Each year, the event honors recipients of the Sidney Poitier Emerging Luminary Awards, recognizing creators who embody the festival’s mission to celebrate, empower, and elevate diverse voices in film and television. This year’s honorees included Tosin Morohunfola (Run the World,…
Author: Greggory W Morris
The Fabulous “7th Annual Micheaux Film Festival” Has Concluded With Its Signature Gold Night:
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: The 7th Annual Micheaux Film Festival Has Officially Kicked Off!
This Film Festival officially kicked off October 23 at The Culver Theater in Culver City, California – this reviewer is zooming in to catch up. There was a red-carpet celebration and the Los Angeles premiere of It’s Dorothy, alongside the series premiere of Remember and additional opening night selections. The Los Angeles premiere of It’s Dorothy brought the story full circle, returning to Culver City where The Wizard of Oz was originally filmed. – Gregg W. Morris, Editor-Reviewer
WORD Q&A with AFTER DARK Director Iain Forbes About the Genius Behind the Making of His Riveting Award Winning Film
AFTER DARK was Oscar-qualified after winning Best International Short Film at the Foyle Film Festival in 2024, cementing Forbes’ reputation as one of Scandinavia’s most exciting emerging directors. It world-premiered at Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA, 2024) and has since…
Film Review
AFTER DARK, Directed by Scottish-Norwegian Filmmaker Iain Forbes
This is a superb thought-provoking and emotionally resonant film. I regard it as one of those rare gems that is open to much more interpretation than what the publicity suggests. That is, if legions of patrons of the WORD watch it – and they should – I would expect a variety of responses and interpretations about what it’s truly about. It’s a scream of a cinematic Rorschach Test.
– Review by Gregg W. Morris, the WORD Editor-Reviewer
Film Review of Multiple Award-Winnng MONSTERS WITHIN
Buffalo 8 releases the film on digital platforms tomorrow, premiering on Cineverserms. It premieres on Cineverse’s Screambox November 7 in time for Veteran’s Day
The Latest From Director Marcel Walz’s (That’s A Wrap, Pretty Boy) and Writer Joe Knetter’s (George A. Romero’s Twilight of the Dead):
BRUTE 1976 on VOD & Digital Platforms
Now available on VOD, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vimeo on Demand and YouTube Movies. In 1976 a group of people in the desert for a photo shoot, stumble upon an abandoned town called Savage. But they…
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, October 12-14 2025, Hot Springs, Arkansas
This year, the Forum takes place after the elimination of federal funding for public media, which only amplifies the need for the forum, said Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute Executive Director Ken Jacobson. “With the loss of key sources of federal funding, filmmakers are in need of information about funding, distribution, and new ways of reaching audiences.
A Scuttlebutting Netflix Preview of Award Winning Director Katherine Bigelow’s Latest That Looks Like Another Bombshell
This writer-editor’s assessments of what audiences can expect are based on deep-diving and power-diving in the race-against-time, procedure-driven drama of A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE which is unnervingly plausible because it brings to mind so several perils going on around the globe. WORD patrons should expect edge of the seat thrills.
I ONLY REST IN THE STORM (O Riso e a Faca) by Director Pedro Pinho. North American Premiere at Lincoln Center’s 63rd New York Film Festival
Caveat Spectātor: A Sublime, Rapturous Beast of a Movie
Alert: I ONLY REST IN THE STORM is having its North American premiere at the 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF) at Lincoln Center. It screens on Sunday, October 5, at 6 p.m. and Monday, October 6, at 4:30 p.m.…
NYLFF Showtime for ON THE OUTS Directed by Award Winning Director Lori Silverbush Is Today, September 20, 6:30 P.M. at Regal Union Square, Manhattan, The Big Apple
In This Article Is a Synopsis of an Interview-Discussion-Q&A With the Director. Part 2 is in the works. ON THE OUTS Directed by Lori Silverbush, Michael Skolnik – 20th Anniversary Cast: Judy Marte, Anny Mariano, Paola Mendoza, Dominic Colón •…