On the one hand, dazzling production values as well as razzle-dazzle scenes and kinetically charged fighting scenes; on the other, KNOW MERCY can be confounding. It is not rated by the MPAA, and, so, it’s not rated by this reviewer, who believes the cinematography and visuals result in arousing and captivating moments. – Review by Gregg W. Morris
John Henry Ramirez Deathbed Post Mortem Eulogy. All right, let’s see. Y’all can still hear me right? Y’all can still hear me? All right. If y’all are seeing this, then obviously the State of Texas has murdered me. I’m sorry that y’all had to go through that. Thank you for everything. It’s been rough, but it’s been good having y’all with me, all y’all that stuck with me. – Excerpts of John Henry Ramirez’s eulogy about his execution. Article, review by Gregg W. Morris
SUNRAY: FALLEN SOLDIER – juggling multiple themes, sub-themes, plot twists and twists & turns, flipping and flopping – swaggers and shimmies like the mother of all revenge movies on steroids. – By Gregg W. Morris, Reviewer, Editor, the WORD
This reviewer decided not to rate this film other than say it’s the kind of movie he would only watch once – and with no regrets. Article review by Gregg W. Morris
During this short film beaut, audiences may overlook or even forget the things they’ve come to expect in regular feature films but those missing ingredients enhance this superb short, things such as a small cast, minimalist dialogue for much of the film and the fact that the film short isn’t in the preferred widescreen format. – Review by Gregg W. Morris
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2020 Social Justice Film Festival: Featurrette Documentary Silver Prize for Suppressed: The Fight to Vote
2019 Teaneck Intl Film Festival: Winner Juried Award Best Short for Suppressed: The Fight to Vote
2019 American Insight’s Free Speech Award for Suppressed: The Fight to Vote
2019 (In)Justice for All Film Festival: Impact Award Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prison
2018 Culver City Film Festival: Best Original Screenplay Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prison
2018 Justice on Trial Film Festival Best Short Film for The Bail Trap: American Ransom
2014 Media for a just society award for Our Turn to Dream
2014 LA Webfest outstanding reality/documentary series for Prison Profiteers
2014 LA Webfest outstanding writing in reality/documentary series for Prison Profiteers
2013 Media for a just society award for Law and Disorder
2009 Bronze Telly for This Brave Nation
2008 Laurel Awards
Publisher, Editor Gregg W. Morris
A powerful documentary bringing to life the brave testimony of writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused former President Donald Trump of sexual abuse. In a landmark legal case, Trump was held liable for sexual abuse and defamation, with a court ordering him to pay $83.3 million in damages.
{Facebook removed link to a Medium.com article I wrote about the documentary because I used the word “Riveting” in describing the film.}
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety: “As the game grows more complex, WAR GAME invokes footage not only of January 6 but of other flashpoints in American history involving protest, state violence or religious extremism — Kent State, the MOVE bombings, Waco and so on — building a tapestry of the past, as a chilling reminder of what might happen if warnings go unheeded.”
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
Celebrating the art of cinema in the home of the Harlem Renaissance, The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) inspires and entertains by honoring dynamic films by anyone about anything under the sun. Conceived from the belief that we all have…