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As with last year, we here at The Root are here to give it to you, racks on racks of that beautiful black (except, perhaps, No. 5). This is by no means to say that black folks don’t enjoy films or screen things with no melanation, but you can get that lineup anywhere.Herewith, our carefully curated picks for the 10 blackest Tribeca experiences:1. Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland, feature documentary, directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner (USA); world premiere.Besides the fact that what occurred happens far too often, the story of Sandra Bland was most sobering because she could have been any one of us. What happened to her exposed all the vulnerabilities that we as black women also face at the hands of law enforcement in America.In 2015, after being arrested for having the audacity to question a flimsy traffic stop, the 28-year-old died in police custody of an apparent suicide. No matter how she died, what is clear is that she would be alive were it not for that fateful contact with the law. Filmmakers Kate Davis and David Heilbroner shadow Bland’s family in the two years following her death and weave in Bland’s own voice in the film through her online video series, Sandy Speaks.2. The Gospel According to Andre, feature documentary, directed by Kate Novack (USA); New York premiere.André Leon Talley attends Prabal Gurung Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week.Photo: Astrid Stawiarz (Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows)AdvertisementThe regal, indomitable, fashionable and leeeeeegendary André Leon Talley has established himself as an icon in the lily-white, self-important world of fashion, despite being big, black and bodacious. Known to many as just ALT, Talley’s 40-year career began at Vogue and took him the world over, from front-row seats to iconic fashion editorials.Director Kate Novack takes the viewer back through Talley’s childhood in Jim Crow-era North Carolina and examines the influence of his beloved grandmother, Bennie, who nurtured an abiding love of fashion. The film is as ... (The Root)