The 2022 Tribeca Festival will kick off on June 8 with the world premiere of Halftime, a Netflix documentary on global superstar Jennifer Lopez (JLo). Halftime explores Lopez’s career and how she has evolved as an artist over the last 30 years.
The documentary includes some of Lopez’s performances on the big screen as an actress and on stage as a singer, her 2020 Super Bowl halftime show, and her performance at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration for Joe Biden.
“It’s an honor to be selected for the opening night of Tribeca, and so fitting to be celebrating this critical milestone in Jennifer’s life and career just miles from where she grew up,” the film’s director Amanda Micheli said in a statement. “To have the opportunity to share this film on the big screen with a New York audience is a dream come true.”
Micheli hopes Halftime serves as a way Lopez can start the second half of her life and, as a Tribeca Festival press release describes it, show “her evolution as a Latina, a mother, and an artist, taking agency in her career and using her voice for a greater purpose.”
Tribeca Festival Co-Founder and Tribeca Enterprises CEO Jane Rosenthal said she is looking forward to sharing the “inspirational documentary” with their audience.
“The Tribeca Festival has always been an activist festival – a celebration of entertainment and innovation in the midst of remarkable challenges,” she said. “Tribeca is proud to feature a wide selection of diverse programming that reflects our commitment to equity and inclusion, and we’re eager to premiere this beautiful exploration of JLo’s Latina culture and heritage at the United Palace, just blocks away from the Bronx.”
Halftime premieres on Netflix on June 14, 2022.