At the Tribeca Festival, a new documentary titled “Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders” explores the legacy of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller “Cruising.” The film, directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, revisits the summer of 1979, when Friedkin was shooting “Cruising” in New York and Al Pacino starred as an undercover officer investigating a serial killer who targets gay men. Multiple outlets frame the documentary as a response to long-running criticism surrounding “Cruising,” including protests and disputes over how the movie portrays New York’s gay underground. The documentary also draws on the story’s “true-crime” claims and examines how real events influenced the film’s narrative. Sources describe the project as premiering at Tribeca and highlight the unsettled history tied to the original movie, including reactions from communities affected by its depiction. Overall, the coverage portrays “Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders” as a retrospective investigation of both the film’s production context and the controversies that follow it, using interviews, historical material, and a focus on events that shaped public debate.