Whether one agrees with his conclusions or not, his work offers something that has become increasingly rare in modern media - analysis rooted in firsthand experience inside the intelligence and national-security community. – Gregg W. Morris, the Word
Category: 2026
Black Public Media Shines in CUNY TV Close Up
The Harlem-based national media arts nonprofit is featured on CUNY-TV’s Frame by Frame: NYC Filmmakers in Focus Black Public Media is the premier focus of a Friday, March 13, episode at 2 p.m.,running through April 5 (check local listings). The…
Quickie Film Review of A FRIEND OF DOROTHY Directed by Lee Knight
Q&A-Plus Is in the Works
## *A FRIEND OF DOROTHY* (2025) **Written & Directed by Lee Knight | Short Film | 21 minutes** The Story *A quietly beautiful short film about an unlikely friendship between Dorothy (Dame Miriam Margolyes), a sharp, witty, and increasingly frail…
March 3 – What Comes …
“They’ve backed away from regime change,” says Ian Bremmer, stating there’s no realistic mechanism to produce a stable successor government from the outside. The Iranian opposition is not organized, and the risks of deeper intervention would be high and politically unpopular at home. – theWORD, Gregg W. Morris
DADDIES BOI Is a Slam Dunk of a Movie – Part 1: Introduction for a Series of Articles
DADDIES BOI generated significant positive responses during its festival run, with screenings at NewFest and Temecula. The creators are in early conversations with distributors, with aspirations to secure a streaming service acquisition. The planned series would consist of six to eight episodes of approximately 30 minutes each for the first season, with outlines developed for three seasons total. – Gregg W. Morris, the WORD
DADDIES BOI – the WORD Q&A With Slam Dunking Filmmakers
Part 2
Synopsis Desperate to maintain their lifestyles as their youth, & options, fade, two aging sugar babies dive headfirst into the bizarre underworld of the “desire economy.” When a provocative new app called Daddies Boi promises fast cash and fresh connections,…
DADDIES BOI – the WORD Q&A With Slam Dunking Filmmakers – Part 3 of 3
Louie Rinaldi (they/them) – ExecutiveProducer,CoCreator: Yeah, thank you. You know what? I mean, I get that. I’ve often, growing up, was jealous of a painter or some kind of artistry like that where you can go away to a cabin…
U.S. and Israel Launch Illegal War on Iran, Call for Regime Change
By Sharon Zang (Article was originally published by Truthout)
One of the strikes, reportedly launched by Israel, destroyed an elementary school for girls in the southern city of Minab, killing at least 85 people, Iranian semi-official outlet Tasnim News Agency reported — seemingly the first reported casualties of the conflict. Iran retaliated with strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases in numerous Gulf Coast countries, including in a strike on the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. Many U.S. bases in the region were partially evacuated prior to the first U.S.-Israeli strikes.
Director Oriana Ng and Producer Abigail Prade Discuss Their 18-Minute Film Short Marvel WALTZ FOR THREE – Part 2 of 2
WALTZ FOR THREE has screened at numerous festivals, including St. Louis International Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival, and Dances With Films 2025, and has been recognized in multiple Oscar-qualifying competitions. WALTZ FOR THREE filmmakers at the time of this the WORD Q&A were planning on overseas screenings.
