Co-Presented by Film at Lincoln Center and IFC Center The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, now in its 34th year, will present a full edition of 10 groundbreaking new films nationwide in the United States, from May 31 to June…
Author: Greggory W Morris
AMERICAN SIKH Review: “… Dedicated to Every American Who’s Felt Unwelcome Or Unwanted”
25th Anniversary Cine Las Americas International Film Festival – June 7 to 11
For the first time in Cine Las Americas’ history, all films in the narrative competition are directed by women and 2 out of the 3 documentary competition films are directed by women. Another first taking place during this year’s edition is the fact that both the Opening and Closing night selections are directed by women. – By Gregg W. Morris
MOON GARDEN Is Crackerjack Moviemaking – Makes the Boogie Man Look Like a Cry Baby …
2023 Harlem International Film Festival – May 18-28
New York Asian Film Foundation & Film at Lincoln Center Unveil Second Wave of Titles, Award Honorees, and Guests for 20th Anniversary New York Asian Film Festival
Tickets go on sale July 1 for the fully in-theater 20th anniversary edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), presented by the New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), running from July 15–28, 2022 at FLC, as well as on July 23 and July 28–31 at Asia Society, which will be co-presenting a selection of key films and a Hong Kong marathon day. International stars and acclaimed filmmakers will return in-person to grace the NYAFF red carpet at FLC, receive awards, speak at Q&A sessions, and impart wisdom during masterclasses and special talks.
Mapping Bacurau, March 13-24
Another Film at Lincoln Center whopper: Mapping Bacurau is an extensive carte-blanche series by co-directors Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles on the occasion of their BACURAU theatrical release March 6 at the center. Their film was described by IndieWire’s David Ehrlich as a wonderfully “demented Western about the perils of rampant modernization” which exhilarated audiences at the the 2019 New York Film Festival and the 2019 Cannes Film Festival where it was awarded the Jury Prize. That remarkably demented zeitgeist infuses the March 13-24 series.
Film at Lincoln Center & Cinema Tropical
Neighboring Scenes, February 14 (Today) – 18
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.
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