Our Next Program
NYWIFT Night Out Bowling Party
24 Aug 2026 @ 06:30pm
Gather with your NYWIFT friends – and make some new ones – at a fun summer bowling night out at Lucky Strike Times Square! Break the ice with some friendly competition.
The bowling and entertainment venue also offers billiards/pool and an arcade bar, which serves drinks and food. Lucky Strike is fully wheelchair accessible.
The NYWIFT Night Out is a safe space to ask entertainment-related questions, seek advice, employment, and other industry opportunities. Bring your business cards and get ready to make connections!
As always, all NYWIFT members are welcome and encouraged to attend and mix, mingle, and get to know our dynamic and talented members and staff in an informal setting.
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Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Rosa Arredondo
Welcome to NYWIFT, Rosa Arredondo! Rosa is a multi-hyphenate, native New Yorker. Most recently, she originated the role of John Leguizamo’s sister in The Public Theater’s premiere of his original play The Other Americans. Other credits include: two seasons as Francey Jones, on CBS’s So Help Me Todd, opposite Marcia Gay Harden, as well as four seasons as Sheriff Valenti, on The WB’s Roswell New Mexico. Other television credits include Mare of Easttown, opposite Kate Winslet; Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us; Blue Bloods; The Equalizer; Blindspot; The Blacklist; and The Good Wife, to name a few. She has also enjoyed recurring roles on Ordinary Joe, Gone, opposite Chris Noth; and Quantico, opposite Blair Underwood. Her film credits include Academy Award Winner Still Alice, opposite Julianne Moore; The Secret Art of Human Flight, which received a Best Feature nomination at The Tribeca Festival; and Tribeca Festival pick Baby Girl by award-winning director Macdara Vallely. Rosa Arredondo founded Seven Sister Productions to provide a platform for stories from the female perspective. She wrote, produced, and starred in her solo show I Walked Across the Ocean Floor, which premiered Off-Broadway with Royal Family Productions, and, which received a Best Short nomination at the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto.
Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Dominique Debroux
Welcome to NYWIFT, Dominique Debroux! Dominique is a producer, entrepreneur, and nutritional chef whose work bridges storytelling, science, and women’s empowerment. A former fashion executive turned filmmaker, she produced the documentaries 40 Weeks and recently Wise Women – Humanity’s Untold Origins, which reframes menopause as the evolutionary foundation of women’s leadership. Partnering with Oscar-winner Jonathan Sanger and Madeline Di Nonno of the Geena Davis Institute, she advocates for rewriting women’s midlife narratives—on screen, in culture, and in how we nourish ourselves to thrive.
Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Ariana Marie Luque
Welcome to NYWIFT, Ariana Marie Luque! Ariana is an award-winning director/cinematographer from The Bronx, NY. She is a NYU Tisch alum, having graduated with a Bachelor's in Film/TV production. Her work is often rooted from her Latin background, prioritizing culture and interpersonal relationships in her work. Her goal is to amplify stories from underrepresented communities and diversify the entertainment industry in front and behind the camera. She has gained international experience working in Iceland, Italy, and Puerto Rico, and has collaborated with major studios including Amazon Prime, Walt Disney, and Paramount under production roles. Most recently, she completed a film fellowship at the Bronx Documentary Center and is currently developing a short narrative film and is in production on two short documentaries. In our interview, Ariana discusses her background, what she’s learned from working in the industry, and the importance of film.
Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Vanessa Hope
Welcome to NYWIFT, Vanessa Hope! Vanessa Hope is an award‑winning filmmaker whose work sits at the intersection of cinema, foreign policy, and human rights, with a focus on women’s leadership in volatile political landscapes. She has directed and produced fiction and nonfiction films across the United States, China, Afghanistan, and Taiwan that have premiered at major festivals such as Sundance, Cannes, and IDFA. Her latest documentary, Invisible Nation, offers intimate, unprecedented access to Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing‑wen, and has been embraced as a landmark portrait of a small democracy confronting mounting authoritarian pressure. She co‑founded Double Hope Films with producer Ted Hope. She also writes the Substack newsletter Dream of a Better World and hosts the podcast vHopeful Conversations, where she champions the independent film and documentary community through in‑depth, craft‑driven dialogues.
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