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
SHE’S CLEAN – a Fifteen Minute Short Film by Jenn Harris – Shows up June 5 on Vimeo and Other Streaming Platforms
SHE’S CLEAN contains nudity and scenes of a sexual nature and is intended for mature audiences only. Says Star Jenn Harris: “I wanted to explore intimacy, intimate relations and sex on film in a way that I hadn’t seen captured before, with a female character in her sexual prime engaging in intimacy and sex without commenting on it, excusing it, or making fun of it. Intimacy is deeply nuanced and I feel most filmmaking has been afraid of that nuance so they resort to exploitation or silliness.”
– Article by Gregg W. Morris. Review in the works embargoed until June 5
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
2024 Tribeca Festival & Chanel Unveil 2024 Artist Awards Program Participants
Since 2005, Tribeca and CHANEL have brought together esteemed artists who generously gift an original work to winning filmmakers of the Festival. – Article by Gregg W. Morris
Brave New Films Latest: #TrumpCrimeWave
Brave New Films in its latest video release delves into former President Donald Trump’s frequent claims and allegations about crime waves in America’s major cities. The crime waves, of course, don’t exist, though right-wing and extreme right wing news media, insist they do. The Trump administration was marred by a staggering number of criminal activities.
From corruption and fraud to obstruction of justice, Brave New Films explore the numerous legal challenges and scandals that plagued Trump and his inner circle. BNF wants people to discover how Trump’s rhetoric about urban crime deflects from the real wave of criminality that swept through the White House during his tenure – and, yet, reverberates still.
Please Note: WORD Editor-Publisher’s position is that Trump is a racist, sexist, homophobic, miscreant and sociopath. There are way too many, he believes, who are way to nonchalant about his racism, sexism, homophobia and antisocial personality disorder.
About Brave New Films: Robert Greenwald and BNF create free documentary films that inform the public, challenge corporate media, and motivate people to take action on social issues nationwide. Brave New Films’ investigative films have shined a light on the Bush, Obama and Trump administration, voter suppression, U.S. drone strikes, the prosecution of whistleblowers and Walmart’s corporate practices.
BNF’s mission is to champion social justice issues by using a model of media, education, and grassroots volunteer involvement that inspires, empowers, motivates and teaches civic participation and makes a difference.
Gregg W. Morris can be reached at gregghc@comcast.net or profgreggwmorris@gmail.com.
Editor, Publisher Gregg W. Morris
Earthquake 4.0
“April 29: WPIX Morning, News Host Dan Mannarino: Another aftershock hit New Jersey over the weekend. A U.S. Geological Survey saying the quake registered 2.9. It happened just before 10 Saturday morning in Gladstone in Somerset County, 40 miles west of Manhattan, and there were no reports of any injuries were damages. Comes after a 4.8 magnitude quake shook the Tri-City area on April 9th. Since then, more than 130 aftershocks have been recorded. Wow.”
WPIX Morning Co-Host Hazel Sanchez: “Yeah, it’s crazy.”
Some Hunter students also felt tremors on the Hunter campus.– Article by Xinlan Tang.