Phillip Youmans, the first African-American director to win The Founders Award, Best Narrative Feature, for Burning Cane, is the youngest director to have a feature in Tribeca. He wrote, directed, and shot the film at age 17. Besides Burning Cane,…
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New CUNY Chancellor’s First Day at Work “Greetings”
“I want to thank you for placing your confidence in me. I will spend each and every day working to justify that confidence and to meet the high expectations for this institution I love. I look forward to working with the Board of Trustees, and the entire University community, as we begin to move on into CUNY’s next chapter together.¡Saludos!”
Error Correction May 2: A Wardrobe Mishap? Nah! A Zany Unexpected Moment? Could Be! Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Red Carpet, DRIVEWAYS
There was an error misidentifying CRSHD red carpet footage as DRIVEWAYS footage. Here is the link to the corrected video footage. Correct articles and footage in the works.
Gregg W. Morris can be reached gmorris@hunter.cuny.edu
AFTER PARKLAND Red Carpet, Tribeca Film Festival 2019 – April 26
The effort that goes into making those money shots for photorgraphers, vidoemakers, filmmakers …
Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Hub Interview
Interview of Film Enthusiast Theresa from Oakland hanging out in TFF Hub before going to her next film
Stop Hate Project – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
Their Stop Hate Project is on the front lines of the fight against hate – strengthening the capacity of community leaders, law enforcement, and organizations around the country to combat hate at every turn.
What Could CUNY Students Expect from the New Chancellor?
Several Queens College student leaders were interviewed for their opinions about what CUNY students may expect from their president, Félix V. Matos Rodriguez, the next CUNY Chancellor. He takes office May 1.
A Lowdown for CUNY Students About the Start of the Eighth CUNY Chancellorship – This One with a Man of Color
“Because he is a man of color and has come up through CUNY, he is able to relate and connect with students on a higher level than prior chancellors before him” – Farbod H. Moghadan, CUNY University Student Senate Vice Chair of Senior College Affairs and Student Government.
The 18th Annual Tribeca Film Festival Jury Is Comprised of …
This year’s jury features acclaimed filmmakers, award-winning actors, noteworthy producers, and cultural leaders including Angela Bassett, Rebecca Miller, Orlando von Einsiedel, Steve Zaillian, Drake Doremus, Famke Janssen, Jenny Lumet, Tig Notaro, Chloë Sevigny, and more.
Film Society of Lincoln Center Tribute to Ester Krumbachová, Master of the Czechoslovak New Wave
A costume and set designer, scriptwriter, and director, the multi-hyphenate artist shared her puckishly surreal and trenchant, radical vision with such trailblazing New Wave directors as Chytilová, Karel Kachyňa, Jaromil Jireš, and Jan Němec, who married Krumbachová and considered her a muse.