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Tribeca Festival · 2020

Tribeca Festival 2020

Online programme

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9 films · 9 reviews

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Akashinga (Akashinga: The Brave Ones)

Review preview for Akashinga

The emphasis is not on the elephants but on the sisterhood, solidarity and empowerment of the women who patrol the parkland where they live.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Short documentary about female anti-poaching rangers in Zimbabwe.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Maria Wilhelm)

Asia

Review preview for Asia

First-time feature director Ruthy Pribar takes a loose and intimate approach to the relationship, allowing it to unfold in moments.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A mum tries to reconnect with her daughter as the younger woman struggles with a degenerative illness.

(Country: Israel; Year: 2020; Director: Ruthy Pribar; Writer: Ruthy Pribar; Stars: Alena Yiv, Shira Haas, Gera Sandler, Liran David, Tamir Mula, Evgeny Tarlatzky, Nadia Tichonova, Eden Halili, Or Barak, Mirna Fridman, Alena Yiv, Shira Haas, Gera Sandler, Liran David, Tamir Mula)

Banksy Most Wanted

Review preview for Banksy Most Wanted

If you're looking for a primer on the life and work of guerilla (and gorilla) street artist Banksy, then you could do a lot worse than take a look at this.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Banksy is a household name, but behind this name hides a multitude of stories, artworks, stunts, political statements and identities, leading to one of the art world’s biggest unanswered questions - who is Banksy?

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Seamus Haley, Aurélia Rouvier; Writer: Aurélia Rouvier, Seamus Haley)

Cowboys

Review preview for Cowboys

Rather than following somebody raised a girl who is learning to live as a boy, it's about a boy who, all too quickly, has to start learning to be a man.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Troy and his young transgender son Joe are on the run from his conservative mother in the Montana wilderness, with a detective in hot pursuit.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Anna Kerrigan; Writer: Anna Kerrigan; Stars: Steve Zahn, Jillian Bell, Ann Dowd, Chris Coy, Bob Stephenson, Gary Farmer, Sasha Knight, Steve Zahn, Jillian Bell, Ann Dowd, Chris Coy, Bob Stephenson, Gary Farmer, Sasha Knight)

Cru (Raw)

Review preview for Cru

Oesch wastes no time in trapping us between the twin tensions of the kitchen - the need for almost surgeon-like skill when it comes to plating each dish and the flurry of energy required to get the food to that point.

Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
A young chef enters into a kitchen battle of wills.

(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2019; Director: David Oesch; Writer: David Oesch; Stars: Jeanne Werner, Malika Kathir, Nic Aklin)

Jacinta

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Earnshaw doesn't shy away from the fundamentals of Jacinta's situation and her relationship with addiction.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A documentary charting a mother, her daughter and granddaughter and cycles of addiction.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Jessica Earnshaw)

The Last Ferry From Grass Island

Review preview for The Last Ferry From Grass Island

We don't need to be told explicitly about the world beyond the camera frame or the history of these characters to feel intimate with them.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A man receives a visit from an assassin.

(Country: Hong Kong; Year: 2020; Director: Linhan Zhang; Writer: Linhan Zhang; Stars: Tai-Bo, Yang Wang, Yee-Yee Yeung)

No More Wings

Review preview for No More Wings

With some variety in subject matter across them, No More Wings shows a flexibility with tone in script that's carried over to other duties behind the camera.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
Two old friends meet up at a favourite childhood haunt.

(Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Abraham Adeyemi; Writer: Abraham Adeyemi; Stars: Ivanno Jeremiah, Parys Jordon, Joshua Cameron, Tyrus Mckenzie, Sashen Naicker, Ivanno Jeremiah, Parys Jordon, Joshua Cameron, Tyrus Mckenzie, Sashen Naicker)

Socks On Fire

Review preview for Socks On Fire

On its surface, it is slight - after all, this is a single family argument between a drag queen and the sister who disapproved of her brother's lifestyle - but McGuire is hunting for deeper resonances.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Bo McGuire returns home to rural Alabama to document the bitter property feud between his homophobic aunt and gay uncle.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Bo McGuire; Writer: Bo McGuire; Stars: Michael Patrick Nicholson, Carron Clark, Bo McGuire, Chuck Duck, Michael Patrick Nicholson, Carron Clark, Bo McGuire, Chuck Duck)