The 2026 Tribeca Festival will kick off with the world premiere of the documentary Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World), directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.
The world premiere screening at New York’s Beacon Theatre on June 3, kicking off the 25th edition of the festival, will be followed by a live performance by Earth, Wind & Fire and The Roots. Earth, Wind & Fire was previously part of the 2017 opening night festival celebration.
The HBO original film explores the band’s legacy, cultural influence and body of work with a focus on the vision of founder Maurice White via rare access to archival materials.
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The doc, which will debut on HBO this year, is produced by Questlove, Dave Sirulnick and
Samantha Grogin, KB White and Arron Saxe. The film was executive produced by
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