What Is To Come (Tribeca 2026) Late-in-life self-discovery.

Director Ruthy Pribar’s film “What Is To Come” tells the story of Yehudit, a 60-year-old woman who, after surviving her husband’s suicide pact, embarks on a journey of self-discovery in Eilat. As she navigates her newfound freedom and financial struggles, Yehudit forms meaningful connections, ultimately reclaiming her identity. Read More →

Stand Clear ‘ the Closing Doors (Tribeca 2026) Comedy of Humanity and Errors

A simple New York subway encounter spurs a variety of emotions in short film Stand Clear ‘ the Closing Doors. Read More →

In Memoriam (Tribeca 2026): A Dark Comedy on Legacy

Rob Burnett’s dark comedy “In Memoriam” follows terminally ill actor Langston Stanfield, whose quest to be remembered at the Oscars leads him to confront his tumultuous past, including failed relationships and personal redemption. Featuring Marc Maron and a strong supporting cast, the film blends humor and heart, leaving audiences reflective about legacy. Read More →

‘Switch’ (Tribeca 2026 short) Sexy shenanigans are only the beginning

SWITCH In the Tribeca 2026 television series Switch, two eager and very different women begin a relationship. Maxine is pragmatic and slightly guarded. Lena is full-speed-ahead passionate. Together, they perfectly balance each other. To ramp up the already existing spice, they deep dive into their sexual fantasies. Agreeing that labels are so passe, and since neither desires to remain monogamous Read More →

‘Cotton Fever’ (Tribeca 2026) Best Narrative Feature & Cinematography winner proves heartbreakingly real

Cotton Fever Daniel Blake Schwartz‘s very personal Tribeca 2026 drama Cotton Fever explores the trappings of addiction. The film follows the lives of interconnected drug users in Massachusetts. Dealer James and his pregnant girlfriend Dina hope to move into a proper apartment. Homeless and addicted couple Sam and Manny chase the next high with petty crime. Akil’s motivation is his Read More →

‘How To Feed A Dictator’ (Tribeca 2026) A recipe for disaster. Food porn meets an authoritarian playbook.

How To Feed A Dictator Director Andrew Neel uses Witold Szablowski‘s book as the basis of his Tribeca 2026 doc How To Feed A Dictator. Call it food porn meets a global authoritarian playbook. This is a brilliant film, if you can stomach it. Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Augusto Pinochet, and Kim Jong-il chefs share how they came Read More →

‘Whale 52’ (Tribeca 2026 short) Grab the tissues for this powerful story of connection and identity.

WHALE 52 – Suite For Man, Boy, And Whale Director Daniel Neiden gives audiences an extraordinarily moving short about acceptance, love, loss, and identity in Whale 52 – Suite For Man, Boy, And Whale.   The universe pairs a young selectively mute student with a musically inclined aquarium volunteer. In an effort to aid communication, Kaufman buys Enam an empty Read More →

‘Time Warp’ (Tribeca 2026) Rocky Horror babies, rejoice! Queer joy is everyone’s joy in small-town theatre doc.

Time Warp Director Allison Sloan Berg‘s Tribeca 2026 doc Time Warp, and I see you shiver with Antici… pation. September 2022 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, a small theatre dares to put on a Shadow Cast production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Theatre director, producer, choreographer, house manager, and star of the show, Kenny Starling, brings us into the industrious, Read More →

‘General Admission’ (Tribeca 2026 short) Confounding confessions and comedy make great bedfellows in this hilarious short.

General Admission Director Kaily Morgan Smith gets it. Tribeca 2026 short General Admission is a damn hit. In just under ten minutes, we meet a disaster of a woman attending her first anonymous meeting. Launching into her “Hi, my name is,” audiences already know they are in for a smirk-inducing ride.   Nina Dobrev is a comic genius here. Huge Read More →

‘Ponderosa’ (Tribeca 2026) Mind boggling brain barnacle is here to haunt you forever. For-ev-er.

Ponderosa Filmmaker Rob Rice‘s incredibly uncomfortable Tribeca 2026 film Ponderosa follows Zeke, a young man targeted by a wealthy patron as his mother’s restaurant chain falters. George thinks he’s mentoring Zeke, but the reality is a collection of bizarre, forced encounters.   As George involves Zeke in cartoonishly masculine scenarios, the audience feels more and more unwell. Each interaction is Read More →

‘HOLO’ (Tribeca 2026 short) Immersive therapy dying for development.

HOLO In an effort to help Claire process her unresolved trauma, a tech company called Looking Glass creates a motion capture hologram version of her late husband Jared. The session is an advanced form of immersion therapy. But the complexity of their relationship puts everyone involved in danger.   Shane West, heartthrob to a generation of women like me thanks Read More →

‘The Revisionist’ (Tribeca 2026) A storyteller’s dream and one hell of debut.

The Revisionist Filmmaker Alex Vlack‘s debut is staggering. The Revisionist follows a twisted tale of artistic integrity and the unpredictability of the creative process. At an impasse for her latest work, novelist Elise plays dirty emotional warfare with those closest to her. Dustin Hoffman plays David, Jacob’s aging, eccentric, but successful novelist father, with effortless cool and a curmudgeonly overtone. Read More →

‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ (Tribeca 2026) Pulling back a dark curtain of cruelty to reclaim power. A doc that educates and enrages.

The Haunting of Pennhurst In Pennsylvania, a looming brick building stands as a testament to a dark past. Today, artists create enormous monster builds, finely detailed costumes, and eerie sets inside the rooms of a former institution for individuals with disabilities. Part stark horror story and part empowering revisionist, filmmakers Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak‘s The Haunting of Read More →

‘Lucy Schulman’ (Tribeca 2026) A sweet and sour codependency cocktail

Lucy Schulman Ellie Sachs wears all the hats in her Tribeca 2026 film Lucy Schulman. The film follows a woman’s boy-crazy tendencies as they guide her life choices, and not for the better. David Cross plays Lucy’s adorably kind father, Peter. Sachs and Cross share a chemistry that is cinematic magic. Their deliciously codependent relationship is like a warm hug Read More →

‘Kids Like Me’ (Tribeca 2026) It’s no mystery why this is one of the year’s best films

Kids Like Me Twelve-year-old Oliver lives with his seven-year-old-sister Willa, father Chad, and mother Casey in a small town in Massachusetts. Oliver’s obsession with mystery novels and detective shows inspires him to make his own movie. While his body finds physical challenges, the only real hurdle is the limits of his imagination. Welcome to Cynthia L and Jon Cohrs‘ Tribeca Read More →

‘Sara Bareilles: Good Grief’ (Tribeca 2026) Raw and revelatory doc will bring you to you knees.

Sara Bareilles: Good Grief Josh Alexander‘s beautifully raw peek into the world of musician Sara Bareilles. In March 2025, Sara and her band gather in Woodstock, NY, to record for six days. The result is a stunning exploration of unfiltered honesty and all the feels. Bareilles’s artistic journey from folk-pop star to Tony-nominated writer makes all the sense in the Read More →

Tribeca 2026 overflows with greatness

TRIBECA 2026 Every year, just as summer creeps around the corner, New York City is buzzing with fresh storytelling ideas, and at Tribeca 2026, a whopping 103 World Premieres are taking place. One of the best aspects about the festival, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, is the reminder that cinephiles, both serious and casual, can mix and mingle Read More →

‘FIRE AT WILL’ (Tribeca 2025) Authentic familial chaos

FIRE AT WILL Morgan Gruer‘s Tribeca 2025 short FIRE AT WILL is one of the most relatable films to come out of this year’s program. In nine minutes, we witness a mother and father attempting to prepare their four children to sign their will with a notary who will soon be arriving at the house. Blindsided at every turn, the Read More →

‘JIMMY & THE DEMONS’ (Tribeca 2025) A dazzling career of creation.

JIMMY & THE DEMONS Cindy Meehl brings the life of larger-than-life artists to Tribeca 2025 audiences in JIMMY & THE DEMONS. James Grashow‘s work has been seen by millions, even if his name is unknown. From album art to 30 years of weekly drawings in The New York Times, his massive installations of cardboard sculptures appear around the world. Jimmy’s Read More →

‘YANUNI’ (Tribeca 2025) A woman’s climate work is never done.

YANUNI From producer Leonardo DiCaprio and director Richard Ladkani, YANUNI closes out Tribeca 2025 with a call to action and the story of a feminist hero who should be a household name. Juma Xipaia has survived six assassination attempts as the first female Indigenous chief of her people in the Middle Xingu. She and her husband are fierce environmental warriors Read More →