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2023 Tribeca Festival TV and NOW Lineup

by Greggory Morris • April 20, 2023

World premieres include Max’s Full Circle directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Dennis Quaid, Claire Danes, Timothy Olyphant, Zazie Beetz, and Jharrel Jerome; HBO Sports Documentaries’ The Golden Boy, about the life of cultural icon Oscar De La Hoya, executive produced by Mark Wahlberg and Mario Lopez; and AMC’s The Walking Dead: Dead City, starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan), and BET+’s Diarra from Detroit, Executive produced by Kenya Barris. Also: Starz’s Outlander Season Seven, starring Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan. – Article by Gregg W. Morris

The 2023 Asian American Film Lab 72 Hour Shootout – The Only Competition of Its Kind in the Country

by Greggory Morris • April 20, 2023

The Only Competition of Its Kind in the Country: Gearing up for the 2023 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition which is designed to promote gender and ethnic diversity in media and empower emerging female filmmakers and filmmakers of color. Article by Gregg w. Morris

Part 3 – Final Segment – Tribeca Film Festival Announcement 2023

by Greggory Morris • April 19, 2023

Spotlight Documentary Both onscreen and behind the camera, Spotlight Documentary films represent the most noteworthy names in nonfiction premiering high profile new work. All Up in the Biz, (United States) – World Premiere. In All Up in the Biz, director…

Part 2 of the Tribeca Film Festival Announcement 2023

by Greggory Morris • April 19, 2023

ABOUT THE TRIBECA FESTIVAL The Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, brings artists and diverse audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its forms, including film, TV, music, audio storytelling, games, and XR. With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is…

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

by Greggory Morris • April 19, 2023

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

by Greggory Morris • March 19, 2023

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

by Kirby Inot • March 4, 2023

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.

They Didn’t Freeze … But They Sure Were Cold

by Ircania Aybar • March 3, 2023

“Our religion class basically froze over,” said Joshua Gibaja, 20, a senior majoring in accounting. “Even our professor was wearing [his] coat.” Story by Ircania Aybar.

What Was It Like for Students on the Coldest Day of One of the Warmest Winters in Recent Memory?

by Kira Scott • March 2, 2023

The abnormally warm winter has been perplexing this spring semester and is one of the reasons the early February arctic blast that passed through the Tri-State Area Friday, February 3rd, and Saturday, the 4th, surprised students interviewed for this article. Story by Kira Scott.

BRRRR!

by Sabrina Rosado • March 2, 2023

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.

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