NYWIFT Blog

Virtual Event: “Single” Screening + Q&A with Director Ashley Eakin

Single is a relatable, anti-romantic comedy that delivers an entertaining and insightful examination of human connection that also challenges preconceived notions of life with a disability. A girl born with one arm gets set-up on a blind with a guy who has one hand...and she is pissed.

The short film is the recipient of the NYWIFT Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant. 

After the screening, join us for a Q&A with director Ashley Eakin, moderated by NYWIFT Board Member Rachel Watanabe-Batton.

Virtual Event: Call Your Mother Screening + Q&A

Behind every famous comedian, there’s an infamous mom! In the hilarious new documentary Call Your Mother, the film explores the relationships between comedians and their mothers, and how they have indelibly shaped their craft. Please join us for a special sneak peek and panel discussion before the film debuts on Comedy Central on Mother’s Day...

NYWIFT at the 27th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival

New York Women in Film & Television is delighted to join with the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) (October 10 – 14th, 2019) for the 17th year to present the Annual Sunday Brunch at Mulford Farm and co-present the Women Calling the Shots short film showcase featuring seven dynamic projects – all in celebration of the outstanding achievements by women filmmakers at the festival.

NYWIFT Co-Presents Be Natural at The Smithsonian

NYWIFT is proud to co-present a special screening of Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, in honor of Women’s History Month. Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché is a 2018 documentary about the first female filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché, directed by...

Screening/Reception: Warrior Women

Join NYWIFT and Vision Maker Media for a reception, screening and conversation for the upcoming documentary Warrior Women by Christina D. King and Elizabeth A. Castle. In the 1970s, with the swagger of unapologetic Indianness, organizers of the American Indian Movement (AIM) fought for Native liberation as a community of extended families. Warrior Women is the story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, one such AIM leader who cultivated a rag-tag gang of activist children - including her daughter Marcella - into the "We Will Remember" Survival Group as a Native alternative to government-run boarding schools. Together, Madonna and Marcella fought for Native rights in an environment that made them more comrades than mother-daughter. Special guests Madonna Thunder Hawk and Marcella Gilbert will join the filmmakers in a conversation moderated by Producer Yvonne Russo.

From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Betty Tells Her Story, All Women Are Equal and The Woman’s Film

In celebration of NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary, theWomen’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) and UnionDocs present the film series From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film which features nonfiction films that have shaped movements and provided perspectives on political, environmental, and human rights issues; and ideas around gender identity and roles, sexuality, health and family, all from a woman’s perspective. All films...

Member Screening: The Nth Ward and Crying F.U. Lady Rap

Member Screening: The Nth Ward and Crying F.U. Lady Rap  Event: Tuesday May 22, 2018 Join us for this month’s NYWIFT Member Screening Series featuringThe Nth Ward with Juliette Bennett (Actor) and Crying F.U. Lady Rap by Pat Ceasar (Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Animator/Editor). The filmmakers will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The screening series provides members with the opportunity to...

Member Screening: Burning Annie

  Join us for this month’s NYWIFT Member Screening Series featuring Burning Annie by Joanna Rudolph(Executive Producer). Rudolph, screenwriter Zack Ordynans and producer Randy Mack will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The screening series provides members with the opportunity to show their work in a theatrical setting. Screenings take place at Anthology...

From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film

  In celebration of NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary, the Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) and UnionDocs presentthe film series From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film which features restored documentary films by women filmmakers. All films in the series were preserved by the WFPF. Documentarians reveal the impact of events and contexts for changing attitudes that affect...

From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Growing Up Female and Janie’s Janie 

From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Growing Up Female and Janie’s Janie  In celebration of NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary, the Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) and UnionDocs present the film series From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film which features nonfiction films that have shaped movements and provided perspectives on political, environmental, and human rights issues; and ideas around gender identity and roles,...

From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Harlan County USA

From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Harlan County USA  In celebration of NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary, the Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) and UnionDocs present the film series From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film which features nonfiction films that have shaped movements and provided perspectives on political, environmental, and human rights issues; and ideas around gender identity and roles, sexuality,...

Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories 2017 – Short Films from Central Europe

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) continues Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories with Central European short films from makers Kristen Swanbeck (At Least You Are Here), Katie Orjonikidze-Casey (Georgian Bread), and Serena Dykman (Welcome). Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories is a free screening series of work by women filmmakers focusing on the immigrant experience throughout...

Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories 2017 – Documentary Shorts Screening and Reception

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) continues Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Storieswith short documentary films featuring: Shiri Paamony Eshel’s Maria, Naiara Eizaguirre’s Resident Alien, Daniela Cruzat and Farrah Lopez’sBorn to Stay. Date: Thursday March 30, 2017 Time: 6 PM Location: Ridgewood Library 20-12 Madison St, Ridgewood, NY 11385 Directions: From Manhattan: Take the M train...

Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories 2017 – Immigrant Activism: The Role of Independent Filmmakers

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) continues Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories with an excerpt from the art installation Surveillance: Silence = Death by Sha Sha Feng & Tami Kashia Gold. Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories is a free screening series of work by women filmmakers focusing on the immigrant experience throughout the five boroughs...

Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories – Home

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) continues the series Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories with the screening of documentary film Home by filmmaker Dawn Scibilia. Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories is a free screening series of work by women filmmakers focusing on the immigrant experience throughout the five boroughs of New York City. This series showcases a feature-length documentary...

Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories – Undocumented

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) continues the series Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories with a co-presentation with the Queens World Film Festival featuring the documentary film Undocumented by first-time filmmaker Patricia Shih. Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories is a free screening series of work by women filmmakers focusing on the immigrant experience throughout the...