Top TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL Movies That I Watched (Ranked)

Disclaimer: There are many films that were showcased at Tribeca Film Festival & many films were missed out too. Yet, these are the rankings based on the films that were watched.

#10 Samia

This will probably go down as the most heartbreaking story of an athlete! In a scene in the film Samia, you witness a collective failure of a society in trying to nurture an athlete who happens to be a young girl… Read More…

#09 Family Therapy

In an early scene in the Slovene film Family Therapy, you are introduced to a few members of a family that literally continue to ride through even while ignoring a roadside accident. This little scene explains a lot of things – one being that the family belonging to the higher strata of the society is less receptive to the presence of others from the lower strata of the society, while being ignorant of their problems too… Read More…

#08 Bikechess

In an early scene in Bikechess, you are witness to a couple of ladies instructed to play chess while cycling in a gym. And once the camera did roll, the protagonist did ‘report’ the start of a new sporting era in Kazakhstan with the ‘discovery’ of a new kind of sport which was a Government Initiative of sorts… Read More…

#07 The Dog Thief

Loneliness has to be one of the most ignored facets of life that is even lesser talked about. And yet, you never know when it could hit you… Read More…

#06 Hacking Hate

We are at the final leg of the Tribeca Film Festival, and it has been a chaotic but extremely fulfilling week of discovering cinema and films from across the globe!.. Read More…

#05 Under The Grey Sky

In the opening scene of Under The Grey Sky, you see one of the characters discreetly reporting a riot that has literally exploded in Belarus… Read More…

#04 Don't You Let Me Go

One of the harshest truths of life is that nothing lasts for ever. Yet, often we sit back on a rainy afternoon sipping our tea while reminiscing the good times and the memories that were created… Read More…

#03 Arze

This film may well be a contemporary rendition of the 1948 Italian film Bicycle Thieves. We are on the final leg of the Tribeca Film Festival and it has been an absolute honour to witness and study different films from across the globe… Read More…

#02 Come Closer

One of the most painful things in the world is to deal with the loss of a loved one. And different folks have different ways to deal with it… Read More…

#01 Checkpoint Zoo

Not all animals are animals all the time, not all humans are humans all the time ; But some animals are humans and most humans are animals! … Read More…

#5 Slow

Slow follows the story of two individuals who form a bond and explore the intricacies of intimacy and love while having to deal with the sexuality each other. The story is delicate and builds on a very sensitive issue while tactfully tackling the complexities of a modern day relationship. And this is what makes the film beautiful in many ways given its organic and practical approach to the subject… Read More…

#4 Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suidical Person follows the story of a young vampire who is too sensitive to kill given her compassion for humans. As her family coaxes her to relish her first kill, she meets a guy with suicidal tendencies who volunteers to be killed. What happens next?.. Read More…

#3 Afire

Afire follows the story of a protagonist vacationing in the woods with his friend, who forms an uncanny bond with a mysterious woman at a family home. The story is complex and layered touching upon the concepts of loneliness and incompleteness which is told in the most organic manner possible… Read More…

#2 Evil does not exist

I had a very different picture in mind when I heard the title ‘Evil Does Not Exist’. I was under the impression that this might be a horror film set in the woods, but boy was I wrong! That is the beauty of going into a film blind without being remotely aware of what the film stands for… Read More…

#1 The Monk And The Gun

The Monk And The Gun is set in the year 2006, wherein Internet has finally made it to Bhutan, thus making it the last country to do so. And in some more good news, Bhutan, in trying to keep pace with the governance around the world, has decided to transform into a democracy… Read More…

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