Originally founded to revitalize a neighborhood affected by the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks, the Tribeca Film Festival has grown into its own during its 5th anniversary. Here are a few nuggets in written, photographic and spoken form from the two-week festival.

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Keeping the Faith: The numerous interpretations of faith under the Christian umbrella are manifested in various sects and churches, but what happens when these specific viewpoints are aired out to the world, outside of sanctuaries and onto the big screen? A festival panel ("What Would Jesus Direct?") and a powerful documentary ("Jesus Camp") shed a bit of light.

The Long Wait for "New York Waiting": A review, an interview with director Joachim Hedén and a few thoughts on the author's ties to a Swedish film set in the Big Apple.

Don't be scared. It's only Hollywood.: Tribeca may be a New York institution, but how can Hollywood not poke its head into the festivities? A look at two hilarious films, one light ("The TV Set") and the other dark ("Mini's First Time"). (P.S. We have to credit E! for that tag line; it was taken off a promo for their Hollywood Off-Ramp series years ago.)

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Eugenia Yuan: The daughter of the legendary Hong Kong film actress Cheng Pei-pei ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") is coming into her own with a number of diverse roles from both sides of the world. She talks about her role in "Choking Man," her mother and her former life as a competitive athlete.

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"Mini's First Time" world premiere: Scenes from the red carpet, which included Jeff Goldblum, Nikki Reed, Holly Hunter and Rick Fox.

Scenes from the Festival: Photos from more premieres, parties and other goings-on at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, which include Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts.

videos

Mos Def: The Brooklyn native talks about the accent that he used for his character, a Nigerian dishwasher named Wemba, in "Journey to the End of the Night" directed by Eric Eason. (.wmv, 1 min. 37 sec., 5.9 MB)

Brendan Fraser: The actor talks about his lead role - a departure from his previous work - in the movie "Journey to the End of the Night," which was shot in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Cuba Gooding, Jr.: The 1997 Academy Award winner ("Jerry Maguire") talks to Meniscus about the perception of religion and faith in Hollywood. (.wmv, 3.8 MB)

Andrea Roth: The Canadian actress talks to Meniscus about her role on "Rogue" and how it was like to work with Jason Statham ("Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "The Transporter") at the premiere of the short film "Across the Hall." (.wmv, 1 min. 10 sec. 4.1 MB)