Live from Tribeca: ‘Saturday Night Live’ documentary to open 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival

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This image released by Tribeca Film Festival shows a still from the documentary "Live From New York!," which will open the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, April 15. The documentary which explores 40 years of American politics, tragedy and popular culture through the comedic lens of SNL is directed by Bao Nguyen. (AP Photo/Tribeca Film Festival)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival will kick off with a documentary on another New York institution: “Saturday Night Live.”

The festival announced Thursday that “Live From New York!” will be its opening-night film. Directed by Bao Nguyen, the documentary focuses on the show’s early years and was made with Lorne Michaels’ co-operation.

Tribeca co-founder Jane Rosenthal called it “the story of a creative journey from pilot to institution.”

The film adds to an already robust celebration of “SNL,” which is airing a 40th-anniversary special Sunday.

“Live From New York!” isn’t the first documentary on “SNL” to debut at Tribeca. In 2010, James Franco premiered his “Saturday Night,” which depicted a week in the life of the show.

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival runs April 15-26.

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