The Audience Q&A with YALLA PARKOUR Director Areeb Zuaiter took place at the Scandinavia House – The Nordic Center in America on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It was moderated by Murtada Elfadi, a Variety magazine critic and a curator DOC NYC. Considering it was bitter cold in Manhattan, there was a sizable crowd on a chilling cold evening in the Big Apple. – By Gregg W. Morris
AFTER DARK was Oscar-qualified after winning Best International Short Film at the Foyle Film Festival in 2024, cementing Forbes’ reputation as one of Scandinavia’s most exciting emerging directors. It world-premiered at Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA, 2024) and has since…
This is a superb thought-provoking and emotionally resonant film. I regard it as one of those rare gems that is open to much more interpretation than what the publicity suggests. That is, if legions of patrons of the WORD watch it – and they should – I would expect a variety of responses and interpretations about what it’s truly about. It’s a scream of a cinematic Rorschach Test.
– Review by Gregg W. Morris, the WORD Editor-Reviewer
Alert: I ONLY REST IN THE STORM is having its North American premiere at the 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF) at Lincoln Center. It screens on Sunday, October 5, at 6 p.m. and Monday, October 6, at 4:30 p.m.…
A financially impoverished tenant teams up Twilight Zone Style with the ghost that’s been haunting the bejesus out of her in her apartment. They collaborate to deal with a ruthless developer from hell, figuratively speaking, who wants to evict…
47 Director: J. Warren Fletcher Country: USA; Running Time: 15 minutes Almost Home Director: Menhaj Huda Country: USA; Running Time: 20 minutes An Old Friend Director: Nuk Suwanchote Country: USA; Running Time: 14 minutes ana 0091 Director: Robert Brody Country: USA; Running Time: 7 minutes The Anatomy of Jane Doesn’t Exist Director: Kai Brown Country: USA; Running…
MONEY TALK$ is a daring and poignant unsentimental portrait of a society on the brink. Director Tony Mucci’s directorial debut showcases a deft understanding of how money can become a powerful agent of human behavior. By tracing the path of a single banknote, the film invites viewers to reflect on the moral and societal costs of economic survival, making it a standout work in contemporary short filmmaking. – Review by Gregg W. Morris, Editor, Reviewer of the WORD
THE PROFESSIONAL PARENT has racked up 44 official selections at international film festivals, including eight official Oscar®-qualifying festivals, across 23 countries. The film last screened in NYC in 2024 at the Canadian Screen Award Qualifying New York Shorts…
Based on a true event, it’s directed by Stephanie Laing, written by Jonathan Keasey and Brant Boivin, and starring Rose Byrne, Dominic Sessa, Demi Lovato, Ariana DeBose, Octavia Spencer, and Simon Rex. {I’m publishing Part 1 because I want to…
