Destination of old published stories.
The most moving and inspirational movies, in this reviewer’s opinion, are those that compel us to reflect on our lives. PINK MOON would be way up high, near the top, on that pantheon of a list ever there was one. – By Gregg W. Morris
LIFT, shot over a period of 10 years, is a riveting 87 minutes because of Director David Petersen’s consummate cinematic story telling about The New York Theatre Ballet’s LIFT scholarship program for selected children to develop untapped skills as classical dancers and pursue their dreams. The kids and their families are in constant peril because of the homelessness plaguing them in the hellholes of the worse Bronx and South Bronx neighborhoods. – By Gregg W. Morris
The bravura filmmaking will keep audiences on the edge of their seats 90-plus minutes, and Director-Writer Hengl accomplishes this sans the customary horror film trimmings used by many filmmakers to add zest to their zestless cinemas: Gore, zombies, demonic possessions, X-rated prurience, CGI. Review by Gregg W. Morris.
He’s been a professor at the school, a staff writer for The New Yorker, an author, a documentary producer, and the director of the Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights.
KAEPERNICK & AMERICA examines the man and his protest, exploring the remarkable conflict stirred by such a symbolic gesture. “It raised so many of the core issues that Black people deal with everyday in America,” says Co-Director Tommy Walker. Says Co-Director Ross Hockrow, “This was a massive story. One worthy of many different tellings. And I hope they tell this story many times, through many mediums, from all different perspectives.”
By Gregg W. Morris
Representing documentaries at the Tribeca Festival this year from June 8 – 19. TFF 2022 Press screenings are for festival-accredited press only. DREAMING WALLS, Dir. Amélie van Elmbt & Maya Duverdier Executive Produced by Martin Scorsese Viewpoints (North American Premiere)…
The season ending coup de grâce came unmercifully April 25 in a 116-112 loss to the Atlantic division Boston Celtics – damn them all – in an ignominious 4-0 sweep eliminating the Nets in the first round. My readers are probably wonder what’s next. By Peter Fenoaltea.
In BFF 2021 juried competition program, 71 percent of the films were directed by women, 75 percent by people representing BIPOC or API, and 33 percent by people of the LGBTQIA+ community. Seventy percent of the films were written by women, 70 percent by BIPOC or API, 32 percent by people of the LGBTQIA+ community and 87 percent featured a female lead, 81 percent a BIPOC or API lead, and 30 percent an LGBTQIA+ lead.
Ninety-six percent of these films had a cast and crew that was made up of more than half of people from these same communities.
This article has been removed August 3, 2022 because the writer refused to follow the guidelines and rules for corroborating and verifying the content for this article by turning in the notebook required for this class.
“This year’s selections represent the incredible range of how games prove to be a powerful form of storytelling,” Vice President of Tribeca Games and Immersive Casey Baltes was quoted as saying. “We’re continuing to expand how audiences and players interact with games, not only as entertainment but as one of the most impactful cultural mediums.– By Gregg W. Morris