When it comes to the world of narrative, truth, as the saying goes, often proves to be stranger than fiction. Just look at the 44 documentaries on the lineup at the Tribeca Film Festival to understand what we mean. From larger-than-life personalities such as Susan Sontag and Alice Cooper to our fascination with both the ordinary and the excessive (Legos, couture fashion), here’s a selection of 10 films we can’t wait to watch at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
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Photo: Raines Family
Directed by Johanna Hamilton
You might have read the fascinating story in The New York Times about the eight people who broke into an FBI office in 1971 and stole hundreds of documents in an effort to shed light on the agency’s illegal tactics to suppress dissent and intimidate protest movements around the nation. This film dives into the details, speaking to the burglars who have remained anonymous for the last 40 years—until now, that is—and discusses an event that surely influenced later seminal moments such as Watergate, WikiLeaks, as well as the recent efforts of Nobel Prize nominee Edward Snowden.
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