This film short will wet cinematic appetites. The feature that this reviewer suspects is in the works could be a mindbender.
Review by Gregg W. Morris
LIKENESS Film Review 2024: A Compelling Flick About a Compelling Contemporary Issue
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Film Review
I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE: A Mindboggling, Mind-blowing, Mind-bending Film Experience
Reid Davenport:“All of the footage in I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE is shot by me from my literal point-of-view. The motivation for this is twofold: 1, to jar viewers with shots from a camera held by my spastic body or mounted to my wheelchair, and, 2, to unequivocally rebuke the norm of disabled people being seen and not heard In this film, viewers listen to my voiceover without ever seeing the entirety of my face.”
Review, articles by Gregg W. Morris
Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ EDA Awards 2023
“2023 was an exceptional year with so many women playing major creative roles in high profile projects,” AWFJ President Jennifer Merin was quoted as saying. “AWFJ always focuses on and supports women’s contributions in all aspects of film production, and we are delighted that this year’s AWFJ EDA Awards honor women creatives in six of our 10non-gendered BEST OF categories, as well as in all of our Female Focus categories. We hope this female forward trend will continue in 2024.” (Drew Barrymore, however, was one of three who got a nasty sneer.) – Article by Gregg W. Morris
IN WONDERLAND Review by J Perez
The story revolves around Nina, portrayed by Elizabeth Phoenix Caro, an 8-year-old Mexican child who has recently crossed the US-Mexico border with her father.
Review by J Perez
Will Hunter Students Flock to a New George Romero Film?
Brad Anderson is to direct George A. Romero’s TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD. Can Director Brad Anderson rejuvenate the enthusiasm that the franchise once commanded? – Article by Phillip McCoy-Campbell
SIN RAÍCES (Movie Short) 2023 Film Review
BOCA CHICA Film Review
Review of Director-Writer Lloyd Lee Choi’s Award Winning QUEENIE. {The original title was CLOSING DYNASTY}
A precocious 7-year-old girl, Queenie, hustles and schemes her ways on the mean streets and subways of New York City to make money to help her parents when she realizes the family business is closing because of the Pandemic. Review of Director Lloyd Lee Choi’s sublime 17-minute film short by Sandra Cambrelen.
SEVAP/MITZVAH directed by Sabina Vajraca
Short films have become popular because they can provide a cost-effective learning experience for filmmakers and because of increasing audience diversity – though SEVAP/MITZVAH has the look and feel of a feature. That train of thought has this writer-reviewer imagining Director/Writer Sabina Varjraca’s 17-minute virtuoso SEVAP/MITZVAH is in the works to become a SEVAP/MITZVAH feature film. – Review by Gregg W. Morris
2023 Film Review: UNCONDITIONAL – Part 1
A Riveting Story Told in a Remarkable Kaleidoscopic Documentary Style by Director Richard Lui About How Mental Illness Effects American Families
Nearly 58 million Americans, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, must deal with a mental health challenge each year. About 53 million Americans, according to the AARP, are family caregivers, who face their own emotional distress in caring for loved ones. This is a story about an issue facing 100 million people. Article by Gregg W. Morris.