Instead of attending this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, members of the staff at the New York Times spent their evening at the closing night of the Tribeca Film Festival. The festivities centered around the world premiere of Liz Garbus’ The Fourth Estate, a four-part series that presents a behind-the-scenes look at the paper’s converge of Trump’s first year in office. The screening was bookended by a scathing intro by Robert De Niro, who has not been shy when it comes to his politics, and a post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers and subjects of the film moderated by Ann Curry.

From his recent comments, De Niro believes the festival has an obligation to shine a light on the ills of our time and also provide a platform for segments of the population that are often underrepresented. De Niro began his his intro of the closing night film by welcoming fans of fake news. He then lashed out at Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, the genocide perpetrators in Myanmar, Duterte of the Philippines, and Venezuela’s Maduro. He called Republicans “pretty fucking stupid”, but said that most of them weren’t stupid enough to buy into Trump’s fake news claims. He also went to to say that he’s hoping he can return to Saturday Night Live because he’d like to depose Trump, put him in handcuffs and take him to jail. Lorne Michaels, we hope you’re listening.

As for the film, what screened at Tribeca was the first episode in the four-part series that will air on Showtime beginning Sunday, May 27. The 90-minute show tracks from Inauguration Day up until day 88 of Trump’s presidency. Viewers are given fly-on-the-wall access as the New York Times reporters navigate stories at a breakneck pace. We see how they investigate and cover several major news events, among them Trump’s Inauguration Day speech, Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court appointment, CPAC, Comey’s House Intelligence Committee testimony, and Bill O’Reilly’s $13 million in harassment settlements. Also profiled is the paper’s team that is devoted to Russia-related political stories.

Garbus’ cameras also get up close and personal with the Times staffers, as they follow certain reporters into their homes and document their daily routines. Washington Bureau Chief Elisabeth Bumiller is seen in her home pre-shower at 6am, which she joked in the Q&A she now regrets. Maggie Haberman is also particularly open and candid, as she talks about how she requested to work on Trump’s campaign because she knew him from her days working at papers like the New York Post.

The film does its duty to show the paper’s darker side. The Times is very competitive, especially with Washington Post, they are constantly looking over their shoulder. We also see Bumiller overruled on a lede for a story on Trump’s Joint Address to Congress. She was clearly fuming. During the Q&A she explained it was humiliating because the cameras were on her, but she powered through.

The filmmakers made an interesting selection when it comes to the score for the series. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails were enlisted and have come up with something fairly ominous. The award winning-duo have also soundtracked The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Gone Girl.

For the Q&A, the New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet, Washington Bureau Chief Elisabeth Bumiller, White House Correspondent Julie Davis, Washington Investigative Correspondent Mark Mazzetti, director Liz Garbus, and producer Jenny Carchman were all on hand. Curry probed the team on the differences in covering the current administration versus administration’s past. Many chimed in at how hard it is to get to the truth because the staff at the White House aren’t on the same page. It was also remarked that the news cycle is relentless and that this administration is more leaky than others.

Mazzetti, who is part of the paper’s Russia team, added that he found the series difficult to watch. He said that in most of the scenes he looked like someone had stolen his tricycle.

As not to mislead about why the New York Times’ staff missed the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, it wasn’t a choice between the two events. In fact, Baquet pulled the paper’s participation in the dinner a few years ago. In a article that appeared in The Guardian earlier this month, he was quoted as saying that he began boycotting the White House correspondents’ dinner when he was the Washington bureau chief because he “hated the image of journalists, editors and powerful politicians seeming chummy.”

The first episode of Liz Garbus’ The Fourth Estate airs on Sunday, May 27 on Showtime. For additional information watch the trailer below or visit the cable network’s website. Also, Tribeca’s The Fourth Estate Q&A can be watched in full on their Facebook page.