Madonna Premieres ‘Confessions II’ Visual Album at Tribeca Festival
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Madonna premiered her short film “Confessions II” on Friday night at the Tribeca Festival in New York, presented as a visual album accompanying the first six tracks of her upcoming album of the same name. The film, which runs over 10 minutes, features a series of surreal scenes including Madonna being chased by camera-wielding women, dancing in a forest with lasers emanating from performers’ bodies, and a crowded bathroom dance party. The project was directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase, known as TORSO, and includes numerous celebrity cameos such as Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia Garner, Kate Moss, and Sabrina Carpenter. Following the screening, Madonna participated in a Q&A moderated by Anderson Cooper, who substituted for the original moderator Jimmy Fallon. The visual album is scheduled to be released on YouTube on Monday, June 8, and the full “Confessions II” album is set for release on July 3. Madonna stated that she created the album as a dance record while waiting for other film and series projects to come together.
What’s verified
Madonna premiered a short film titled “Confessions II” at the Tribeca Festival in New York on Friday night.
The film is over 10 minutes long and is built around the first six songs of her upcoming album “Confessions II.”
Directors David Toro and Solomon Chase (TORSO) helmed the project.
Celebrity cameos include Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia Garner, Kate Moss, Debi Mazar, Richard E. Grant, Odessa A’zion, Sabrina Carpenter, and Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon.
The film features women with lasers shooting out of their private parts, a concept Madonna credited to the directors.
The Q&A was moderated by Anderson Cooper, who substituted for Jimmy Fallon.
Madonna expressed her dislike of cellphones at live events, saying they prevent real connection.
The visual album will be released on YouTube on Monday, June 8, and the full album is due July 3.
Madonna said she began working on the “Confessions II” album while waiting for her biopic and other projects to materialize.
Not yet confirmed
The exact runtime of the film: one source says “more than 10 minutes,” while another states “13 minutes.”
The number of celebrity cameos: one source says 16, but the other does not give a specific count.
Source 1 reports that Madonna performed a surprise Times Square concert on Thursday for a crowd of 50,000 people, while source 2 mentions the performance but does not give a crowd number.
Source 1 states that attendees’ phones were locked in Yondr pouches; source 2 also mentions Yondr cases but does not name the brand.
Source 2 reports that the film took six months to make and was shot in London, Los Angeles, and New York.
Source 1 notes that Madonna planned to visit her 95-year-old father in the Hamptons after the event.
Source 1 mentions that Madonna released a new single, “Love Sensation,” following the Times Square performance.
Source 2 includes specific unreleased song titles from the album: “Good for the Soul,” “One Step Away,” “Danceteria,” and “Read My Lips.”
Source 2 quotes Madonna saying she wrote a song with her daughter Lourdes Leon titled “The Test.”
Key figures
Madonna, David Toro, Solomon Chase (TORSO), Anderson Cooper, Jimmy Fallon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia Garner, Kate Moss, Debi Mazar, Richard E. Grant, Odessa A’zion, Sabrina Carpenter, Lourdes Leon, Guy Oseary.
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone
