Film-Forward

Documentary

The Lavender Scare

This much-needed history lesson gives an eye-opening look at a little-known period of discrimination.

The Raft

An intriguing, satisfying documentary about good intentions undermined by bad science.

The Proposal

Reality, performance, and protest amalgamate in a political and artistic gesture that defies notions of patrimony, marketing, and property in the art world.

Shoah: Four Sisters

A timely response to the persistence of Holocaust denial and the Polish government’s attempt to make it illegal to accuse that nation of complicity.

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

What motivated a former librarian to amass a personal archive of 70,000 VHS tapes that became a treasure trove?

Framing John DeLorean | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

A documentary on the auto executive, who is descibed here as an icon, a sex symbol, and the perfect figure for a Hollywood film.

17 Blocks/After Parkland | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Two of the more noteworthy documentaries at this year’s festival center on tragedy and spotlight ordinary people attempting to build something positive in honor of those they have lost.

Documentary Roundup | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Among the entries are films focusing on the nation’s LGBTQ community; in particular, the recent attacks on their rights. How they choose to respond is the point of one especially compelling documentary.

China Through the Documentary Lens | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Four documentaries about modern-day China to recommend at this year’s festival.