Lucía Garibaldi's latest film, 'A Bright Future', making its world premiere at Tribeca, offers a compelling exploration of rebellion and belonging through the lens of a South American neighborhood that feels both intimately familiar and strangely otherworldly. Our conversation with the Uruguayan writer-director delves into her distinctive approach to crafting a narrative backdrop that blends reality with surrealism, creating a world that resonates on multiple levels.

What's particularly intriguing is how Lucía presents her protagonist Elisa's struggle against societal expectations as both deeply personal and universally relatable. The director shares her creative choices behind the film's unique locations, deliberately selecting spaces that eschew the conventional in favor of the obscure and distinctive. As we explore the film's themes, she reveals how the pandemic subtly influenced her narrative, pushing audiences to reconsider relationships and question the absurdity of productivity culture.