Celebrate at MOMA Dec 4 —30 Years of saving women’s films

You’re Invited: 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

Thursday, December 4, 2025 — 7:00 PM
The Museum of Modern Art (Titus 2, Theater 2) | 11 W 53rd St
Free admission. Seating on a first-come basis. RSVP required.

Join the Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) of New York Women in Film & Television for the culminating event of our 30th anniversary year, celebrating three decades of restoring and returning women-made motion pictures to the screen.

This special evening features the World Restoration Premiere of Asylum and the U.S. Restoration Premiere of The Heart of the Matter—two bold and deeply humane works by women filmmakers that continue to speak urgently to issues of justice, dignity, and visibility.

Asylum (2003)

Directed by Sandy McLeod | Produced by Gini Reticker
Cinematography: Kirsten Johnson, Ellen Kuras | Editor: Kate Taverna   Exec. Producers: Sandy McLeod, Gini Reticker, Deborah Shaffer, Natalie Reuss

This Oscar-nominated documentary short, recounts the harrowing story of a young Ghanaian woman who flees to escape female genital mutilation. It offers a rare lens on U.S. asylum policy—arguing that women’s rights are human rights.

4K restoration by the Academy Film Archive. This screening marks the World Restoration Premiere of this Oscar-nominated short documentary.

The Heart of the Matter (1994)

Directed by Gini Reticker & Amber Hollibaugh
Cinematography: Ellen Kuras, Maryse Alberti | Editor: Ann Collins | Sound: Pamela Yates | Composers: Gregg Mann & Leo Colon

Raw and emotionally charged, the Sundance Award–winning The Heart of the Matter was the first feature-length documentary to center HIV-positive women—blending vérité and archival footage to reveal their strength, vulnerability, and demand for visibility.

4K Restoration by the Women’s Film Preservation Fund of NYWIFT in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive. This screening marks the U.S. Restoration Premiere.

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WFPF’s Mission

Founded in 1995 by members of New York Women in Film & Television in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art, the Women’s Film Preservation Fund is the only grant program of its kind solely dedicated to preserving films made by women . Over 150 films saved to date.

As WFPF enters its next decade, our mission remains steadfast:
to protect memory, preserve evidence, and ensure women’s cinematic contributions endure — on screen and in history.