Film festivals have a specific frenetic, celebratory energy, as creators prepare to debut new work, publicists scramble for good early buzz, and cinephiles anxiously anticipate the next big-screen revelation. It’s a particularly rewarding experience if you’re hungry for more and better representation of marginalized people in movies, as these little indies are often jam-packed with never-before-seen depictions of women, LGBT people, and people of color. It was with this infectious optimism that I sat down for the world premiere of Lara Jean Gallagher’s “Clementine” at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.

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