Sasha Wortzel

Artist & Film Director: RIVER OF GRASS (2025), HOW TO CARRY WATER (2023), THIS IS AN ADDRESS (2020), HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARSHA! (2018)

[Rubén Rosario @RubenRos]

RIVER OF GRASS is one of the best films of the year. Here's my review: https://t.co/21E8LQFiMR

[the morally corrupt juan barquin @woahitsjuanito]

everyone should watch this!!!

[International Documentary Association (IDA) @IDAorg]

PARE LORENTZ: River of Grass @sashawortzel

[Florida Film Critics @FLFilmCritics]

GOLDEN ORANGE
Sasha Wortzel's River of Grass

A poetic documentary about the fragility of the Everglades, presenting its history through the words of conservationist Marjory Stoneman Douglas and highlights the native and queer voices that defend the historic landscapes today.

[Chicken & Egg Films @chickeneggfilms]

▪️ River of Grass
dir. Sasha Wortzel (@sashawortzel)
prod. Danielle Varga

▪️ There Was, There Was Not
dir. Emily Mkrtichian
prod. Mara Adina

[Field of Vision @fieldofvision]

@sashawortzel's THIS IS AN ADDRESS is an ode to trans icon and activist Sylvia Rivera, who advocated for poor and working-class LGBTQ people made homeless by the AIDS crisis.

https://t.co/uWJbYbcyCe

[TheDocSociety @TheDocSociety]

‘River of Grass’ by @sashawortzel & @dsvarga: A journey through the past, present, and precarious future of the Florida Everglades, an imperiled and iconic American region on the verge of collapse.

[artforum @Artforum]

Existential dread suffused @sashawortzel’s “Dreams of Unknown Islands,” an exhibition at Miami's @oolitearts that carefully considered how Florida’s sublimated colonial history intersects with its present-day ecological ruin, writes @EricaDawnLyle1. https://t.co/Brz4oJZHCV

[Field of Vision @fieldofvision]

@sashawortzel's THIS IS AN ADDRESS will screen at #BAMcinemaFest this year!

[Field of Vision @fieldofvision]

To commemorate #TransDayOfVisibility, a tribute to Stonewall veteran and civil rights pioneer Sylvia Rivera by @sashawortzel

https://t.co/hiXSHbOxLp

[Miami New Times @miaminewtimes]

.@sashawortzel’s recent works emphasize her search for a sonic, visual, and cinematic language to both acknowledge those whose histories have been systematically erased and to interrogate the very processes by which that erasure occurs. @oolitearts https://t.co/kxeXOi7JU6

[WSU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program @GSW_WSU]

Join GSW & @WSUOMSE for a viewing and discussion of Happy Birthday, Marsha! directed by @tourmaliiine & @sashawortzel as we recognize Black and Trans Women’s History in Women's History Month. Wed. March 24th, 4-5pm
https://t.co/BbVjVoTkuk

[Marika @marikalynch]

COVID, racial injustice and environmental degradation are all connected, & sometimes we need the arts to draw the through line https://t.co/hFrRtNbRzU v @WLRN @ChrisRadioFLA @oolitearts @sashawortzel

[Monica Uszerowicz @monilaurasimone]

might be a big “ask” considering we are the perpetual laughingstock of the nation, but please take note: the organizing & coalition-building & mutual aid all over florida (like many southern states)—north to south—is inspiring & incredible, & voter suppression is very real.

[Raquel Willis @Raquel__Willis]

Y'all better speak precisely when talking about southern states. The most powerful and innovative organizers have been trying to transform the region for generations. Don't turn your backs on their hard work for a cute, quippy, self-righteous put down.

[Field of Vision @fieldofvision]

🎥 Coming soon to Field of Vision: THIS IS AN ADDRESS, @sashawortzel's new doc that captures the gentrification of Sylvia Rivera’s New York. Sasha spoke with @douglasgrnwd at @i_D and shared a clip from the upcoming film.

https://t.co/Qz2zbjfOpg

[Oolite Arts @oolitearts]

Congratulations to the 2020 winners of #TheEllies 🍾 In addition to the prestigious Michael Richards Award, this year we also introduced The Ellies Social Justice Award. Meet all 48 winning artists and art teachers at https://t.co/qI3G62DjOc

[Sasha Wortzel @sashawortzel]

With beautiful and deeply attentive framing by Dessane Lopez Cassell

[hyperallergic @hyperallergic]

We have exclusive digital access to "This is an Address", Sasha Wortzel’s meditative film on displacement, erasure, and queer communities along the Hudson River piers. https://t.co/cz8NMYAcr1

[Sasha Wortzel @sashawortzel]

Now on @fieldofvision: This is an Address. An audio described version narrated by @tourmaliiine, with closed captioing also available

[Field of Vision @fieldofvision]

New from Field of Vision: Watch THIS IS AN ADDRESS, a short film by @sashawortzel about the Stonewall veterans and HIV-positive New Yorkers who took up residency along the Hudson piers in the 1990s. Many faced barriers to health care due to their lack of "permanent address."

[douglas greenwood @douglasgrnwd]

Sylvia Rivera's cultural legacy in New York still holds strong, but the place she called home has changed exponentially since she died. A new short film by @SashaWortzel and @FieldOfVision captures that sad transition perfectly. @i_D

https://t.co/huVMjVtGBv