This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Le Moyne chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.
There are many perks of being a communications major at Le Moyne. We get to watch movies in class, we make our own movies, and sometimes we even get to go on a free, educational trip to the TriBeca Film Festival. The TriBeca Film Festival has been a staple in the film industry since 2002. CMM Professors Phil Novak and Julie Grossman took us and a couple of other students to NYC for the festival. Here are 10 things about our amazing trip!
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1. We witnessed Stephen Colbert hilariously interview George Lucas (like, Star Wars George Lucas!) George was super adorable and humble, and Colbert was rocking a crazy beard.Â
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2. This was the first movie everyone saw. In Adderall Diaries, James Franco plays a disturbed author who likes to be burned with cigarettes in his spare time #cute. Â Â Â Â Â Â
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3. The cast of Franny, (Dakota Fanning, Theo James, and Richard Gere) delighted me (inez) with a Q & A after the screening. Our very own Eric Carden even got to ask Richard Gere a question! How cool is that?!
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4. Midnight Brunch at Bubby’s gave us life. It’s one of my (chelsea) favorite restaurants.Â
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5. Hailing a cab at 1 AM is harder than you would think. It took us approximately 3 years.Â
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6. Once again, food. Luke’s Lobster is a mind blowing MUST when visiting NYC. We still have the memory of buttery rolls and ice cold lobster/shrimp in our hearts.Â
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7. Movie marathon. We saw several films on Saturday, including the HBO documentary Thought Crimes, and the feature films Mojave, Tenured, and Jackrabbit.Â
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8. The amount of celeb sightings this weekend was unreal. We saw Adrien Brody, Leslie Mann, Dylan McDermott (pictured below with Leah), Cobie Smulders, and I (chelsea) even scored a hug from her husband, SNL star Taran Killam.Â
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9. Ordering a pizza seems simple enough, right? Well don’t do it at 2:30 AM. We got our pizza delivered solely by being sassy and throwing severe shade.Â
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10. The breathtaking views and the gorgeous weather made our weekend even more special.Â
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We want to thank the CMM department for creating this opportunity for its students. Shoutout to the #TFF2015 squad (Matt Poehlmann, Cameron Hill, Marygrace Graves, Leah Quinones, Eric Carden, and Professors Julie Grossman and Phil Novak), you guys are awesome!Â
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For more info on The Tribeca Film Festival, click here!Â