Festival Film Lineup 2026: Movies & Premieres

Gala

These tentpole events are the biggest premieres of the festival including Opening Night and Closing Galas.

Opening Night: Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World)

Academy Award winner Questlove kicks off the 25th Tribeca Festival with the boisterous, decades-spanning story of this legendar...

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Closing Night: Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell's Kitchen

Multi Grammy Award winner and New York City native Alicia Keys reflects on her childhood growing up in Manhattan's Hell's Kitch...

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Tribeca Festival Awards Night

Join Tribeca Co-Founders Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro for one of the festival’s most electric nights as this year’s compet...

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Spotlight+

Tribeca's unique Spolight+ events bring the film experience off the screen with live conversations and performances after each screening.

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Spotlight Narrative

A launching pad for the most buzzworthy new films, Tribeca’s Spotlight section brings audiences anticipated premieres from acclaimed filmmakers and star performers.

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Young Washington

Before he led a nation, George Washington was a young soldier thrown into a global conflict. With alliances crumbling and war c...

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Clean Hands

Based on a true story, Clean Hands follows Kevin Simmers, a narcotics officer grappling with his 19-year-old daughter’s worseni...

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Next Life

When Ivy meets a handsome jazz musician on the train one fateful morning, two distinct timelines emerge: one where she falls in...

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Spotlight Documentary

Both onscreen and behind the camera, Spotlight Documentary films represent the biggest names in nonfiction premiering high profile new work.

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Born Melo

This new, official documentary takes an intimate look into the life and legacy of Carmelo Anthony as he is inducted into the Ha...

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MOUTH FULL OF GOLDS

Discover the story of Famous Eddie, a fashion icon responsible for the meteoric rise of culture-defining grillz. Archival foota...

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Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu

Comedy legends Bob Odenkirk and David Cross tackle one of the world's toughest hikes — and each other — in this high-altitude, ...

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Escape From Tribeca

The most exciting cult movies from our galaxy: present, past, and future. Far-out premieres and nerve-shredding classics along with giveaways, prizes and fan-focused fun. Escape the ordinary and embrace the psychotronic!

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Dante

Responding to an emergency call, a young paramedic unwittingly finds himself thrust into the middle of a war between two crime ...

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Death Boom

Eighty years ago, the “Baby Boom” led to a massive uptick in births. Now, we’re seeing the inevitable end of that surge as thos...

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Recluse

After being summoned back to her childhood home to care for her bedridden father, Joan must confront the unearthed demons of he...

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Viewpoints

Tribeca’s home for distinct points of view and bold directorial visions, Viewpoints discovers the most boundary-pushing, rule-breaking new voices in independent film.

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Crocodile

In Kaduna, Nigeria, a group of kids turn a backyard into a sci-fi universe using a single phone and boundless imagination. Film...

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Human Theories

New York City and its mélange of residents are the stars of this funny and relatable debut film, featuring intertwined vignette...

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One Woman One Bra

After spotting her childhood photo on the cover of a book, Star seeks to learn about her past. Set in a pastoral Kenyan village...

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U.S. Narrative Competition

Discover breakout independent voices from around the country as these extraordinary world premieres compete for honors in Tribeca's U.S. Narrative Competition.

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Via Negativa

Facing a crisis of faith after the death of an old friend, a young priest abandons all he knows and sets off on a road trip out...

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Cotton Fever

Inspired by director Daniel Blake Schwartz's real-life experiences, this striking debut feature charts the uneven cycles of add...

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Lucy Schulman

After a crushing breakup, Lucy moves back in with her eccentric single dad and dives into bad dates, false starts, and growing ...

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Documentary Competition

Experience the cinema of reality with these remarkable non-fiction premieres sure to make waves in the coming year.

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Kids Like Me

The charming Kids Like Me explores the life and aspirations of Oliver, a rambunctious and imaginative preteen growing up with d...

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Jail Time Records

The rivetingly intimate Jail Time Records profiles the first prison recording studio on the African continent and three incarce...

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Jean-Michel

A newly intimate look at one of the 20th century’s most celebrated — and imitated — artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat, from the per...

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International Narrative Competition

The New-York based Festival breaks its geographical boundaries with the International Narrative Competition, welcoming filmmakers from abroad to join a global platform for contemporary world cinema.

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Memorizu

After his father-in-law breaks his leg, Yuta travels to a rural town in Kyushu to lend a hand at the photo studio he runs in th...

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Stand Up

Vera is a fun-loving 23-year-old until her entire life is upended after an accident leaves her in a wheelchair. Struggling to c...

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Labrador — Autopsy of Silence

A murder aboard a freighter shatters the calm of a routine voyage. Inuk mechanic Alupa Tulugak falls under suspicion, leading h...

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Reunions & Retrospectives

One of a kind cinematic experiences, performances, and conversations.

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Small Town Gay Bar

Executive Produced by Kevin Smith, this groundbreaking documentary centers on the struggle for community and expression in the ...

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Taxi Driver

Directed by Martin Scorsese, the film stars Robert De Niro as a mentally unstable veteran who works as a nighttime taxi driver ...

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The Cable Guy with Ben Stiller and Matthew Broderick

It's a time-honored urban ritual: Slip the cable guy $50 and you'll get all the movie channels for free. But when Steven Kovacs...

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Special Events

Special events at Tribeca Festival

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Vital Stories Premiere

Vital Stories, Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company, is an initiative to empower emerging filmmakers to more accurately and authe...

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Fueled by the Future

The premiere of two new short films that expand the possibilities of filmmaking, while centering bold, personal and poignant na...

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DEAR UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS: Exploring Artist-Driven, AI-Assisted Expressionistic Animation

Join the team behind the animated short film Dear Upstairs Neighbors to learn how they transformed hand-crafted art into “livin...

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Shorts Programs

Big ideas in small packages: our Shorts Programs boast 86 titles from 93 filmmakers across narrative, documentary, animated, and music video categories.

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Shorts: Music Videos

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Shorts: Whatever It Takes

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Shorts: Power to the People

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Free Outdoor Screenings

Presenting Tribeca at 25: Celebrating the Stories We Share, a series of free outdoor screenings at Hudson Yards revisiting landmark premieres, audience favorites, and breakthrough discoveries that have defined Tribeca.

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