Vincho Nchogu’s One Woman, One Bra, The Critics and Pietra Brettkelly’s Crocodile, and Other African Titles Head to the Tribeca Film Festival 2026

The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its official selection for its 2026 edition scheduled from 3rd to 14th June, 2026. The final selection which includes 118 feature films has few African titles selected. The titles include Vincho Nchogu’s One Woman, One Bra, Dione Roach and Steve Happi’s Jail Time Records, The Critics and Pietra Brettkelly’s Crocodile, Mohamed Taher’s 32 B, Dian Weys’ Vultures, Meriem Sakrouhi’s Mon Taxi, and Pola Maneli’s APART. 

Two of the selected African titles will be showing at the Tribeca’s Viewpoint section which is home for audacious stories and fearless filmmaking. The section showcases directors who break rules, bend genres, and carve new cinematic paths. Nchogu’s One Woman, One Bra is a Kenyan-Nigerian feature narrative project. After spotting her childhood photo on the cover of a book, Star seeks to learn about her past. Set in a pastoral Kenyan village, Star’s battle for her identity puts her at odds with her community. The film is written and directed by Nchogu, produced by Josh Olaoluwa and stars Sarah Karei, Amos Leuka, Irungu Mutu, Norng’aruani Kipuker, and others. 

Also screening at the Viewpoint section is the coming of age, documentary, and science fiction project, Crocodile. In Kaduna, Nigeria, a group of kids, called The Critics, turn a backyard into a sci-fi universe using a single phone and boundless imagination. Filmed over thirteen years, Crocodile follows their homemade film collective as creativity becomes a lifeline and a bold act of rewriting their futures. The film is directed and produced by Brettkelly and The Critics. 

Tribeca’s documentary competition section programs unexplored worlds to intimate portraits. Roach and Happi’s Jail Time Records from Cameroon will be having its world premiere at the festival. The rivetingly intimate Jail Time Records profiles the first prison recording studio on the African continent and three incarcerated artists who express themselves through music. The project is produced by Dione Roach, Steve Happi, Giacomo Stucchi-Prinetti, Tabs Breese.

Taher’s 32 B and Weys’ Vultures, a France and South Africa’s co-production will be showing at the short film section. Sakrouhi’s Mon Taxi, a United States and Morocco project, having its world premiere will be shown at the documentary short section. Maneli’s APART is the sole African title shown in the animated short category. The project is a United State and South African co-production and it will be having its world premiere at the festival.