‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ First Look: Tribeca Documentary Examines Protests Over William Friedkin’s ‘Cruising’ And Its True-Crime Inspiration

EXCLUSIVE: One of the most eagerly anticipated documentaries premiering at Tribeca Festival is set in Tribeca’s backyard.

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders, directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, dials back to the summer of 1979 when William Friedkin was shooting his thriller Cruising, starring Al Pacino as “a cop going undercover to catch a serial killer targeting gay men in leather bars.” Filming took place in Greenwich Village and nearby locations.

“When the shooting script was leaked to Village Voice reporter Arthur Bell,” notes a synopsis of the documentary, “he was horrified, fearing the film would portray gay men as dangerous and

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