African films at Tribeca 2026 swept top prizes, from a Cameroonian documentary to Kenyan and Nigerian co-productions, marking the continent's rise.
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Key Facts
—A clean sweep: African titles won across several categories at the 2026 Tribeca Festival in New York on June 20.
—Best documentary: Cameroon’s Jail Time Records took the top documentary prize and two further awards.
—Audience favourite: One Woman One Bra, a Kenyan-Nigerian comedy, won the Tribeca Audience Award.
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