From technology to tear-jerkers to TV, what we learned at the Tribeca Film Festival

Dave Wakeling of the English Beat performs at the Tribeca Film Festival. Dave Wakeling of the English Beat performs at the Tribeca Film Festival. One of the great advantages of a gathering like the Tribeca Film Festival is the sheer variety of what's on offer -- not just the usual array of movie screenings, but television and technology programming, music performances, gaming sessions and plenty of talks with well-known personalities. From one vantage, of course, that can seem like chaos. And granted, the fest's many niches can make for an overwhelming, at times muddying affair.