Author: Greggory W Morris

Director Sabrina Van Tassel’s Bitter-Sweet, Melancholic Tour de Force Nearly Blew This Reviewer Out of His Seat

Woven in the thick, ethnographic fabric of Van Tassel’s poignant documentary narrative – in her pursuit of truth-the-whole-truth-&-nothing-but-the-truth – are sketches, vignettes, anecdotes, stories, customs, traditions, practices, sociopolitical analysis, and histories (regional and national).  The result is an extraordinary story that absolutely has to be told and re-told, seen and re-seen, echoed and reechoed: The genocide is real and so are efforts to end it once and for all.
– Article-Review by Gregg W. Morris

2024 Tribeca Festival Announces Competition Winners –
Part 1

“After a banner year of Tribeca programming, I do not envy our jurors’ task of selecting this year’s winners,” said Tribeca Festival Director and SVP of Programming Cara Cusumano. “I’m delighted to see they’ve chosen to honor a diverse, international, adventurous group of films that truly reflect the Tribeca spirit. We can’t wait to continue to follow and support all these films’ journeys into the world.” –
Article by Gregg W. Morris

THEY’RE HERE World Premiere: Seventy-Four Minutes of ‘Believe It or Not’ Thought Provoking Filming About Close Encounters of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Kind

A stellar account about several upstate New Yorkers who say they have had close encounters with UFOs AKA UAPs. They are not portrayed in this polished documentary of Directors Pacho Velez and Daniel Claridge as wacky, or particularly eccentric. 
They come across as everyday people though some have experienced a measure here or there of derision for publicly sharing their outer worldly experiences. Believe this reviewer when he says that he was tempted, really temped, to circumvent the Saturday, June 8, 2 p.m. embargo so that he could be the first to shout to the heavens: See this movie! – Gregg W. Morris

DRIVER: Director Nesa Azimi’s Beaut of a Documentary About Women Long Haul Truckers

“Cinema as a whole can be seen as a vehicle for empathy — in general, the goal of a film is to make the audience feel as if they have lived the experiences of the character onscreen, and can identify with their struggles,” writes H.R. Starzec on Medium.com. Starzec could have been writing about DRIVER.
“There’s a feeling of sensitivity and understanding at every level, and the filmmaker trusts that the audience is capable of extracting these feelings from film.” – A must see movie. Article by Gregg W. Morris

Tribeca Festival 2024: Immersive Program in Collaboration with Mercer Labs

At Tribeca, we’ve transformed our immersive offerings to meet the growing demand for expansive experiences,” Tribeca Co-Founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal was quoted as saying in a press release. “As artists transition from digital platforms to live audiences, we’ve embraced the opportunity to explore new avenues in immersive programming. Our curated showcase, in collaboration with Mercer Labs, features exclusive works from renowned artists across diverse disciplines. This marks a significant milestone in festival history and continues Tribeca’s commitment to innovation, creativity and technology.” – By Gregg W. Morris

Tribeca Festival 2024 Jury of Storytellers, Directors, Actors, Writers and Producers

This year’s festival jury includes a diverse roster of groundbreaking filmmakers, award-winning actors, celebrated multi-hyphenate producers, and leaders from entertainment, including David O. Russell, Selma Blair, Asghar Farhadi, Kim Cattrall, Chinonye Chukwu, Nisha Pahuja, Nikyatu Jusu, Sheila Nevins, Francesca Scorsese, Clara McGregor, and more. In addition to the awards in competition categories, the Nora Ephron Award, created to honor the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer, will be presented.

 – Article By Gregg W. Morris