Tribeca 2017: Documentary Competition
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1. Bobbi Jene (2017)
95 min | Documentary, Drama, Romance
A love story portraying the dilemmas and inevitable consequences of ambition. It is a film about a woman's fight for independence, trying to succeed with her own art in the extremely competitive world of dance.
Director: Elvira Lind | Stars: Laura Dern, Ohad Naharin, Or Schraiber, Bobbi Jene Smith
Votes: 489 | Gross: $0.02M
2. Copwatch (2017)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
Shows "Cop watchers" dedicated to bringing awareness to their community and exposing police brutality/harassment. They are legally recording/documenting each arrest but often find themselves to be the victims of chaos.
Director: Camilla Hall | Stars: Jacob Crawford, Kevin Moore, Ramsey Orta, David Whitt
Votes: 341
3. The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary, Biography
Victoria Cruz investigates the mysterious 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran, Marsha P. Johnson. Using archival interviews with Johnson, and new interviews with Johnson's family, friends and fellow activists.
Director: David France | Stars: Kurt Wolfe, Sue Yacka, Catherine Shugrue Dos Santos, Victoria Cruz
Votes: 3,203
4. The Departure (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another and provides experiences to help us find answers.
Director: Lana Wilson
Votes: 260 | Gross: $0.02M
5. No Man's Land (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary
From inception to deadly conclusion, director David Byars immerses audiences in the 2016 Malheur rebellion with exclusive access into the Oregon compound. No Man's Land is a portrait of the fringe and doesn't flinch when the bullets fly.
Director: David Byars
Votes: 115
6. The Reagan Show (2017)
TV-PG | 74 min | Documentary
Made up entirely of archival news and White House footage, this documentary captures the pageantry, absurdity, and mastery of the made-for-TV politics of Ronald Reagan.
Directors: Sierra Pettengill, Pacho Velez | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, George Bush
Votes: 482
7. A River Below (2017)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary
A River Below captures the Amazon in all its complexity as it examines the actions of environmental activists using the media in an age where truth is a relative term.
Director: Mark Grieco | Stars: Richard Rasmussen, Fernando Trujillo
Votes: 211
8. The Sensitives (2017)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary
This film documents three families struggling with extreme sensitivities to everyday elements of our surroundings. Perfumes, pesticides, even cell phones can trigger debilitating symptoms in these sufferers of environmental illnesses.
Director: Drew Xanthopoulos
Votes: 66
9. Shadowman (2017)
81 min | Documentary, Biography
Richard Hambleton was a founder of the street art movement before succumbing to drugs and homelessness. Rediscovered 20 years later, he gets a second chance. But will he take it?
Director: Oren Jacoby | Stars: Richard Hambleton, Andrew Valmorbida, Mette Madsen, John Woodward
Votes: 262 | Gross: $0.01M
10. A Suitable Girl (2017)
90 min | Documentary, Romance
A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. The film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.
Directors: Sarita Khurana, Smriti Mundhra | Star: Sima Taparia
Votes: 455
11. True Conviction (2017)
84 min | Documentary
There's a new detective agency in Dallas, Texas, started by three exonerated men, with decades in prison served between them. True Conviction is a character-driven documentary that follows ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Meltzer
Votes: 144
12. When God Sleeps (2017)
88 min | Documentary
This rap-punk-rock documentary tells the story of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that ... See full summary »
Director: Till Schauder | Stars: Shahryar Ahadi, Zari Ahadi, Leili Bazargan, Majid Kazemi
Votes: 445
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