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The NYWIFT Podcast (formerly called “Women Crush Wednesdays”) is presented by New York Women in Film & Television. Hosts Janine McGoldrick, Tammy Reese, Penni Love-Harper, and Katie Chambers sit down for frank conversations with women working in all areas of the film, TV, and media industry industry. Plus, we dish on the latest entertainment news, preview upcoming NYWIFT events, highlight our community of members, offer bingewatch recommendations, and report happenings from the red carpet. The NYWIFT podcast is your one-stop shop for all things women in film and TV!
The NYWIFT Podcast brings you informative interviews and discussions on women’s issues in the industry. Now we’re inviting you to share short stories of your own!
We all learn from shared experiences, from the successes and the failures. Every director, set designer, makeup artist, screenwriter, publicist, editor, gaffer and animator has a story…you know the one you tell your friends at parties. Like that insane time when your outdoor shoot got swept up in an unexpected hurricane. Or how you played detective to find the perfect subject for your documentary. Or how a burst of inspiration came from the unlikeliest of places. Give it to us – the good, the bad and the ugly.
To share your short story, send an email to communications@nywift.org. Write it down or record yourself on a smart phone voice memo app and forward the audio file. Please keep written submissions under 2 pages and audio submissions under 5 minutes. Each month, hosts Janine and Leah will choose one or two to feature. You can use your story to promote yourself and a current project, or names can be kept anonymous to protect the innocent…and the guilty.
Also, feel free to contact us if you would like to be interviewed or to suggest a topic discussion.
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Catch up on the latest episodes:
We are still feeling inspired by our Muses and their powerful words at the 45th Annual NYWIFT Muse Awards. This week, we have interviews straight from the red carpet!
Meet Muse Honorees director/producer Lisa Cortés and Teen Vogue Editor Versha Sharma! Plus, we asked the NYWIFT community: “Who is your Muse?” Hear their answers!
The Women’s List co-founder Jan Kimbrough and screenwriter NYWIFT Member Leah Curney tell us about this game-changing resource for overlooked writers and filmmakers searching for outstanding stories. Founder of the Socially Relevant Film Festival Nora Armani shares insider tips on making your film stand out on the festival circuit.
Director Samantha Knowles discusses Disney+’s Harlem Ice, her new 5-part documentary series following the inspiring young women of Figure Skating in Harlem as they prepare for competitions, performances, and a life-changing global experience. And Zenabu irene Davis, director of Compensation, talks about her powerful and ambitious portrait of the struggles faced by Deaf African Americans and the complexities of love at the turn of the twentieth century.
1:1 Advisory Founder Kerry McCarthy discusses film funding and founder of LC Films Lauren Cooper details her journey founding her own production company that prioritizes inclusive creative teams. Plus, our hosts offer up tributes to creatives for Black History Month.
On our annual Sundance Episode, NYWIFT members casting director Adrienne Stern (We’re Not Done Yet) and executive producer Caitlin Gold (East of Wall) discuss their projects headed to Park City. Plus, we give updates on the California wildfires and how best to support those impacted.
We are back with a new look and name: The NYWIFT Podcast. This week features interviews with Director/Producer Yvonne Russo and EP Amy Kaufman about their powerful Hulu docuseries Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae, a harrowing tale about a missing Indigenous woman, and Costume Designer/Wardrobe stylist Rosemary Lepre Forman, who discusses her latest star-studded collaboration with filmmaker Ed Burns.
Featuring interviews with Tom Nesher, Director of Come Closer about her first feature film world premiere screening at the Tribeca Festival, and STARZ Power Book II: Ghost actress LaToya Tonodeo.
Interviews with Award Winning Filmmaker and Documentarian Debra J. Robinson (“Kiss Grandmama Goodbye,” recently restored by the NYWIFT Women’s Film Preservation Fund) as well as “Invisible Nation” Documentary Director Vanessa Hope who documented the first female President of Taiwan
Paula Apsell speaks about her newly released documentary, Resistance:They Fought Back, where Holocaust survivors reveal the stories of Jewish resistance fighters. Anna Maguire and Kim Albright discuss their newest release With Love and a Major Organ, in which a woman rips her heart from her chest and gives it to a man she’s fallen for.
Two filmmakers featured in NYWIFT’s Science in Motion Screening Series at BAM – Elizabeth Ramjit (Overflow) and Paula Eiselt (93Queen) discuss their documentaries.
Our guests are Kavery Kaul and Marlo McKenzie. Kaul’s film, One Hand Don’t Clap, tells the story of calypso featuring two legendary artists, and was restored with the support from the NYWIFT Women’s Film Preservation Fund, and McKenzie’s documentary Carol Doda Topless at the Condor captures the first dancer to perform topless.
The 44th Annual Muse Awards red carpet interviews with honorees Kyra Sedgwick, Alex Borstein, Michèle Stephenson, Millicent Simmonds, Latasha Gillespie, Tantoo Cardinal, and guests Lou Diamond Phillips & Linda Powell.
We preview the 2024 NYWIFT Muse Awards, and share exclusive interviews with three of the honorees: Actor/Writer/Producer Alex Borstein, Actor and Activist Tantoo Cardinal, and Filmmaker Michèle Stephenson.
Amanda Niqole White talks about her short film Till Death Do Us Part, Malissa Young takes us through her journey from fit model to Talent Manager, and Annie Taylor shares her adventures as executive producer overseeing The Garden: Commune or Cult and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace.
Whitney Anne Adams, co-chair of the Costume Designers Guild Pay Equity Committee, discusses their newly launched Pay Equity Now Campaign.
Rebecca Damon, Executive Director of New York Local, Labor Policy and International Affairs for SAG-AFTRA and Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, President of the WGA East and co-chair of the Committee for Inclusion and Equity, provide updates on the strikes. Plus, a preview of the NYWIFT Science in Motion Screening Series.
Latasha Gillespie, Global Head of DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility) for Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video and Freevee tells Tammy Reese about the importance of inclusivity in regards to hiring studio positions, actors and crew and within shows and films they choose to produce. And Penni Malloy-Harper talks with Abbesi Akhamie (director-writer-producer), Ellie Foumbi (lead actress), and Yety Akinola (producer-costume designer) about their new short The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Dr. Seyi Ajayi.
This week we are honored to speak with EmmoLei Sankofa, Music Composer for Hulu’s The Other Black Girl, and Sarah Burke, CBS New York Vice President & News Director, who has helped the station’s growth by producing important content that impacts the day-to-day lives of the diverse communities across the Tri-State area. And hosts Katie Chambers and Catherine Woo discuss the tentative deal reached in the Actor’s Strike and the UCLA TV Diversity Report, which for the first time tracked the disability status of actors and the news isn’t good.
Penni Malloy-Harper brings us an outstanding interview with Script Supervisor Dawn Gilliam, whose credits include an iconic list of movies and television shows such BOYZ N THE HOOD, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Hunger Games, Lost, and Marvel’s Agents of Shield. And Janine McGoldrick has an impactful conversation with Jeanie Finlay, one of Britain’s most distinctive documentarians, about her new film Your Fat Friend. Made over 6 years, it charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to NYTimes best selling author and beloved podcaster. Her aim? A paradigm shift in the way we see fat people and the fat on our own bodies. Plus, hosts Janine and Tammy Reese discuss the current awards season and recommendations to keep you entertained for the rest of the year!
We have two powerhouse women joining us this week! Heard of a film called Barbie? Suzana Peric, the film’s Supervising Music Editor and NYWIFT Muse Honoree, tells us all about working on the smash-hit film. Director/Producer Sonia Kennebeck discusses filming her fascinating new documentary Reality Winner (about a young NSA translator charged with espionage), in real time over five years.
Tammy Reese has a great interview for us! Our mini-episode features NYWIFT member Mirejah Cruz, an actor and writer with a background in sketch comedy. She wrote and produced Hell Week with the intention of sparking a conversation around Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and bringing realities that people face while living with PMDD.
We don’t just have one great interview for this week… we have two! First, NYWIFT Member Lucia Grillo takes us through her multifaceted career here and in Italy. Cristina Cacioppo, programmer of Nitehawk Cinema, tells us about the current River Phoenix Retrospective and the work that goes into being a film programmer. Hosts Tammy Reese and Penni Love-Harper provide a status on the writers and actors strikes, returning shows, highlight the AI panels at Advertising Week 2023, and suggest some movies to watch. We also have another segment of Katie’s Korner, a brief NYWIFT programming update from Senior Director of Communications Katie Chambers
This episode, Tammy has a fun conversation with co-directors Charlie Gillette and Sara Metcalf about their short film Versace Softboi, a personal tale about stalking and inherent dangers of women in the online dating world. The film is an official selection at the New Voices Film Festival and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. Ravit Markus, director-producer of NINA, the 2023 NYWIFT Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant winner, is in our spotlight segment. Janine McGoldrick, co-producer of the film, chats with Ravit regarding the film’s development and how the grant has helped her post-production. Tammy and Janine also discuss the current industry strikes and the NYWIFT resource page for those affected, the Emmys postponement, Drew Barrymore backlash and Covid cancellations. Also, Katie’s Korner highlights NYWIFT’s new Masterclass Series.
This week, we are super excited to speak with producer Shanna Riker and an award winning Screenwriter, Director, and Producer Melissa Bronski. Shanna and Melissa talk with Penni Malloy-Harper about their production company Honey & Hemlock Productions and all the films they have created. Their newest film Speechless, the third and final short in their series, speaks about grief and has just been completed. In the film, the main character is moment’s away from giving the eulogy at his girlfriend’s funeral, goes to speak, and only letters – literal letters- come out. Jaime Engle is featured in our inspirations segment by Cassandra Seidenfeld and hosts Penni Malloy-Harper and Tammy Reese talk about highlights of this year’s episodes including Sundance Film Festival, Muse Awards, and films & television shows to watch this summer.
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