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Brave New Films: SUPPRESSED & SABOTAGED 2024
January 6 marked four years since the January 6th Insurrection, a dark day in American history when MAGA extremists revealed their contempt for democracy. That attack wasn’t just a moment; it was a warning about the dangers we still face.To understand how we got here, we invite you to revisit our powerful film, Suppressed and Sabotaged. This documentary reveals the widespread voter suppression that undermined the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election and shows how those same tactics continue to drive the anti-democratic MAGA movement.
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Brave New Films is a non-partisan, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that carries out the Brave New Films mission by creating and distributing educational films. Brave New Films Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that conducts legislative activity necessary to carry out the mission of the Brave New Films family. Neither of the Brave New Films organizations makes contributions to or expressly advocates for the election or defeat of candidates for public office.
2020 Social Justice Film Festival: Featurrette Documentary Silver Prize for Suppressed: The Fight to Vote
2019 Teaneck Intl Film Festival: Winner Juried Award Best Short for Suppressed: The Fight to Vote
2019 American Insight’s Free Speech Award for Suppressed: The Fight to Vote
2019 (In)Justice for All Film Festival: Impact Award Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prison
2018 Culver City Film Festival: Best Original Screenplay Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prison
2018 Justice on Trial Film Festival Best Short Film for The Bail Trap: American Ransom
2014 Media for a just society award for Our Turn to Dream
2014 LA Webfest outstanding reality/documentary series for Prison Profiteers
2014 LA Webfest outstanding writing in reality/documentary series for Prison Profiteers
2013 Media for a just society award for Law and Disorder
2009 Bronze Telly for This Brave Nation
2008 Laurel Awards
Publisher, Editor Gregg W. Morris
Best Big Screeners (Movies, Films) of 2024 According to Film & Movie Pundits Recognized, Unrecognized, Self-Appointed … and So on!
The 97th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Broadcast live on ABC and Hulu, and in more than 200 territories worldwide. A red carpet show will air live at 6:30 p.j. ET/3:30 p.m.,PT, and ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. – Gregg W. Morris, Editor
Students Need to Be Aware of a Never Ending Scourge: Phishing – Article by Tony Ayala
Phishing, a pox ever there was one. Hunter’s Internet Computer Instructional Information (ICIT) early in the semester that has recently ended, notified the campus of the digital menace: “We are currently witnessing an uptick in the number of phishing incidents asking staff and students to validate accounts, and share personal information. We hope that all staff and students will review this information and the awareness courses recommended in last weeks emails.”
Stay alert,” according to the warning, “for unexpected messages requesting personal information. Refrain from sharing personal or sensitive information like bank account numbers, social security numbers, or student IDs, with unfamiliar sources.” – Article by Tony Ayala.
“Unhinged!”
Chen Pan, 22, a sophomore who hasn’t declared a major yet, said in an interview about students’ pressing issues this semester, that one of his instructors was “unhinged.” Abby Guastella, 19, a sophomore who hasn’t decided on a major yet, described her worries about her classes, saying “I have so many stresses of college for one.” Lamont Jackson, a 26-year-old media studies major with a concentration in journalism, said he had one clear pressing issue: “I want to raise awareness about Christian persecution.” – Article by Tony Ayala.
So Said Senior Citizen Students Interviewed by this Reporter About the 2024 Presidential Election – and So Much More [© the WORD’s Lamont Jackson]
Assistant Editor LaMont Jackson’s candid interviews with selected Hunter College senior citizen students about their opinions and decisions about the 2024 presidential elections and the happenings in the political scenery of New York and New York City.
Part 2, THE PEOPLE’S JOKER Film Review Article – More About Plot & Synopsis & Pictures
THE PEOPLE’S JOKER features a superhero-sized cast of celebrated comedic talent in both voice and live action roles behind the kaleidoscope of characters that lampoon the iconic heroes and villains of the DC comics’ world. It features cameos from comedy multi-hyphenate Tim Heidecker, award-winning actor Bob Odenkirk, Maria Bamford (Netflix’s Big Mouth, Adult Swim’s Teenage Euthanasia), and Scott Aukerman (Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis co-creator and host of the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast), with Vera Drew, Lynn Downey (Amazon Prime Video’s Daisy Jones & The Six), Nathan Faustyn (SADDLED), and Kane Distler, in his film debut as Mister J.
THE PEOPLE’S JOKER (2024) Film Review – Part 1
Nominations: The Gotham Awards 2024 – Breakthrough Director (Vera Drew); The Indie Awards 2024 – Best Narrative Feature; The Indie Awards 2024 – Outstanding Storytelling Craft; The Indie Awards 2024 – Outstanding Technical Achievement; Early Winner: Narrative Features Committee Renegade Award; Featured in mid-year Best of 2024 lists in Variety magazine. – Article, Review, Commentary by Gregg W. Morris.
THE BIBI FILES Film Review – One of the Best (If Not the Best ) Documentary Films of 2024
Doesn’t matter whether potential members of audiences support or don’t support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Or want or don’t want him convicted of the crimes he’s been indicted for. This is a must-see, ever there was one. Consider the film teaser as a tip of the iceberg. – By Gregg W. Morris
Film Review: SKY PEALS (2024) – Written & Directed by Moin Hussain Whose Esoteric Cinematic Feat Is Now Streaming on VOD Platforms
Director Moin Hussain has said that his debut feature, science fiction as it is, was the right film genre for him to explore the concept of mixed-race identity, as well as for this reason too: “There was a lot about Adam, the main character’s life — like his mixed heritage identity — that is close to mine.” The story telling essence of of SKY PEALS is transcendent and can almost hypnotically cause audiences to experience more and feel more than they might expect for a science fiction tale. – Article, Review – By Gregg W. Morris