Neighboring Scenes spans a wide geographic range, highlighting the breadth of styles, techniques, and approaches employed by Latin American filmmakers. Opening Night selection is Joanna Reposi Garibaldi’s documentary Lemebel, an intimate portrait of pioneering queer writer and visual artist Pedro Lemebel, told with unprecedented access and footage.
Author: Greggory W Morris
Film at Lincoln Center & Cinema Tropical
Film Review
WHAT SHE SAID: THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL
The many fiercely smokin’, bitchin’, slam-dunkin’ scenes, comments, dialogues and conversations in this 98-minute gem by Director Rob Garver – using archival footage of interviews and scenes from films, collages of clips, shots of news and magazine pages plus contemporary interviews – generates visceral sensations one would expect from a get-down, in-your-face, action-adventure reality show.
By Gregg W. Morris
DOC NYC 2019 Film Review
IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS
IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS features a 10-year-old Arrernte child prodigy narrating his life in this splendid documentary shot in the Northern Territory of Australia, providing a broad vista of, one, how the Arrernte deal with apartheid and oppression through the spirituality of tradition and custom, and two, the grim realities of inveterate racism and bigotry that subjugate his people. Director Maya Newell’s unflinching in-your-face portrait doesn’t have a shred of cynicism.
Review by Gregg W. Morris
DOC NYU 2019 University Student Category
CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE Shorts Reviews
CUNY’s Brooklyn College says it prepares students for real careers in the motion picture industry. From DOC NYC 2019 are seven movies, all shorts, that should be seen by those who want a headstart to witness the visions of the latest vanguard of documentarians who want to make a difference.
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FIRE IN PARADISE
Drea Cooper, a co-director of this mesmerizing movie of people making life and death decisions to survive, lives in Oakland, California and noticed smoke November 8, 2018 but didn’t give it much thought until his mom called late in the evening: “Paradise is gone,” she said.
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WAGING CHANGE Q&A, Video 3: Attention Audiences, Time to Get Down
Director Abby Ginzberg tells the audience she wants them to join the movement for progressive change.
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WAGING CHANGE – The Q&A That Was More A Than Q – Video 2
Fekkak Mamdouh, co-director of Roc-United, and Nataki Rhodes of Roc-United Chicago, are the principal speak-truth-to-power activists in this second Q&A video snippet for WAGING CHANGE directed by Abby Ginzberg.
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WAGING CHANGE – The Q&A That Was More A Than Q – Video 1
A blazing documentary featuring female activists from around the country and well known activist actresses – and yes, there are some males – united in a fierce effort to end a modern day form of indentured slavery endemic in the restaurant business. Told in a spellbinding cinema fashion by Award Winning Director Abby Ginzberg. This Q&A, which is more A than Q, is 7 minutes of prime time viewing!
BURNING CANE Q&A with Director Phillip Youman, Moderated by Erik Luers – Part 3 of 3: The Audience
Today, Thursday, October 31, 2019 is the last day that the movie will be showing at the IFC Center in NYC. Times: 1:10 p.m., 3:10 p.m., 5:10 p.m. 7:20 p.m. Please note that the 5:10 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. showtimes today will have tickets available at the box office only due to the Halloween Parade shutting down the West 4 Street subway station. Burning Cane on Netflix November 6.
BURNING CANE Q&A with Director Phillip Youman, Moderated by Erik Luers – Part 2 of 3: Here Comes Hurricane Harvey
Showing at the IFC Center in NYC. Remaining showtimes today, Wednesday, October 30, are 5:10 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. Tomorrow, Thursday, the last showing of the film: 1:10 p.m., 3:10 p.m., 5:10 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. Director Phillip Youman and…