Despite a conspicuous list of celebrity attendees and the New York premiere of blockbuster titles such as Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, films at the inaugural TriBeCa Film Festival (held in Lower Manhattan from May 8 to 12) managed to take a backseat to community and the city of New York itself.

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