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Tribeca Festival

15 April – 26 April 2020

The 19th Tribeca Film Festival was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Select programming from the festival was screened online. You can read reviews of films from this programme here.

This year's programme had been set to feature 114 films from 124 countries, including 95 world premieres. Forty-four films in the line-up were directed by women.

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Latest reviews

  • Clean
    Review preview for Clean

    The action, when it comes, is introduced with an impact that will make you drop your popcorn, and you’ll be on the edge of your seat for what follows.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of a local crime boss, Clean is forced to reconcile with the violence of his past.
  • Not Going Quietly
    Review preview for Not Going Quietly

    Nicholas Bruckman's film follows Ady long enough that we see not just the impact upon him but the changes wrought in those around him.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    An intimate, inspiring look at activist and loving father Ady Barkan, diagnosed with ALS at age 32 and who, in spite of declining physical abilities, embarks on a nationwide campaign for healthcare reform.
  • No Future
    Review preview for No Future

    Well acted and sensitively delivered, No Future is a reminder that addicts don’t exist in isolation; that their suffering, and the paucity of state services to support them.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Following the overdose of an estranged friend, recovering addict Will, still struggling with his own sobriety, returns to his hometown where he begins a troubled affair with his friend’s grieving mother.
  • Pray Away
    Review preview for Pray Away

    The film unfolds like a religious parable, illustrating how easy it is to become corrupted when single-mindedly pursuing a goal.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Exposé of gay conversion programmes.
  • My Wonderful Wanda
    Review preview for My Wonderful Wanda

    My Wonderful Wanda picks just the right moments to introduce real emotion into the mix.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Wanda nurses the patriarch of the wealthy Wegmeister-Gloor family. When an unexpected complication arises, family secrets come to light.
  • Underplayed
    Review preview for Underplayed

    Particularly inspiring here are the collaborations between women, whether composers, musicians, engineers or a blend of these.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Music documentary portrays radical female artists breaking the rhythm of inequality in the electronic music industry and opening doors for the next generation.
  • Enemies Of The State
    Review preview for Enemies Of The State

    Almost everybody here is hiding something - sometimes from themselves.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    When their hacker son is targeted by the US Government, the DeHarts will do anything to protect him.
  • A Glitch In The Matrix
    Review preview for A Glitch In The Matrix

    More interested in illustration than in analysis.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Are we living in a simulation?
  • 12 Hour Shift
    Review preview for 12 Hour Shift

    A splatter-happy romp through one night in the organ trade.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift alive, but her nasty drug addiction, annoying coworkers, needy patients, and devious cousin are making it pretty tough, not to mention organ-stealing criminals and an injured convict.
  • Ottolenghi And The Cakes Of Versailles
    Review preview for Ottolenghi And The Cakes Of Versailles

    It's a lot to fit into 75 minutes and while there's plenty here that is interesting, it's a shame Gabbert didn't distil things down a bit more.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Follow celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi as he assembles a star-studded team of the world’s most innovative pastry chefs to put on a Versailles-themed culinary gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

A–Z of Tribeca Festival 2020 reviews

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