Tribeca2024: Best U.S. Narrative Film at Fest is ‘Griffin in Summer’

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NEW YORK – The 23rd annual Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced the winners in its competition categories at an awards ceremony at Racket NYC. The top honors went to “Griffin in Summer” for the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, “Bikechess” for Best International Narrative Feature, and “Hacking Hate” for Best Documentary Feature. 

“Griffin in Summer” (Dir: Nicolas Colia) involves 14-year-old Griffin Nafly, who during summer vacations gets down to the serious business of putting on his dramatic new play … an ambitious cross between “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” and “American Beauty.” However, when his tween collaborators get distracted by more trivial pursuits like boys and camp, Griffin’s attention drifts toward Brad, the zoned-out handyman working at his house.

2024 Tribeca Best U.S. Narrative: ‘Griffin in Summer’
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Best International Narrative Feature “Bikechess” (Dir: Assel Aushakimova) involves Saltanat Nauruz as Dina, a disenchanted Kazakh broadcast journalist who is much more capable than the propaganda she is forced to cover. Challenged by her radical sister and the job, Dina confronts her coping mechanism.

Best Documentary Feature “Hacking Hate” (Dir: Simon Klose) profiles My Vingren, a well-regarded and award-winning Swedish journalist. She is known for her in-depth investigations, especially into white supremacist networks. However, her latest journalistic pursuit is about to bring her into considerably dangerous territory.

Awards were given in the following competition categories … U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary, Short Film, Audio Storytelling, Games, Human/Nature, Nora Ephron, Viewpoints, AT&T Untold Stories, and Tribeca X.

“After a banner year of Tribeca programming, I do not envy our jurors’ task of selecting this year’s winners,” said Cara Cusumano, Tribeca Festival Director/Programming SVP. “I’m delighted to see they’ve chosen to honor a diverse, international, adventurous group of films that truly reflect the Tribeca spirit. We can’t wait to continue to follow and support all these films’ journeys into the world.”

FOR THE LIST AND DETAILS OF ALL Tribeca Festival 2024 Award Honorees, CLICK HERE.

By PATRICK McDONALD Editor and Film Critic/Writer HollywoodChicago.com pat@hollywoodchicago.com