Louie Rinaldi (they/them) – ExecutiveProducer,CoCreator: Yeah, thank you. You know what? I mean, I get that. I’ve often, growing up, was jealous of a painter or some kind of artistry like that where you can go away to a cabin…
WALTZ FOR THREE has screened at numerous festivals, including St. Louis International Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival, and Dances With Films 2025, and has been recognized in multiple Oscar-qualifying competitions. WALTZ FOR THREE filmmakers at the time of this the WORD Q&A were planning on overseas screenings.
Words escape description by this film reviewer. This film is unlike many in recent memory. – Review by Gregg W. Morris
BIGHT, directed by Mariara Walsh, explores themes of power, control, and the fragility of trust through character-driven storytelling on levels that few filmmakers dare to go. – Review by Gregg W. Morris
Because the film has a polarizing subject and huge political context, online discussions blend criticism of the documentary itself with political sentiment about the Trumps and Brett Ratner. (The Daily Beast) – Gregg W. Morris
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
