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In this feature drama set on an American college campus, a Freshman Girl wakes up after a drunken campus party and discovers she may have been sexually assaulted. She remembers nothing.

A feature documentary about women in politics in the post suffrage era.

AmeRican Poet Tato Laviera tells the story of a prolific poet, playwright, and community activist from the Lower East Side. Beloved by Latinos from New York, Houston, and cities near and far, Laviera kept his ear to the ground and his eyes on the ever-changing New York City landscape. He was born in Puerto Rico and uprooted to New York City by the age of nine. Nueva York would remain his second home. Laviera’s poetry reflects his bicultural, bilingual Nuyorican life while celebrating the universality of the human condition. By mixing Puerto Rican culture and language with that of the streets of Loisaida (the Lower East Side) and El Barrio, he masterfully created a powerful and diverse body of work: publishing collections of original poems and producing impactful theatrical plays. His skillful use of language, weaving Spanish, English and Spanglish in his poems, addresses language, cultural identity, race, and the sense of alienation –not feeling accepted ni aqui, ni alla -- neither here or there -- in one’s adopted land or homeland. Known for his lively energetic poetry readings at public venues, Laviera’s poems and plays captured the music, dance, and spirituality with equal measure of protest, coquettishness, and hope. Vivian Hernandez Ortiz is a TV network journalist who has produced long- form programming for ABC News 20/20 and Prime Time newsmagazine shows, for ten years. For the past eight years, she has produced original programming for newsmagazine shows, as senior producer for FiOS1 News Push Pause, in NY. As a filmmaker, she recently produced an award-winning bilingual documentary on the life and poetic works in AmeRican Poet Tato Laviera. Title: Producer/Creative Director of AmeRican Poet Tato Laviera. Waldo Cabrera is executive producer of MyLITV.com and MyLITV which aired on FiOS1 News for the past eight years. Cabrera is the film's editor and working production partner.

Madagascar’s ecosystem is one of the most threatened on the planet.

An independent film that tells the story of those who fled Europe escaping the Nazi terror to find refuge in an unlikely destination: Ecuador, a small South American country barely known at the time.

An intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a passionate, 85 year-old woman who survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.

The story follows Katherine, a widow in the twilight years of her life. She battles stress-induced hallucinations, churning up years of resentment as her new eccentric roommate, Wanda, seeks retirement and redemption. Both tales come to a head when her estranged daughter comes calling on her doorstep.

Black Enuf* is an animated documemoir that takes a playful approach to heavier questions of identity, difference, and self-acceptance.

The largest population of orangutans on the planet in the Sabangau forest on the Indonesian half of Borneo is threatened by fire.

A survivor of the deadliest day in Mt. Everest’s lurid history, journalist and adventure-filmmaker Michael Churton returns to the Himalayas to pay respects to the past and rediscover what was lost.

What price silence? That’s the prevailing question in By A Thread, a documentary currently in production about a journalist's search for her late mother's hidden past and the reason for her secrecy.

By Your Side is a dramatic, coming-of-age short film about an adolescent girl that is an aspiring cam model, in hopes of following her famous mother's footsteps.

CAP is a father-son love story set in Los Angeles and inspired by true events. This two part story explores the devastating effects of gun violence on a family.

Caroline’s Wedding explores the immigrant experience and the struggles of a hard-working Haitian family adjusting to a new life in Brooklyn in the 1990s.

Natalie Reuss will direct, produce and shoot a poetic, observational film about the ancient Italian hill town, Civita di Bagnoregio (Civita).

Over the course of twenty-one years, Creatively Speaking has become the leading, curated film series offering a diverse forum that highlights independent film by and about women and people of color.

In this feature documentary film, producer and director Eric Crabb Moon steps in front of the camera to become to subject alongside his wife Laura as "The Married Couple" in Eric and Laura: A Love Lost in Translation.  

October 11, 1997 2:50am - Police sirens break through the cold air of Fairbanks, Alaska. A body has been found. Word spreads that a white 15 year old boy has been sexually assaulted and beaten to death.

In Feel Memory, artist Viviane Silvera combines live action with stop-motion made out of thousands of hand-painted stills (approximately 50,000).

Combining intimate personal interviews, standup performances, behind the scene footage, and an insider’s peek into the local comedy landscape in the New Orleans, the film chronicles the birth of a dynamic new scene, and the next generation of comedic greatness.

Film Fatales is a diverse community of women filmmakers who meet regularly to mentor each other, share resources, collaborate on projects and build a supportive environment in which to make their films.

The ABFF Greenlighters Academy is an educational incubator program for college students with an interest in pursuing corporate careers in film, television and new media.

In the Dark follows Nina Kristoff, a prestigious New York Times reporter specializing in sex crimes, back to her native South Africa where she covers the brutal gang rape of an eight-year-old girl.

On August 21, 2017 a Total Solar Eclipse crossed the length of the United States from the Oregon coast to North Carolina.

We've all heard about sexism in Hollywood, but sometimes it's hard to see. In the documentary “Just Ad Man” the point is brought to life through talented but struggling director, Jody Lauren Miller.

Kingfish is a feature film that fans of The Goonies and Stand By Me will love. The story takes us to Montauk, NY, where a small fishing community is being overrun by real estate developers and wealthy vacationers.

New York Women in Film and Television is proud to serve as fiscal agent for the Lights! Camera! Access! 2.0 Initiative by The Loreen Arbus Foundation and EIN SOF Communications.

In her own words, comedian Gilda Radner looks back and reflects on her life and career.

A 16-year old with dreams of rock stardom, has become the “special friend” of Schwartzey, a powerful music producer with a penchant for teenage girls who promises to make her dreams come true.

Produced and directed by Erin Harper and Lily Vakili, My Wild Heart: The Art of Nader Gholi Vakili details the life of Nader Vakili, an Iranian-American plant pathologist with a gift for wood sculptures.

The New York WILD Film Festival showcases a spectrum of topics, from exploration and adventure to wildlife and the environment, bringing all things WILD to one of the most urban cities in the world.

Park Slope Moms is a dark comedy series created and produced by NYWIFT member, Alexandra Foucard and directed by NYWIFT member and Primetime Emmy winner Annetta Marion.

This movie is about a little girl defying many stereotypes and a mother intent on raising an independent child. The documentary follows the jounrey of renowned French tap dancer Roxane Butterfly and her daughter Zuly who has Down syndrome.

The 1937 hit film Stage Door was based on The Rehearsal Club, a residence for young struggling actresses in NYC. This documentary will tell the stories of the club's residents and the times in which they lived.

©The Scream2018 tells the story of 3 twenty-somethings out in New York City one night. An eerie scream from a woman being attacked penetrates the meat packing district while busy New Yorker's question their consciences about taking action.

A deeply moving documentary about homeless man Roosevelt Wilkerson, whose passion for carving walking sticks connects him to a world beyond the streets and launches him on an incredible journey.

While I was in Berlin, I was handed a flyer for a "Stolpersteinverlegung". A Stolperstein is an art piece, a single memorial for an individual victim of the Nazis.

This story offers a window into how society relates to our elders, especially those with cognitive impairment.

Women and Hollywood educates, advocates, and agitates for gender diversity in Hollywood and the global film industry. The site was founded in 2007 by Melissa Silverstein.

Rebecca Byerly tells a powerful story about three seemingly ordinary – yet truly extraordinary – women who run the world's longest, most mountainous ultra-marathons.