The UNINTERRUPTED is open to the general public and will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, July 9-10 in Los Angeles. Stay tuned for more information about ticket sales and specific festival programming. – Article by Gregg W. Morris
“Tribeca is proud to present an incredible roster of talent who have impacted the cultural zeitgeist in significant ways across disciplines,” said Meredith Mohr, Vice President of Artist Relations at Tribeca. “This year’s stellar lineup of Talks—including the beloved Storytellers and Directors Series—and Reunions aims to spark meaningful dialogue while celebrating diverse artistry, imaginative storytelling, and creative achievements.” – Article by Gregg W. Morris
This year, Tribeca received a record-breaking number of audio storytelling submissions from talented creators worldwide. “In a risk-averse media environment and transformative period for the podcast industry, it is independent creators—and networks that champion their creative autonomy—who are making truly original audio,” said Tribeca Curator of Audio Storytelling Davy Gardner. “We’re highlighting inventive and fresh stories that are told on their own creative terms. Additionally, the program’s focus on the intersection of political activism and audio storytelling pays homage to the enduring legacy of activist, mentor, and dear friend, Paula Weinstein.” – By Gregg W. Morris
PURE O Filmmakers’ Biographies – Dillon Tucker, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Music. A SoCal multi-hyphenate. His feature directorial debut PURE O was nominated for the grand jury award at SXSW 2023, released worldwide by Good Deed Entertainment. Tucker co-wrote and…
Chongqing is located in southwest China, covering 82,400 square kilometers, and more than 90 percent of the area is mountain land. After many tributaries of the Sichuan Basin merge into the Yangtze River in Chongqing, they create an outlet to connect to the outside world.
Article by WORD senior political writer Xinlin Tang, an Intrnational Student who lives in Chongqing.
“Well, I do think that this film is about an issue that of course, will outlast us, right? We are just links in a long chain of films, literally. There are other films that are about this issue that are in my film. I gave them homage and put clips in our film to show that we weren’t the first. We will not be the last. This is a forever problem in some ways,” says Director Hadley Austin in here interview with WORD Editor-Reviewer Gregg W. Morris.
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Disability Language That Viewers & Audiences Should Know – And Film Reviewers, Of Course Disability Language Director Reid Davenport: ● I, along with many other disabled people, identify with “disability” (and all its iterations) as a political identity. The reasoning…
Producer Keith Wilson Statement (Edited for Style) In 2018, I met Reid in a Downtown Oakland cafe because I was stuck. I had begun working on a feature-length film (now a live documentary) about the late performance artist and teacher…
Reid Davenport:“All of the footage in I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE is shot by me from my literal point-of-view. The motivation for this is twofold: 1, to jar viewers with shots from a camera held by my spastic body or mounted to my wheelchair, and, 2, to unequivocally rebuke the norm of disabled people being seen and not heard In this film, viewers listen to my voiceover without ever seeing the entirety of my face.”
Review, articles by Gregg W. Morris