“The Film Lab is thrilled to unveil the winners of its milestone 20th Annual 72 Hour Shootout, a premier global event dedicated to promoting gender and racial parity in entertainment media and empowering emerging filmmakers of color, particularly Asian Americans.” – Article by Gregg W. Morris
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2024 Film Review of WAR GAME – Now Playing at Film Forum, New York City – Definitely a Must-See
Washington Post Excerpt – “President Donald Trump’s assault on American democracy began in the spring of 2020, when he issued a flurry of preemptive attacks on the integrity of the country’s voting systems.” – Article by Gregg W. Morris
BREAKING AND RE-ENTERING (Recently Screened at the 2024 NYAFF) – This Film Directed by Ding-Lin Wang Could Blow Your Mind Unlike Any Other You May Have Seen Recently
Audiences should anticipate being so hooked watching BREAKING AND RE-ENTERING that they might be swept up by that hunger to see the film again and again and again, as fast as they can. – Review Article by Gregg W. Morris
Celebrated Jurors for the HollyShorts 2024 Twentieth Anniversary Festival, August 8-18
HollyShorts screenings will take place from August 8-18 at TCL Chinese Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., 3rd Level, Hollywood, CA, 90028. They will be followed by the annual awards gala August 18. More than 6,100 entries, more than 400 films for…
WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN? (2024) Film Short Review – Hint: This Meticulous, Sublime 24-Minute Short Can Whisk Your Breath Away, It’s That Good
This film will captivate audiences with its incredible emotional depth and compelling narrative. Hint: 7,997 views were registered July 1 on the YouTube trailer site. The meat of the story are the polygraph scenes of the two men dueling and dealing with five questions put them: And they better not lie or there goes the inheritance. Inheritance? This reviewer is providing one of the tantalizing questions; to do more would be a spoiler. – By Gregg W. Morris
HollyShorts Film Restival 2024
THE DOG Film Review – Viewer Discretion Advised
Viewers are advised that THE DOG falls short of a WORD must-see rating but can be easily regarded, say, as a why-not-see-it. The acting is good to very good overall. And that’s it for kind words, descriptions. – Review, Article by Gregg W. Morris.
FISHTANK Film Review
Director Wendi Tang’s FISHTANK: Winner of the 8th Tribeca x Chanel Through Her Lens Program. Winner of the 2022 Film Pipeline Short Script Competition. Audiences should be prepared for a surreal drama combining traditional narrative with experimental elements to challenge audiences’ understanding of the norms ingrained in society and expected of them.
I think I’ve pretty much deciphered the surreal and the enigmatic for a review article that doesn’t spoil nor despoil the cinematic surprises in Director Tang’s deftly made flick. However, FISHTANK also required a different approach to reviewing it – audiences may have to keep eyes and ears more open more than usual.
– Reviewer Gregg W. Morris
2024 HollyShorts Oscar Qualifying Official Selection of Films – Video
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ANUJA Film Review & Article – Part 2 of 2: Background Information
ANJULA is scheduled to screen at the prestigious 2024 HollyShorts Film Festival in August. – By Gregg W. Morris
ANUJA Film Review & Article – Part 1 of 2
Director Adam J. Graves – “I wanted to capture that wondrous combination of magic and emotion, of innocence and mischief, which is part of childhood itself — these are kids after all, not statistics. Though every film is collaborative, this one was much more so than most. Were it not for the talent and support of the children of the Salaam Baalak Trust (especially our brilliant star, Sajda Pathan), we never could have brought this important story to the screen.” – Review-Article by Gregg W. Morris