Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Kent Turner May 4, 2019
What motivated a former librarian to amass a personal archive of 70,000 VHS tapes that became a treasure trove?
Festivals
A Regular Woman | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Kent Turner
Is there room for another film about honor killings? Director Sherry Hormann answers with a yes in her brisk, beat-by-beat depiction of the 2005 murder in Berlin of Hatun “Aynur” Surucu, 23, by her youngest brother.
Framing John DeLorean | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Andrew Plimpton
A documentary on the auto executive, who is descibed here as an icon, a sex symbol, and the perfect figure for a Hollywood film.
Driveways | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Rania Richardson
Natural, moving performances are the hallmark of this low-key, heartfelft film.
17 Blocks/After Parkland | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Phil Guie
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
By Phil Guie April 29, 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
By Phil Guie
Four documentaries about modern-day China to recommend at this year’s festival.
Only | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Andrew Plimpton
Freida Pinto portrays her survivor character with sensitivity and depth that transcend the confines of her role.
Goldie & Stray Dolls | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Andrew Plimpton April 27, 2019
Two films feature characters living on the margins, breaking the rules, and, in one case, the law, in an attempt to achieve the lives they desire.