Film-Forward

Documentary

The Bend in the River

A quietly fascinating continuation of Robb Moss’s chronicling of five friends over the decades.

Cookie Queens

An apt title for this sticky-sweet yet charming documentary that follows four girls as they try to reach their sales goals during Girl Scout cookie selling season.

Wild Inside

The absorbing documentary explores how an owl that has spent its life in captivity finds itself in the wild and urgently needs to learn basic skills to survive.

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

A timely reminder of the power of art to dramatize history.

Remake

Ross McElwee’s latest film may be his most personal exploration yet, chronicling the grief he has felt since 27-year-old son died of a fentanyl overdose.

The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony; Humpty Dumpty X; Labrador—Autopsy of Silence; Mexicanamerican; Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders | Tribeca 2026

A variety of films covering 1990s Hollywood, nonconformist athletes in Pakistan, the American Dream, gay activism in 1970s New York, as well as a big award winner at the festival.

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man

An unabashedly nostalgic trip back to a musical era that no longer exists.

The Gas Station Attendant

There is more than meets the eye in this deeply personal documentary that grapples with family history.

Underland

One doesn’t need to go far underground before everything becomes strange.