and musically expressive portrait of this advanced expertise. We’re past appreciative of Billy Joel’s belief in us to convey his story to the display. There isn’t a higher place for this movie to premiere than on the Beacon Theater, the venue for thus many historic musical occasions for many years, and within the metropolis so necessary to Billy Joel.”
Persevering with to focus on groundbreaking tales that unite communities and followers globally, the 2025 Tribeca Pageant is scheduled to run from June 4 to June 15 in New York Metropolis and can embody curated lineups throughout movie, music, TV, audio storytelling, talks, video games, and immersive programming.
“Billy Joel: And So It Goes” can also be produced by Lacy and Levin’s firm Pentimento Productions in affiliation with Hazy Mills Productions and Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s shingle, Playtone Productions. It’s official synopsis describes the doc as “an expansive portrait of the life and music of Billy Joel, exploring the love, loss, and private struggles that gas his songwriting. With unprecedented entry to never-before-seen performances, residence films, and private images, together with in depth, in-depth one-on-one interviews, the documentary intimately explores the life and work of Joel, whose music has endured throughout generations.” Following its world premiere on the Tribeca Pageant, the movie will debut on HBO and will likely be accessible to stream on Max this summer season.
The total pageant lineup will likely be introduced quickly.