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Tribeca Festival

18 April – 29 April 2018

The 17th Tribeca Film Festival will open with Love Gilda on April 18 and will close with The Fourth Estate on April 29. The festival will feature 74 premieres and its Centrepiece Gala will be Zoe, directed by Jake Doremus. The In addition to the feature film programme below, there is a full shorts programme and interactive segment. Read about the winners here.

In addition to the feature film strands below, there was a full short film programme. The award for Best Documentary short was won by Notes From Dunblane: Lessons From A School Shooting.

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  • When Lambs Become Lions
    Review preview for When Lambs Become Lions

    Offering a clear-sighted view of the situation that calls to mind executive producer Matthew Heinemann’s approach to the drug trade in Cartel Land, Kasbe digs at the complexity of the poaching problem.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    In the Kenyan bush, a crackdown on ivory poaching forces a silver-tongued second-generation poacher to seek out an unlikely ally in this fly-on-the-wall look at both sides of the conservation divide.
  • Little Woods
    Review preview for Little Woods

    Thompson's forceful, charismatic performance brings life to what could have been a relentlessly grim film, but it also unbalances the drama somewhat.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Two estranged sisters are driven to extremes when their mother dies, leaving them with one week to pay back her mortgage.
  • Serengeti Rules
    Review preview for Serengeti Rules

    Not only is the film thorough and engaging, it explains what's happening in such a way that viewers will be able to identify examples of similar events in their own local environments.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A band of young scientists discover a radical new theory of the natural world — one that could help confront some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time.
  • The Captor
    Review preview for The Captor

    A nice study in group dynamic.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    In 1973, an unhinged American outlaw walked into a bank in Sweden demanding millions in cash in exchange for his hostages. The events that followed would capture the attention of the world and ultimately give a name to a new psychological phenomenon: Stockholm syndrome.
  • The Proposal
    Review preview for The Proposal

    This builds into a compelling combination of personal film essay and tense drama as Magid's audacious plan comes to fruition.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    When artist-turned-filmmaker Jill Magid learns that the archives of Mexico's most famous architect are being held in a private collection, she devises a radical plan to return his legacy to the public.
  • Blowin' Up
    Review preview for Blowin' Up

    A refreshing look at the realities of a world that most people have strong opinions on but few really know much about.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In a courtroom in Queens, women facing prostitution charges may earn a chance at redemption thanks to an experimental programme. Documentary.
  • Motherhood
    Review preview for Motherhood

    This is a feminist film in every sense of the word.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    Two couples and a surrogate lay bare the complications, contradictions, heartbreak, and absurdities implicit in how we think about motherhood.
  • Diane
    Review preview for Diane

    Place, who appears in almost every scene, has never been better.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices.
  • The Elephant And The Butterfly
    Review preview for The Elephant And The Butterfly

    Doillon is wonderfully adept and natural, and it's really her performance that makes the film compelling.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    When her babysitter doesn’t show, a single mother is forced to leave her precocious five-year-old daughter with the girl’s estranged father for a long weekend.
  • The Feeling Of Being Watched
    Review preview for The Feeling Of Being Watched

    This is Boundaoui's second film and her style is straightforward and undecorative but, if anything, this adds weight to what she has to say.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Journalist Assia Boundaoui sets out to investigate long-brewing rumors that her quiet, predominantly Arab-American neighborhood was being monitored by the FBI — and in the process, she exposes a surveillance program on a scale no one could have imagined.

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