Tribeca 2026 - THE ROLLING TAPE

Dates June 3-14, 2026

Location New York, New York

Reporting

Tribeca Festival is a multifaceted storytelling celebration with exhibitions including film, TV, music, audio storytelling, games, and immersive experiences. Celebrating the 25th edition of the festival this year, The Rolling Tape has five correspondents delivering reviews and updates including Sara Ciplickas, Mari Fabian, Paul Rai, Kasey Dunifer, and Claire May Lewis.

Reviews

Lead Dispatch

Review: ‘Stand Up’ is Beautiful, Resilient Coming of Age Drama

The narrative isn’t aiming for reinvention or radical takes — Stand Up is born from Sanders’ desire to portray individuals with disabilities as nothing more than everyone else with their own wants, desires, and…

Amritpal Rai

Reviews

June 24, 2026 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: 'A Mosquito in the Ear' is a Heartfelt Family Drama of Miscommunication

Miscommunication has never felt more pronounced than in the directorial debut of Nicola Rinciari’s A Mosquito in the Ear. The barrier of comm...

Reviews

June 18, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Mother Future Self’ Exorcises Pain Through Movement

Tori Lancaster’s debut feature film, Mother Future Self, recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and with it, Lancaster has announce...

Interviews

June 17, 2026 · by Mariana Fabian

Director Juan Carlos Mostaza Discusses Animation as an Avenue for Inventive Filmmaking for His Latest Short ‘Under the Lake’

In a world of wire and faceless characters, Director Juan Carlos Mostaza paints a thrilling tale of justice and revenge in his animated short...

News

June 12, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Jeremy Strong Moderates David Wallace-Wells, Margaret Klein Salamon, Michael Greenberg, and Cheyenne on ‘Just Look Up’ at Tribeca and the State of Climate Action

Following the North American premiere of Just Look Up at the Tribeca Festival, Jeremy Strong moderated a panel discussion with journalist and...

Reviews

June 12, 2026 · by Kasey Dunifer

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: How William Friedkin’s 1980 Film Went From Rejected to Revered

If the community doesn’t accept a film it aims to represent, does it float away forever into the ether of the cinematic zeitgeist? It’s a que...

Interviews

June 11, 2026 · by Mariana Fabian

Interview: Eddie Sánchez on Tracing His Family's Immigrant Experience in a Debut Tribeca Documentary

In his debut feature documentary, Director Eddie Sánchez paints a vulnerable portrait of his family and their experience as immig...

Interviews

June 10, 2026 · by Mariana Fabian

Interview: Lyle Lindgren's Love Letter to Grillz with 'Mouth Full of Golds'

Meet Famous Eddie Plein – the biggest fashion icon you never heard of. Eddie was the visionary behind grillz, the culture-changin...

Reviews

June 10, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘One Woman One Bra’ is a Quiet Masterclass that Paints Beautiful, Tragic Portraits in the Kenyan Countryside

Last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, I had the opportunity to chat with Zippy Kimundu about her documentary Widow Champion, which focuses ...

Reviews

June 8, 2026 · by Kasey Dunifer

'Crooks' Review: Melora Walters is the Secret Weapon in Mickey Keating’s Crime Thriller out of Tribeca

Premiering at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, the small-scale crime thriller, Crooks, clocks in at just under eighty minutes as it follows tw...

News

June 3, 2026 · by Claire May Lewis

The Rolling Tape Previews the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival

2026 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Tribeca Film Festival, founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff. In the aftermath ...

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