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Tribeca Festival Announces 2023 Feature Film Line Up – Part 1 of the Announcement

The 2023 features program – this reviewer feels it’s a monster – includes 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries. The lineup includes 93 world premieres, one international premiere, eight North American premieres, one U.S. premiere, and six New York premieres. There are 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. 41 percent (45) of all feature films are directed by women and, for the first time, more than half of competition feature films are directed by women at 68 percent (19). Additionally, 36 percent (39) of feature films are directed by BIPOC filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers. – Article by Gregg W. Morris

ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING Film Review

A viscerally gripping, 145-minute drama with scenes of incredible intensity, many searing, about Chama, a single mom in her early 20s, played by Melissa Barrera whose character is a system-impacted woman teetering on the edge of an abyss.

Numerous cinema accolades : NY HBO Latino Film Festival – Winner of Best Film; Las Cruces International Film Festival – Winner of Best Film & Grand Jury Prize; Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival – Winner of Best Editing; Santa Fe Independent Film Festival – Winner of Best Film; Ojai International Film Festival – Honorable Mention Best Director; Seattle Latino Film Festival – Honorable Mention Best Film, Best Director.
Review by Gregg W. Morris

A True Gent

I pick up on the incessant buzzing of clippers as soon as I walked into Staten Island’s TrueGents Barbershop at 2035 Victory Boulevard. A movie plays on the big TV screen as barbers worked their magic. Seems like tons of hair are collecting on the floor and barbers continually sweep them aside to keep the luxurious shop clean. “I can fix you up after this guy, boss, just sit tight!” says Rohaiz Dar. Feature Story by Kirby Inot.

BRRRR!

One of several stories about Hunter students interviewed about braving really cold weather to get to campus to keep up with their studies. This article by Sabrina Rosado.

What Hunter Students Told WORD Reporters about the 2022 Midterm Elections – First Article in a Series

College students voted in unusually large numbers, boosting the Democrats narrow 2022 midterm victories, according to NPR, the nonprofit news service Stateline of the Pew Charitable Trusts, CIRCLE and several other non-partisan news organizations. Two Hunter students and a Hunter NYPIRG coordinator were interviewed by this reporter about the 2022 midterm elections.
Article by Milan Dupuy.