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Celebrate at MOMA Dec 4 —30 Years of saving women’s films
04 Dec 2025 @ 07:00pm
Celebrate 30 years of preserving women’s cinema with the Women’s Film Preservation Fund of NYWIFT — featuring 4K restoration premieres of influential documentaries Asylum and The Heart of the Matter.
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Meet The New NYWIFT Member: Wendy Rubin
Wendy is a financial executive, media veteran, and creator of Fintimacy: A Women's Guide to Financial Freedom. After two decades in entertainment, finance, and private equity, she's on a mission to help women break free from shame and step into financial power. Her work translates the intimidating language of wealth into smart, clear tools for real life, blending strategic rigor with empathy, humor, and real-world insight. She's also an endurance athlete who has completed 10 New York City marathons to date. Wendy told us about her journey from the Midwest to becoming a fractional CFO in media and entertainment, her passion for empowering women through financial literacy, and her exciting upcoming book and podcast series.
Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Sen-I Yu
Welcome to NYWIFT, Sen-I Yu! Sen-I Yu is a New York-based, award-winning filmmaker originally from Taiwan. Her feature directorial debut My Heavenly City garnered international recognition, including a NETPAC Award nomination at the 43rd Hawaii International Film Festival, Best Picture and IndiePix Vision Award at the 2025 Winter Film Festival, among others. The film secured worldwide theatrical distribution in 2023 throughout Taiwan, Hong Kong, with limited releases in North America and the UK. The Guardian called it a “fresh, thoughtful take on immigrant experience, Sen-I Yu’s sympathetic and humane film traces three loosely woven stories of people dealing with loneliness in New York City…” In our interview, she discusses her debut feature, how her immigrant experience influences her creative process, and the types of stories that inspire her.
Meet The NYWIFT Member: Mirelle Tinker
Mirelle is a content strategist and narrative designer with a background spanning television, education, and gaming. With over a decade of experience in media production and development across indie agencies and major networks, she prioritizes innovative storytelling in all her creative work. After beginning her career as an NBCUniversal Page, Mirelle served as Content Coordinator at Common Sense Networks' streaming service, Sensical, where she led teams in curating over 80 programs and several creator partnerships. Mirelle told us about her dynamic approach to content strategy, her journey across multiple media platforms, and her exciting upcoming visual novel game project.
Meet The NYWIFT Member: Melody Tally
Melody is a multi-hyphenate artist, award-winning actress, screenwriter, filmmaker and engineer. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and her Masters in Business Administration at Trinity Washington University. She studied acting and directing with Vera Katz and Haile Gerima at Howard University and can be seen on Tubi, Netflix, and Amazon Prime in acclaimed films including Residue and Silent Brave. Melody told us about balancing her multidisciplinary skills, how her engineering background influences her approach to artistic and creative projects, including a math book and limited series.
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