“The humanitarian crisis in Mexico has reached a fever-pitch, even more intense than at the time the film was produced. And yet, much like the conquistador, the central government is trying to minimize the scope of the crisis and undermine the voices calling for justice and accountability.”
By Gregg W. Morris
499, Best Cinematography Award at Tribeca Film Festival 2000 and recent winner of the Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs, directed by Rodrigo Reyes. Audiences should prepare themselves for a transtemporal nonfiction historical movie by a filmmaker taking on the challenge of wanting nothing less than the absolute truth.
By Gregg W. Morris.
1) A celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. 2) 72 Hour Shootout is a global filmmaking competition for everyone from novices to established filmmakers. 3) Asian American Film Lab – A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that ensures “… that stories and voices too often silenced in mainstream media are heard, not just as whispers, but as SHOUTS to the world.”
Gregg W. Morris
Cowabunga! Audacious and raunchy with panache, this bite-me movie spits in your eyes – and winks at key moments. Because of deft direction and acting, 12 HOUR SHIFT sails on an elevated cloud of entertainment, mercifully and artfully sparing an audience fhe dregs of insipid slapstick it would have been in lesser hands.
By Gregg W. Morris
The Scene That Won’t Be Spoiled in This Article: “In fact, we’re not in a situation where I’m sitting here thinking, oh my god, no one gets it. Because everyone does get it, in their own way, but it still had the impact I wanted it to have. And the only person who will ever know what the [inaudible 00:28:06] could’ve been is me, who can see it in their head.”
By Gregg W. Morris
Beatific and surrealistic, scene-segues of the older Issac & Jude to the younger Issac & Jude and back, glow effervescently, figuratively speaking. These weren’t flashbacks, that was for sure. At the time of the interview, however, the writer-reviewer was fumbling, like a misfiring engine, with questions about what he had seen. The director resolved his dismay.
By Gregg W. Morris