THEY’RE HERE World Premiere: Seventy-Four Minutes of ‘Believe It or Not’ Thought Provoking Filming About Close Encounters of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Kind

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A stellar account about several upstate New Yorkers who say they have had close encounters with UFOs AKA UAPs. They are not portrayed in this polished documentary of Directors Pacho Velez and Daniel Claridge as wacky, or particularly eccentric. 
They come across as everyday people though some have experienced a measure here or there of derision for publicly sharing their outer worldly experiences. Believe this reviewer when he says that he was tempted, really temped, to circumvent the Saturday, June 8, 2 p.m. embargo so that he could be the first to shout to the heavens: See this movie! – Gregg W. Morris

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DRIVER: Director Nesa Azimi’s Beaut of a Documentary About Women Long Haul Truckers

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“Cinema as a whole can be seen as a vehicle for empathy — in general, the goal of a film is to make the audience feel as if they have lived the experiences of the character onscreen, and can identify with their struggles,” writes H.R. Starzec on Medium.com. Starzec could have been writing about DRIVER.
“There’s a feeling of sensitivity and understanding at every level, and the filmmaker trusts that the audience is capable of extracting these feelings from film.” – A must see movie. Article by Gregg W. Morris

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World Premier of MADE IN ETHIOPIA – Truly Compelling, Will Have Some Audience Members Mesmerized …

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MADE IN ETHOPIA was filmed over four years and this reviewer was amazed at the considerable access the filmmakers had with interviewees and their families and the community as a whole. That kind of access occurs because of the incredible filmmaking finesses of filmmakers for dealing with people to tell incredible stories. – Review by Gregg W. Morris

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Tribeca Festival 2024: Immersive Program in Collaboration with Mercer Labs

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At Tribeca, we’ve transformed our immersive offerings to meet the growing demand for expansive experiences,” Tribeca Co-Founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal was quoted as saying in a press release. “As artists transition from digital platforms to live audiences, we’ve embraced the opportunity to explore new avenues in immersive programming. Our curated showcase, in collaboration with Mercer Labs, features exclusive works from renowned artists across diverse disciplines. This marks a significant milestone in festival history and continues Tribeca’s commitment to innovation, creativity and technology.” – By Gregg W. Morris

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SHE’S CLEAN – a Fifteen Minute Short Film by Jenn Harris – Shows up June 5 on Vimeo and Other Streaming Platforms

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SHE’S CLEAN contains nudity and scenes of a sexual nature and is intended for mature audiences only. Says Star Jenn Harris: “I wanted to explore intimacy, intimate relations and sex on film in a way that I hadn’t seen captured before, with a female character in her sexual prime engaging in intimacy and sex without commenting on it, excusing it, or making fun of it. Intimacy is deeply nuanced and I feel most filmmaking has been afraid of that nuance so they resort to exploitation or silliness.”
   
– Article by Gregg W. Morris. Review in the works embargoed until June 5

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Tribeca Festival 2024 Jury of Storytellers, Directors, Actors, Writers and Producers

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This year’s festival jury includes a diverse roster of groundbreaking filmmakers, award-winning actors, celebrated multi-hyphenate producers, and leaders from entertainment, including David O. Russell, Selma Blair, Asghar Farhadi, Kim Cattrall, Chinonye Chukwu, Nisha Pahuja, Nikyatu Jusu, Sheila Nevins, Francesca Scorsese, Clara McGregor, and more. In addition to the awards in competition categories, the Nora Ephron Award, created to honor the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer, will be presented.

 – Article By Gregg W. Morris

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